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Jan 27 2021
News
Was Jan. 6 the end of an era – or start of a dangerous new one?
To Americans weary of political tumult, a presidential transition came with hopes for renewed stability. Yet experts say radical extremism has been rising and has deep roots. Solutions will require persistence.
Hours after President Joe Biden’s heavily defended inauguration and call for national unity and civility, about 100 anti-fascist protesters, many hooded and clad in black,
Christian Science MonitorJun 17 2015
News
Probably not a lot more rocking in Donald Trump's free world
Donald Trump's presidential announcement certainly caught the attention of plenty of people on Tuesday, but not all of them supporters.
CNN (Online News)Feb 06 2020
News
Andrew Yang lays off dozens of campaign staffers
Former tech executive and 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang laid off "dozens of campaign staffers this week" after performing poorly in the Iowa caucuses, Politico reports.
The big picture: The full results of the caucus have not yet been released and Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez called for Iowa Democrats to "immediately begin a recanvass" on Thursday. Yet even with
AxiosJan 14 2015
News
House votes to cancel Obama amnesties
Brushing aside Democrats’ warnings of permanent political doom, House Republicans voted Wednesday to cancel President Obama’s deportation amnesties, casting it as an effort to undo a runaway White House untethered either to the Constitution or even to its own words and promises.
In a debate freighted with political, symbolic and constitutional significance, House Speaker John A. Boehner
Washington TimesSep 02 2016
News
Gary Johnson on SCOTUS: 'We Don't Have Litmus Tests, But Kelo Really Stands Out'
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson recently sat down with conservative journalist Guy Benson for a wide-ranging interview. Among the topics they discussed was the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.
ReasonJan 20 2016
News
Of Course Sarah Palin Endorsed Donald Trump
Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for president while in Iowa on Tuesday.
HuffPostOct 16 2020
Fact Check
FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance, the 1994 crime bill and more:
Biden falsely claimed all members of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team in China “came home” before the coronavirus pandemic. The staff was cut, but not eliminated.
He claimed the Trump
FactCheck.orgFeb 05 2020
News
Iowa debacle ripples through the nation's democratic fabric
Like the aftershocks that follow a major earthquake, the impact of the vote reporting debacle in the Iowa caucuses continues to rumble throughout the country.
Here is a look at some of the developments on three very different fronts: the new vein of disinformation about what "really" happened to this year's first voting in the Democratic nomination, the reaction to Iowa's appeals for
The FulcrumJan 26 2021
Opinion
Why the Trump impeachment trial is crucial
)How does a country recover from four years of virulent acrimony? The urgent need to heal America's divisions, to "end this uncivil war," stood at the center of President Joe Biden's stirring inaugural speech. He implored Americans to "open our souls instead of hardening our hearts."
The sentiment is not just lofty and moving, it is pragmatic and necessary. A country that cannot resolve
CNN (Opinion)Dec 16 2019
News
From South Bend to South Carolina, Pete Buttigieg is relying on hometown allies to win over black voters
When Pete Buttigieg visited a fifth-generation African American farm and vineyard in rural South Carolina, the Democratic presidential contender wasn’t the only elected official from South Bend, Indiana, in attendance.
One of the city’s council members, Sharon McBride, was among the nine participants seated on the lawn of a 1940s shotgun farmhouse, and she was the only one who did not
Chicago Tribune