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Mar 11 2019
News
Defying Congress, Trump Plans to Renew Fight for Border Wall Funding
President Trump, undaunted by perhaps the most bruising legislative defeat of his tenure, plans to kick off a fresh effort on Monday to pressure Congress to pay for a wall along the southwestern border, most likely setting up another showdown with Democrats who have vowed to block his signature project.
Mr. Trump, who failed to extract even a single extra dollar for his wall during a
New York Times (News)Sep 09 2014
News
Ted Cruz: Obama Has Been "Fundamentally Unserious" Dealing With ISIS
Last night in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, Texas Senator Ted Cruz slammed President Obama's handling of ISIS and the beheadings of two American journalists as "unserious." He also slammed Obama for operating on a "photo-op" foreign policy agenda not tied to protecting "vital national security interests to the United States" and said ISIS has declared war on the U.S.
TownhallJan 23 2014
News
White House rejects review board finding that NSA data sweep is illegal
The White House on Thursday disputed the findings of an independent review board that said the National Security Agency's mass data collection program is illegal and should be ended, indicating the administration would not be taking that advice.
"We simply disagree with the board's analysis on the legality of the program," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
Fox News DigitalAug 29 2012
News
Condoleezza Rice: America’s voice ‘muted’ in world affairs
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the voice of the United States in world affairs “has been muted” under President Obama, creating a chaotic and dangerous security environment.
Read more: Condoleezza Rice: America's voice 'muted' in world affairs - Washington Times
Washington TimesJun 13 2015
News
Sorry, no Scooby Doo-over for Hillary
It’s not America’s fault that Hillary Clinton decided to launch her campaign on a security camera in a Chipotle in Ohio. So why should she be entitled to subject the country to her do-over?
Dogged by scandal, Clinton opted to launch her second presidential campaign from behind the tinted windows of a Secret Service van. And for two months she has persisted with a bubble wrapped, phony
Fox News DigitalApr 17 2020
Opinion
How China’s authoritarian system made the pandemic worse
SOMETIME IN November or December, a novel coronavirus infected a person in Wuhan, China, leading to an outbreak that became a global pandemic and exposed huge weaknesses in governance and leadership. In the case of China, the weakness was the system. A closed, authoritarian government repeatedly deceived and covered up the truth as the virus spread.
It is wrong to accuse China, based on
Washington PostSep 01 2020
News
How will Shinzo Abe be remembered as Prime Minister?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Shinzo Abe stepped down as Japan's Prime Minister citing health issues (ulcerative colitis) at the age of 65.Abe, Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, served four terms as Prime Minister since 2012 and Abridge NewsJun 28 2013
Opinion
President Obama doesn't get all he wanted on immigration
The Gang of Eight and the White House clashed repeatedly in the final week of the immigration reform debate as a fundamental disagreement over running up the Senate vote led the administration to resist key changes. The White House grudgingly accepted the border security deal with Republicans and pushed back at efforts this week to make additional...
PoliticoJan 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Value of Nonviolence Shared by Democrats and Republicans
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Of his many profound legacies, one is his longstanding commitment to political nonviolence to achieve social change.
That goal to avoid political violence may seem threatened in America today, but surveys suggest Americans still side with nonviolent political actions.
James CoanAug 31 2020
Analysis
The Best Way to Vote in Every State
An extremely comprehensive guide to making sure your ballot gets counted, no matter where in America you live.
Americans tend to think of voting as something you do on Election Day, a sacred democratic ritual: go to the polls, fill out your ballot in a booth, then wear an “I Voted” sticker to tout your civic virtue. The reality is often messier than that, as we’ve seen every year in the
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