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Apr 01 2020
Analysis
How the coronavirus fight might end up at the Supreme Court
Though it may now be difficult to imagine, at some point this crisis will end. Whether when a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is released or — heaven help us — well before then, new infections will slow and life will move back toward normal. Then it will be time to sue each other.
Salus populi suprema lex esto, wrote the Roman jurist Cicero: "The health [or welfare or common good] of
The Week - News
May 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden's Presidency Hits 100-Day Mark
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President Joe Biden's administration hit its 100th day last week. The first few months of Biden's presidency have been marked by his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for social justice and police reform, the ongoing crisis at the Mexico-U.S. border, and partisan divisions in Congress.
Voices
AllSides Staff
Jun 12 2013
News
Intelligence Czar: I Gave 'Least Untruthful' Answer On Surveillance
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sought to clarify his claim that the National Security Agency does not collect information on millions of Americans, telling NBC News Andrea Mitchell that he gave the least untruthful answer possible on the agency's surveillance program.
HuffPost
Feb 06 2020
News
‘Frozen by paralysis of analysis’: Obama administration botched response to election meddling from Russia, senators say
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report on Thursday, criticizing the Obama administration for being unprepared to combat Russia’s election interference in 2016 and for fumbling the response.
The committee’s 54-page heavily redacted report, the third installment in the committee’s investigation into the Kremlin’s foreign influence campaign in 2016, “found the U.S.
Washington Examiner
Dec 23 2014
News
'The Interview' to be Shown in Select Theaters on Christmas Day
It looks like "The Interview" will appear in theaters after all. Select exhibitors are preparing Christmas Day screenings of the controversial James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy, with the Plaza Atlanta theater and Alamo Drafthouse announcing via social media that Sony Pictures has authorized them to show the film despite major exhibitors cancelling screenings in the wake of a cyber att
Newsmax (News)
Jun 06 2013
News
Holder says he has 'no intention' of stepping down
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he has "no intention" of stepping down in the face of criticism over Justice Department handling of national security leak investigations that involved scrutiny of reporters.
Holder made the comment to NBC News.
CNN (Online News)
Jun 05 2013
News
Major Shakeup In Obama's Policy Team
President Barack Obama's top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. who has been a lightning rod for Republican criticism over faulty explanations for the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi.
HuffPost
Feb 05 2020
Analysis
Pete Buttigieg is more electable than Bernie Sanders — and more progressive than you think
The case for Pete Buttigieg is simple: The Democratic Party wins when it nominates young, charismatic leaders who are able to convince people outside the party’s base that Democratic values are their own.
It is a model that drove Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and John F. Kennedy to the presidency. And it could be the model that puts Pete Buttigieg there.
As the former
Vox
Jan 07 2020
News
McConnell Gets Surprise Support in Impeachment Battle, and It Could Help Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has received some surprise support just when he needed it most.
McConnell (R-KY) now has enough votes to stop Democrat demands to require additional witnesses to testify at the beginning of President Trump's impeachment trial, according to The Hill.
Two moderate GOP senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are backing
CBN
Oct 22 2012
News
French Tweet Sweep Shows Twitter's Local Struggles
Friday, Twitter agreed to pull racist tweets after a French organization threatened to sue. The company has resisted efforts to police its content. But hate speech is illegal in many European countries, and anti-hate groups there are grappling with how to deal with the challenge of social media.
NPR (Online News)