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Dec 31 2019
Headline Roundup
Iraqi Militiamen Breach U.S. Embassy In Baghdad
Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday.
The protestors were expressing their anger over American airstrikes that killed 24 members of an Iranian-backed militia over the weekend. President Trump has blamed Iran for both the death of an American contractor and the storming of the embassy compound.
New York Times (News) Reuters Fox News (Online News)Mar 14 2023
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DOJ, SEC Launch Investigations into Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are both opening investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Details: SEC chair Gary Gensler issued a statement Sunday stating, “without speaking to any individual entity or person, we will investigate and bring enforcement actions if we find violations of the federal securities laws.” Both investigations
Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (News) Washington TimesMay 05 2020
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Excitement, Fear as States Begin to Reopen
As state governments begin to lift stay-at-home orders, enthusiasm and concern have risen from throughout the political spectrum, with many reports highlighting different details of reopenings from state-to-state.
Many left-rated outlets pointed to reports of higher-than-expected death projections and purported contradictions between White House social distancing guidelines and Trump's
Daily Beast Wall Street Journal (News) Washington ExaminerNov 09 2019
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Fiona Hill Transcript Details Key White House Meeting, Steele Dossier
Impeachment investigators in the House of Representatives released the deposition transcript yesterday of Fiona Hill, former senior director of the National Security Council for Europe and Russia. Hill's testimony touched on a wide range of key events and figures in the controversy, including a July 10 White House meeting at which then-National Security Advisor John Bolton appeared "furious"
USA TODAY Washington Examiner PoliticoMar 30 2017
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Flynn willing to testify
President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn is reportedly willing to testify about Trump Team’s ties with Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
Mother Jones Wall Street Journal (News) New York Post (News)Jan 18 2024
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Biden and Congressional Leaders Meet on Immigration, Foreign Aid
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to discuss a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and the southern border.
The Details: All sides showed optimism about completing a deal following the
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Examiner CBS News (Online)Sep 10 2015
Perspectives Blog
Guess what? Left and Right are not our only political options
In the United States we’re given a conservative vs. liberal choice that’s supposed to make up the entire range of political opinion. The problem is, it doesn’t. As a result, Americans are funneled into a one-dimensional track that eliminates a whole spectrum of thought.
One of the aims of AllSides is to get readers to understand just how different a story can be when
Beth BallentineNov 27 2019
Perspectives Blog
Twitter Suspends Journalist, Because Defining “Hate Speech” is Harder Than You’d Think
On Nov. 25, Twitter temporarily suspended Andy Ngo, a journalist known for documenting political violence, due to a tweet he sent to Chelsea Clinton. The suspension is a case study in differing definitions of “hate speech” on the left and right.
Last week, Clinton retweeted the Human Rights Campaign’s tweet in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. In her tweet, Clinton added that “
Julie MastrineMar 15 2018
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Trump Unveils New Sanctions Against Russia
The U.S. will impose new economic sanctions on two-dozen Russian individuals and entities for cyberattacks in the U.S. and meddling in the 2016 election, senior national security officials said Thursday.
Washington Times The Hill Daily KosOct 30 2019
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State Department Officials To Testify Giuliani Was Seen As 'Obstacle' On Ukraine
Christopher Anderson and Catherine Croft, foreign service officers at the State Department, will testify before House impeachment investigators on Wednesday.
They are expected to tell the House committees that Rudy Giuliani was seen as an 'obstacle' to strengthening ties with Ukraine.
NPR (Online News) Newsmax (News) Washington Post