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Jul 26 2015
News
Watch: Obama criticizes Kenya's president on gay rights as they stand right by each other
President Barack Obama forcefully disagreed with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on gay rights as they stood right by each other in a joint news conference on Saturday.
"With respect to the rights of gays and lesbians, I've been consistent all across Africa on this," Obama said, "I believe in the principle of treating people equally under the law, and that they are deserving of equal
VoxSep 20 2021
News
Pelosi tries to hold line as Democrats start to crack on debt ceiling standoff
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressured her caucus to keep insisting on a bipartisan vote to increase the debt ceiling as some high-ranking Democrats in the House start to entertain raising the limit without Republican support.
Asked on CNN Sunday if he would be fine with Democrats passing a debt ceiling increase with only Democratic support, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South
Washington ExaminerApr 15 2016
News
The last days of Washington, D.C.: America can no longer mask its steep decline
The dishonesty of words illustrates the dishonesty of America’s wars.
Since 9/11, can there be any doubt that the public has become numb to the euphemisms that regularly accompany U.S. troops, drones, and CIA operatives into Washington’s imperial conflicts across the Greater Middle East and Africa? Such euphemisms are meant to take the sting out of America’s wars back home. Many of
SalonNov 29 2019
News
Climate Change Is Brutal for Everyone but Worse for Women
The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t transforming. Supercharged wildfires are devastating California, heat waves are killing more people and more crops, cities are struggling to adapt to strange new climates. The global transformation underway is also increasingly exposing a fundamental yet often
Mother JonesMar 24 2019
News
Its Territory May Be Gone, but the U.S. Fight Against ISIS Is Far From Over
The fight to expel the Islamic State from its last shard of territory in Syria may be over. But the United States and its partners still face significant battles against the terrorist group, its affiliates and other networks that are less formally aligned with it elsewhere, in Afghanistan, West Africa and the Philippines. Even before an American-backed Kurdish and Arab militia ousted the last
New York Times (News)Apr 09 2023
Headline Roundup
Easter 2023: The State of Christianity Domestically and Abroad
As the Christian holiday of Easter takes place today, several media outlets have taken time to reflect on the state of Christianity in America and abroad.
On The Decline: An opinion writer for Washington Times highlights the decline of religion and patriotism in America, which both are nearly half as important to Americans as they were 25 years ago, according to studies. They recall
CNN Digital The Hill Washington TimesJul 03 2021
News
High-rolling developer of collapsed Florida condo faced legal, money woes during project
Nathan Reiber retired to Florida in the 1970s carrying more baggage than a suitcase.
The Canadian lawyer would come to be hailed for his philanthropy, rubbing elbows with celebrities and world leaders, and donating time and money to charitable causes. His South Florida building career was described as a happy accident, a case of a shrewd retiree spotting a property and launching the
USA TODAYApr 14 2022
Opinion
Ukraine Claims It Badly Damaged A Major Russian Warship In The Black Sea
Ukraine has claimed to have landed a massive blow against a major Russian warship.
The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva suffered serious damage after an unknown incident while in the Black Sea, and there are competing stories, according to CNN.
“In the Black Sea operational zone, Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles hit the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea
The Daily CallerApr 03 2022
Analysis
Jackson Vote Poses a Political Dilemma for Murkowski
When President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a prestigious appeals court last year, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a centrist known for her willingness to break with her party, was one of only three Republicans to vote to confirm her.
Now Ms. Murkowski, who is in a challenging re-election race in the state she has represented for two decades, faces a difficult
New York Times (News)Feb 22 2020
News
Sonia Sotomayor Calls Out the Supreme Court Majority for Its Trump Bias
Following a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling issued Friday night, the Trump administration can move ahead with enforcing a rule designed to make it harder for poor and working-class immigrants to get green cards. Last month, the court split along the same lines to remove a nationwide injunction from a district judge in New York. Now, SCOTUS removes the remaining obstacle in Illinois from another lower
Mother Jones