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Feb 06 2024
Headline Roundup
Will the Senate's Immigration Deal Address the Border Crisis?
Is the Senate’s bipartisan border security bill a good deal?
From the Left: The New York Times Editorial Board (Left bias) stopped short of endorsing the bill, but deemed the negotiation efforts a “necessary and long overdue step” to address the immigration system. While determining that Democratic lawmakers have been “too slow to respond” to the crisis and commending Republican
New York Times (Opinion) The Hill Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Apr 26 2023
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2 Bud Light Execs Take Leaves of Absence After Dylan Mulvaney Controversy
Bud Light announced this week that two executives are taking leaves of absence following the company's controversial marketing campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
The Details: Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, and her boss Daniel Blake, who oversees marketing for Anheuser-Busch’s mainstream brands, took leaves of absence. Reports suggest the
Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (News) Washington Free BeaconFeb 06 2024
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Biden Says He'd Veto House Foreign Aid Bill
On Monday evening, President Joe Biden announced that he would veto the House's standalone Israel aid bill if it made it to his desk.
Key Details: If Biden vetoes the bill, entitled the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) believes the bill could have enough support to override a veto. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning a vote on the bill
CNN (Online News) Newsweek Washington ExaminerJan 03 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Militias Mount Violent Protests at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Iran-backed Iraqi militias mounted two days of protests at the United States Embassy in Baghdad, destroying property and trapping diplomats inside, before dispersing Wednesday night as the U.S. began deploying additional military forces to the region.
The protests were in response to U.S. airstrikes over the weekend which reportedly killed at least 25 Kata'ib Hezbollah fighters, an
Henry A. BrechterJul 19 2021
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US, NATO and EU Blame China-Affiliated Hackers for Microsoft Hack
The Biden administration joined a broad group of U.S. allies in formally blaming a hacking group tied to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), known as “Hafnium,” for a breach of Microsoft’s Exchange Server email software earlier this year. Microsoft itself blamed the group in March, labeling it a “state-sponsored threat actor,” but governments held off blame until investigators had “high
New York Times (News) CNBC Washington ExaminerJul 19 2017
Perspectives Blog
Lawsuit against Trump raises question: Is the president's Twitter account a public platform?
Last month, we wrote about Twitter's new tools that help users censor their feeds, thus cementing partisan filter bubbles. This month, a lawsuit against President Trump takes that debate to the next level.
The Knight First Amendment Institute, a free speech advocacy organization, is filing a lawsuit representing seven Twitter users who have been blocked by the
Grace DebusschereFeb 27 2023
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Mexicans Protest Election Reforms, Echoing Debates in Other Democracies
Protests broke out in cities throughout Mexico on Sunday over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s electoral reform law.
The Controversy: On February 22, Mexico’s Congress passed López Obrador’s proposal to limit the powers and cut the staff of the country’s election administrator, the National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, or INE). López Obrador has argued that
Financial Times Los Angeles Times Voice of America (VOA)Oct 06 2022
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Russian Missiles Strike Apartment Building Near Nuclear Power Plant
A barrage of Russian missiles in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia struck an apartment block on Thursday, killing at least three civilians. The strike has been labeled a war crime by Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian MP. “They are targeting civilians,” Vasylenko said. “Every time they target civilians is when they cannot get any advancement on the military front. So they shift to the strategy
Fox News (Online News) Newsweek Associated PressMar 30 2017
Perspectives Blog
Brexit Begins
This week, the UK began formal Brexit proceedings, the long process of withdrawing from the European Union. Theresa May delivered Article 50 to the European Council, the first step in a two year long process. In April or May, the Council will meet to finalize the negotiation process. They will decide what the terms of separation will be during these meetings. Finally, the European Parliament John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 10 2018
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President Trump Backs Out of G7 Agreement
President Trump on Saturday pulled out of the G7 summit agreement hours after the White House announced they would sign it. Trump tweeted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been "meek and mild" during meetings and was "dishonest" in the final press conference, in which Mr. Trudeau said that Canada will institute retaliatory tariffs and “will not be pushed around” by the U.S.
Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Examiner