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Apr 05 2013
News
It's All Politics, Apr. 4, 2013
President Obama launches a brain mapping initiative but he cant concentrate enough to shoot better than 2-for-22 on the basketball court. Mark Sanford wins the GOP runoff in South Carolina. Plus NPRs Ron Elving and Julie Rovner on the NRAs proposal of having armed guards in schools.
NPR (Online News)Nov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
What 2022 Candidates Have Said About the Country's Top Issues
Leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, AllSides has examined where candidates in key races stand on the country’s biggest issues.
Now that the elections are upon us, we’ve compiled our coverage of candidates’ stances on abortion, immigration, climate change, healthcare, voting rules, and gun control to offer a guide as a new group of lawmakers gets set to take office.
Rose MercerDec 21 2021
News
Kyle Rittenhouse Is Now the Hottest GOP Superstar Since Trump
The GOP has a new superstar and his name is Kyle Rittenhouse.
On Monday night in Phoenix, Rittenhouse appeared at AmericaFest, a conference organized by the MAGA-friendly youth group Turning Point USA.
In the audience, thousands of high school and college-age students screamed and cheered, chanting “Kyle.” Then, the sound system kicked in, playing a song that repeated
ViceAug 11 2021
Fact Check
Indiana Doctor Piles On Bogus COVID-19 Claims in Viral Video
In a viral video, an Indiana physician baselessly claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines, which have been shown to be safe and effective, “fight the virus wrong and let the virus become worse than it would with native infection.” He also incorrectly said no vaccine prevents infection and contended that people previously infected with COVID-19 do not benefit from vaccination, despite studies that
FactCheck.orgOct 06 2021
News
White House to expand supply of at-home COVID tests by December
The Biden administration will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID-19 tests, a White House official confirmed Wednesday.
Why it matters: Despite vaccination efforts, public health officials have said rapid home tests will be essential for businesses, homes and schools to get back on track to normalcy.
The big picture: The announcement follows Monday’s news by the
AxiosJun 29 2021
News
Master’s Programs Are Breeding Ground for Critical Race Theory, Teacher Says
Tony Kinnett was working toward his master’s degree in education at Ball State University when a fellow graduate student told him he should feel guilty for being white during class.
Kinnett told the Washington Free Beacon his classmate was simply parroting what future teachers learn in graduate school. Critical race theory is "all they know, and all they’ve been taught," said Kinnett,
Washington Free BeaconFeb 11 2021
Opinion
California Is Making Liberals Squirm
If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else?
You may have heard that San Francisco’s Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to rename 44 schools, stripping ancient racists of their laurels, but also Abraham Lincoln and Senator Dianne Feinstein. The history upon which these decisions were made was dodgy, and the results occasionally bizarre. Paul
Ezra KleinJul 03 2013
News
Gun-purchase surge levels off as concerns fade; Newtown triggered uptick
After hitting an all-time high in December, background checks run through the FBIs national instant check system have declined year-over-year for the first time since October 2011 as fervor after December's Connecticut school shooting and the government's push for new gun controls appears to be waning.
Washington TimesJun 11 2014
News
The Lobby Against Common Sense: The Right's Campaign Against Gun Violence Reform and How We Can Defeat It
While the White House, governors, Congress and other public officials grapple with policy responses to last month’s mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, many Americans wonder whether the massacre of young children will provide momentum for more effective laws that previous killing sprees – even one that gravely wounded a member of Congress – have not.
People for the American WayJun 11 2014
News
How the N.R.A. Rates Lawmakers
The National Rifle Association gives members of Congress a grade ranging from A to F that reflects their voting record on gun rights. But in response to the school shooting, some pro-gun Democrats have signaled an openness to new restrictions on guns, and the N.R.A. released a statement that said it was “prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.”
New York Times (News)