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Jun 03 2013
News
Sen. Marco Rubio: Immigration bill needs ‘improvements’ to pass
Sen. Marco Rubio has told his constituents that the immigration bill he helped write is not yet good enough and that there will have to be “improvements if it is to pass. Mr. Rubio, a Florida Republican who is considered the key to selling the immigration bill to conservatives this year, said the bill must be comprehensive and deal with border security, interior enforcement and legalization
Washington TimesFeb 06 2017
Opinion
The Debacle At Berkeley
The violence at the UC Berkeley campus Wednesday night which cancelled the speech of alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is such a debacle for the national opposition to Trump that it almost defies belief.
Consider the context. The Trump regime tells the media to “keep its mouth shut,” declares a “running war” against the press, and promotes “alternative facts.” Orders State
HuffPostJan 18 2014
News
Obama on Surveillance Through the Years
"Through a combination of action by the courts, increased congressional oversight and adjustments by the previous administration, some of the worst excesses that emerged after 9/11 were curbed by the time I took office. But a variety of factors have continued to complicate America’s efforts to both defend our nation and uphold our civil liberties," President Obama remarked Friday during a
TownhallAug 05 2019
News
El Paso shooting comes amid global rise in white nationalist violence
Reports that the suspected gunman at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, saw his mass shooting as “a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas” has prompted bipartisan calls for the US to treat the threat of domestic “white terrorists” as seriously as the threat of attacks by supporters of al-Qaida or Isis.
But experts who study racist violence say the attack must be understood not just as a
The GuardianAug 29 2015
News
Obama Tries to Soothe Divided Jewish Community on Iran Deal
President Obama appealed to a divided and troubled Jewish community on Friday, defending his nuclear accord with Iran as in the security interest of both the United States and Israel, and calling for a more civil debate with a congressional vote just weeks away.
In an Internet broadcast from the White House, Mr. Obama took questions from the largest Jewish umbrella organizations. He
New York Times (News)Apr 05 2015
News
Pope backs Iran nuke deal, urges end to extremist violence
Tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square for Easter Mass in a cold, pouring rain Sunday to hear Pope Francis call for an end to global violence and the persecution of Christians by extremist groups.
Francis also expressed support for the Iran nuclear deal reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, saying he hoped it would be "a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world."
USA TODAYMay 18 2015
News
Hillary Strategically Positioned to the Left in 2016 Bid
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is running as the most liberal Democratic front-runner in decades in a bid to capture the young and diverse coalition that led to President Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012, The Washington Post reported.
Clinton has positioned herself to the left on a number of issues, from gay marriage to immigration, which in the past would have put
Newsmax (News)Aug 27 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Details Omitted in Reports of Kenosha Shooting
Seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse has been charged with fatally shooting two people during nighttime civil unrest on Tuesday following the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Videos of the incident circulated online almost immediately after it occurred, and media bias by omission was on display in some reports.
Bias could be seen on both sides, with both
Julie MastrineNov 07 2019
Opinion
Right to Confrontation: The Latest Bogus Legal Argument over the ‘Whistleblower’
Impeachment is neither a criminal trial nor a legal process, so the president does not have the constitutional right to confront his accuser.
As a constitutional lawyer, Rand Paul makes a good medical doctor.
I used to have occasion to say that in the Patriot Act debates, when the senator was wowing us with his Fourth Amendment theories. With impeachment upon us, he’s now onto
National Review (News)Sep 30 2019
News
Whistleblower's Attorneys Worry For Client's Safety
Lawyers for the whistleblower behind the complaint related to President Donald Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine said this weekend that they have “serious concerns” regarding their client’s safety.
In a letter addressed to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, the lead attorney for the whistleblower, Andrew Bakaj, alluded that the whistleblower is currently
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