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Jan 23 2020
News
Virginia Senate passes red flag gun law after tightening due process protections
As a Virginia Senate committee debated how to craft a policy allowing police to take guns away from people deemed dangerous, one Republican made an ominous warning about what could happen if the state starts sending officers up “Ruby Ridge Drive” to bang on the door.
“When they don’t answer the door,” said Sen. Ben Chafin, R-Russell, “… is this committee asking that that door be
Virginia MercuryJan 29 2015
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Senate passes Keystone XL measure
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday to clear construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project that would transport oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
The vote was 62 to 39. Nine mostly centrist Democrats joined with Republicans to supp
CNN DigitalMay 01 2020
News
Governors wrestle with how to reopen and face new challenges to their authority.
The sweeping orders that kept roughly nine out of 10 Americans at home in recent weeks gave way on Friday to a patchwork of state and local measures that would allow millions of people to return to restaurants, movie theaters and malls for the first time in a month or more.
But as more states, like Texas, prepared to reopen on Friday, the governors of California and Michigan were
New York Times (News)May 01 2020
News
Barr signals DOJ support for lockdown protesters
When Attorney General William Barr this week directed U.S. prosecutors to safeguard civil liberties amid state-level pandemic orders, he signaled Justice Department support for lockdown protesters by highlighting religious and economic rights.
In a two-page memo, the nation’s top cop gave the clearest indication yet of the kind of battles federal prosecutors are likely to focus on. In
The HillNov 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Projections Are Not Official Election Results
Since media outlets first started calling swing states such as Pennsylvania and ultimately, projecting Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race, there’s been a dramatic shift in the country in the last few days.
Celebratory crowds gathered in deep blue major cities, such as San Francisco and Washington DC, where people danced and sang together (inviting a media squabble over
Julie MastrineSep 08 2020
News
Facebook's 2020 Election Initiatives
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Thursday, September 3rd, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a number of company initiatives that aim to protect the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election.Actions include things like putting information from Abridge NewsDec 29 2012
News
Senate-passed $60.4 billion Sandy aid package heads to tight-fisted House
The $60.4 billion emergency-aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims that the Senate has passed now faces an uncertain, final vote Sunday in the Republican-controlled House, which has expressed a desire to pass a less-expensive bill in the final days of the lame duck session. The measure passed the Democrat-controlled Senate on Friday by a 62-32 vote, after Republicans failed to pass
Fox News DigitalDec 16 2013
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Dems slipping away from Reid on budget deal
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that his team will need at least eight Republicans to pass a two-year budget deal approved last week by the Republican controlled House. That’s his way of saying that three members of the Democratic conference have already told him that they will not vote for the deal. Which three? Vulnerable Democrats Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and
Fox News DigitalOct 02 2013
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House G.O.P. Pushes Piecemeal Approach as Democrats Stand Firm
The Republicans were likely to try again Wednesday to pass three spending bills for veterans programs, national parks and museums, and services in Washington - after they failed to get the votes needed on Tuesday.
New York Times (News)Sep 27 2013
Opinion
PAUL: Why must the American people suffer when even so many Democrats don?t want Obamacare?
The American people have made it abundantly clear that they do not want Obamacare. In fact, a majority of elected officials the same officials that voted to implement this health care mandate do not want it either.
Rand Paul