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Dec 13 2022
News
Why the 2024 Race Is Eerily Quiet
Just under a month since Donald Trump announced his third consecutive White House bid, some of his loudest advocates are nowhere to be found.
Only one GOP senator — the former football coach last heard claiming Democrats support reparations for “people that do the crime” — is endorsing the former president, ostensible frontrunner and heretofore leader of the Republican Party. Trump
PoliticoApr 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Fox News Boosts Twitter Sensationalism on UN-Backed Report Involving Minor Sexual Activity
On April 17, Fox News (Right bias) prominently featured the headline, “New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, critics say,” along with the tagline, “PLAN ALL ALONG.” The headline was later changed to add the qualifier that critics are “outraged.”
The story focuses on a report released in March by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), which says, among
Joseph RatliffOct 26 2022
News
Herschel Walker to face new allegations from woman who says he drove her to abortion clinic
A new woman has come forward claiming Georgia GOP Senate hopeful Herschel Walker drove her to have an abortion, famed attorney Gloria Allred said Wednesday.
The woman, who has been identified only as "Jane Doe," was allegedly in a romantic relationship with the former football hero-turned-Republican nominee.
Washington ExaminerMay 24 2022
Opinion
Will Midterms Be Biden's Last Hurrah?
For half a decade now, America's media elite have been obsessed with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's conversion to Trumpism.
Press and TV are daily consumed with his actions and prospects and the future of the party he captured in 2016.
Perhaps it is time to consider the prospects of President Joe Biden and the political future of his embattled presidency
Pat BuchananJul 12 2022
News
Cipollone corroborated virtually everything from Hutchinson, Jan. 6 panel member says
Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone corroborated virtually all of the revelations from previous witnesses, including former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, in lengthy testimony before the panel last week, a top Jan. 6 committee member told NBC News.
“Cipollone has corroborated almost everything that we’ve learned from the prior hearings,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said in an
NBC News (Online)Sep 11 2022
Opinion
9/11 anniversary underscores unfinished business at DHS
On the anniversary of 9/11, the 21 years since the horrible attack on our nation reminds us that we still have a great deal of work to do, particularly to protect our country from global catastrophic threats. I was honored and privileged to serve President Bush and Homeland Security Advisor, Gov. Tom Ridge, in the post 9/11 White House, a dramatic and uncertain time to say the least. After Gov
The HillSep 16 2022
Opinion
Did John Fetterman Call for the Mass Release of Prisoners?
The campaign for Democratic candidate John Fetterman, who's running for U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, is denying that he ever called for the mass release of prisoners, specifically, one-third of the statewide criminal population, which amasses to over 12,400 of the about 37,700 convicts incarcerated in the state's correctional facilities as of Aug. 31, per a
TownhallNov 15 2022
Fact Check
Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
Close Senate races are underway in some states that have different laws regarding ballot deadlines and tabulation. But some high-profile Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have suggested, without any evidence, that “they” are trying to “cheat.” Officials in those states say they are simply trying to count every legitimate vote.
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Tight races in
FactCheck.orgOct 03 2022
News
Hurricane Ian: Florida death toll rises as criticism mounts
The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to over 90 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors.
Officials in Florida have come under fire as critics allege residents in some hard-hit areas did not receive enough advance warning to evacuate.
At least half of the deaths recorded so far are in Lee County, where Ian made landfall as a Category 4
BBC NewsDec 12 2022
News
Democrats ready one-week stopgap funding extension
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer put his chamber on notice Monday that a weeklong spending bill is on its way to the floor, given conversations between the two parties on fiscal 2023 appropriations have been productive but negotiators won't meet the Friday deadline.
Discussions turned more positive over the weekend, Schumer said, giving party leaders enough confidence to keep
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