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Jul 20 2021
News
Immigration
“A U.S. federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation… U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen sided with a group of states suing to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, arguing that it was illegally created by former President Barack Obama in 2012.” (Reuters
The Flip SideNov 29 2021
News
Ahmaud Arbery Verdict
“Three men were convicted of murder [last] Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun.” (AP News)
Both sides applaud the verdict:
“The defense strove mightily to remove all potential African-American jurors
The Flip SideSep 03 2021
News
Dems prepare to fight their own over $3.5T megabill
This fall marks progressives' biggest chance in years to advance their top political priorities. And their off-the-Hill allies are gearing up for an intraparty showdown.
Top Democrats are pushing to resolve lingering House-Senate disputes and have the text of their massive social spending plan ready by Sept. 15 before passing that entire bill on party lines by Sept. 27. That's the
PoliticoAug 24 2021
News
Showdown on Capitol Hill: Moderate Democrats Hold Firm on Infrastructure Standoff with Pelosi, House Leadership
Lawmakers are back in Washington, briefly interrupting their August recess to forge ahead with President Biden's economic agenda, including a massive infrastructure package. And it's proving to be a political game of chicken between moderate and progressive Democrats in the House.
So far, the moderates appear to be winning. Nine of them are in a standoff with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-
CBNAug 21 2021
Analysis
For 157 years, a Colorado governor’s order to kill Native Americans remained on the books. Not anymore.
Throughout 1864, tensions escalated between White settlers and Native Americans on the Colorado frontier. So John Evans, the territory’s second governor, made a proclamation in June of that year, telling “friendly Indians of the Plains” to report to outposts like Fort Laramie and Camp Collins for safety and protection.
Two months later, Evans issued a decidedly darker order, authorizing
Washington PostOct 05 2021
News
Biden administration reverses rule banning federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals
The Biden administration has rescinded a Trump-era rule banning any provider who offers abortions or refers patients for abortions from receiving Title X funding.
The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced it's finalizing the reversal of the rule, effective November 8. Title X funding covers health care services like STD screenings and contraception for low-income
CBS News (Online)Jul 20 2016
News
Will Cruz come around? All eyes on senator's prime-time convention address
The Trump train’s about to leave the station, and at least one question remains: will it leave without Ted Cruz, or will Trump’s bitter rival climb on board?
The Texas senator is set to deliver his prime-time address in Cleveland – with no indication yet that he plans to endorse the Republican nominee. It is widely believed that Cruz is positioning himself for another presidential run,
Fox News DigitalMay 10 2021
News
‘It's not phony’: Biden hungry for a jobs deal with Republicans
The Biden White House this week will make its most concerted push yet to find a middle ground with Republicans on the president’s massive infrastructure proposal.
And as it does, the president’s position on a potential compromise has come into sharper focus, according to interviews with more than a dozen White House officials, senior Democrats, and interest groups working with the White
PoliticoJun 01 2015
News
GOP hits another roadblock on Obamacare repeal
The GOP’s months-long debate over when and how to send a repeal of Obamacare to the president’s desk now appears to have an answer. They can’t do it all at once. Repealing the law “root and branch” is probably out of the question, the chamber’s parliamentarian is hinting, because some parts of Obamacare don’t affect the federal budget. That’s a must in order to use the obscure procedure known
PoliticoFeb 09 2021
Opinion
After years of shrugging off Trump’s lack of interest in working with Democrats, the press suddenly cares about bipartisanship
“I actually don't necessarily think that he has to reach out to the people that didn't vote for him,” said CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash in December 2016. “It would be nice if he did. It would be, you know, part of the tradition of presidents-elect and new presidents to do that. But he's not that person, and he's never going to be that person, and he's the guy who America elected
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