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Feb 24 2021
Headline Roundup
US House Passes The Equality Act
The House of Representatives voted 224-206 on Thursday to pass the Equality Act, a bill which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The act expands protections from discrimination based on sex to protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; it also expands on a 2020 Supreme Court ruling
New York Times (News) National Review (News) BBC NewsApr 10 2019
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Buttigieg Criticizes Pence
“South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 presidential hopeful, took direct shots at Vice President Mike Pence Sunday regarding his sexuality… ‘That’s the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand: That if you have a problem with who I am, your quarrel is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,’ the Indiana Democrat said during a speech at the LGBTQ Victory Fund’s
The Flip SideJul 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Major Rulings Issued as Supreme Court Session Ends
The Supreme Court issued the last decisions of its term Thursday morning, capping off a session that featured several key rulings. Among them: it voted 6-3 to uphold Arizona voting laws in a win for the GOP; it sided 8-1 with a high school student in a free speech case against her school; and it declined to hear a case regarding a school board's policy on transgender students and bathroom use
AllSides StaffJan 17 2019
Headline Roundup
Gillette 'Toxic Masculinity' Ad Stirs Controversy
A new Gillette ad that takes on "toxic masculinity" and encourages men to abstain from bullying and sexual harassment has stirred a great deal of controversy across partisan lines. Some have accused the campaign of unfairly characterizing all men as boorish or have taken issue with the company capitalizing on a social justice movement. Others praised the ad's message as positive and disputed
AllSides National Review (News) VoxSep 18 2019
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The GOP May One Day Regret Brett Kavanaugh
We’re approaching the anniversary of one of the nastiest political battles it has been my misfortune to witness—the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court despite credible accusations of sexual harassment and assault and his shockingly partisan and untruthful statements at his hearing. His confirmation was pushed through thanks in part to a sham FBI investigation, the absurd
SlateMar 08 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Signs Executive Order Establishing Gender Policy Council
President Joe Biden signed two executive orders Monday: one establishing the White House Gender Policy Council, and another moving to ensure that students are "guaranteed education free from sexual violence."
The council will focus on "aggressively protecting the rights and unique needs of those who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including individuals who
Breitbart News The Hill CNN (Online News)Sep 25 2023
Headline Roundup
What Do Democratic Calls for Sen. Menendez to Resign Signify?
Following reports that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is facing federal bribery charges, several Democratic leaders are calling on him to resign. While some are praising Democratic leaders for holding Menendez accountable, others are questioning the political motivations of Mendenez’s critics.
Party Divide: A writer for CNN Opinion (Left bias) argued the reaction from Democrats to the
CNN (Opinion) Reuters National Review (Opinion)May 05 2018
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Rudy Giuliani Issues Statement Clarifying Remarks on Stormy Daniels Payment
Rudy Giuliani issued a statement meant to clarify his earlier remarks about the $130,000 hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence over an alleged sexual encounter with President Trump. Although he did not deny that Trump made the payment to his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, he tried to dispel the notion that the president committed any campaign finance violations
Axios Washington Post Fox News (Online News)Apr 03 2016
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When Did the Democratic Party Become Such a Nervous Wreck?
‘Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Venus” goes an adage much beloved by pundits always looking for a convenient platitude to rest their elbows on. (Or chins.) Caricatured another way, Republicans are cast as the Daddy Party (jaw-jutting, decisive, disciplinarian, financially prudent, militarily assertive: meat), Democrats are the Mommy Party (huggy, permissive, socially concerned,
Vanity FairJul 24 2015
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Thousands of rape kits left untested despite federal pledge, critics blame DOJ
Ray Ojeda stalked girls.
In 1997, he followed a 15-year-old home from school. He grabbed her, held her at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her -- then shot her in the head and threw her in Colorado's Platte River, according to court records.
She survived. Despite her injuries, she walked a half-mile -- 1,000 steps -- to a highway, and flagged down a car for help.
Fox News (Online News)