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Mar 12 2020
Analysis
A Compromise Bill on Domestic Surveillance Reform Aims to Do Just Enough to Shut Trump Up
Privacy activists on the left and the right decry a limp set of proposed changes to the USA Freedom Act.
A lackluster compromise bill to reauthorize and reform federal surveillance powers has been released, and privacy rights activists on both the left and the right are speaking out against it.
At the end of the week, the USA Freedom Act will sunset if it's not renewed. Passed
ReasonAug 27 2020
Opinion
Trump Plan Would Cure School Re-Opening Chaos
President Trump released his second-term agenda this week. In it, he included the plan to “Provide School Choice to Every Child in America.” I have long been an advocate of school choice because it gives our most disadvantaged students an immediate escape valve and the chance to join a school and culture that changes the trajectory of their lives. And that escape valve is now needed by more
RealClearPoliticsJun 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
When There Are No More Rabbits in Nancy Pelosi’s Hat
From The CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
When an armed mob invades the U.S. Capitol and threatens the lives of their elected representatives, it seems reasonable to investigate the causes for the insurrection to keep it from happening again. But for congressional Republicans who understand that such a January 6 commission would likely focus on the actions of the
Dan SchnurFeb 04 2015
News
China Bans Online Impersonation
Beginning March 1, China will ban all Internet accounts that impersonate people or organizations and will begin enforcing a requirement that people use real names when registering accounts online. This ban affects users on social media that create parody accounts of prominent figures and organizations. Chinese attempts to control the Internet have increased since President Xi Jinping took
Daily BeastDec 29 2015
News
The Iran Deal and the Cost of Political Polarization
In just a week or two, Congress will consider (actually, “consider” may be too generous a term in this instance), the negotiated agreement between Iran and the “P5+1” (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council—the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany), curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The United States and its negotiating allies claim the agreement
RealClearPoliticsJan 16 2020
News
US-China trade deal: Five things that aren't in it
The US and China have finally - after almost two years of hostilities - signed a "phase one" deal. But it only covers the easier aspects of their difficult relationship, and only removes some of the tariffs.
The biggest hurdles are still to come, and could stand in the way of a second phase agreement - one that would in theory remove all of the tariffs, bringing some much needed relief
BBC NewsMar 11 2020
News
Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be ready to telework full time
The Trump administration is racing to develop contingency plans that would allow hundreds of thousands of employees to work remotely full time, an extreme scenario to limit the coronavirus that would test whether the government can carry out its mission from home offices and kitchen tables.
The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees policy for the workforce of 2.1 million, has
Washington PostApr 14 2013
News
Sen. Rubio defends immigration bill emerging from bipartisan group
Speaking on seven news shows -- including two Spanish-language broadcasts -- Rubio said the draft legislation lays out a way for those in the country unlawfully to apply for legal status, includes stiff penalties for breaking the law and will make the countrys border more secure than ever before.
Chicago TribuneJul 26 2015
News
Obama Challenges Kenya on Human Rights, Corruption
Introducing himself as the U.S.’s first Kenyan-American president, Barack Obama sought to use his unlikely success story and personal ties to his father’s homeland to inspire a country he described as “at a crossroads.”
Mr. Obama, in a speech on Sunday before several thousand Kenyans at an indoor sports arena, said Kenya is caught between intensifying security concerns over the spread
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 25 2020
News
US reports record 36,880 new coronavirus cases
The U.S. on Wednesday reported a record 36,880 new coronavirus cases more than two months after its previous record for daily infections, a signal that the country is struggling to contain the pandemic.
Wednesday's total is 2,000 more than on Tuesday, when 34,700 new cases of COVID-19 nationally were reported, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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The Hill