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Oct 01 2020
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett signed anti-abortion letter accompanying ad calling to overturn Roe v. Wade
While a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was among hundreds who signed an anti-abortion letter that accompanied a January 2006 newspaper ad calling for "an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade."
The two-page advertisement was placed in the South Bend Tribune by the Indiana anti-abortion group St. Joseph County Right to Life. On
USA TODAYOct 01 2020
Analysis
Trump’s Chances Are Dwindling. That Could Make Him Dangerous.
President Trump’s quest to win a second term is not in good shape. He entered Tuesday night’s debate with roughly a 7- or 8-point deficit in national polls, putting him further behind at this stage of the race than any other candidate since Bob Dole in 1996.
If we look at potential tipping-point states, the race is a bit closer, but not that much closer. After a couple of strong polls
538 (ABC News)May 24 2021
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Joe Biden Finally Condemns Surge of Antisemitic Attacks After Ignoring Jewish Groups
President Joe Biden condemned the rise of antisemitic attacks in the United States on Monday, three days after Jewish groups begged him to do so.
“The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop,” Biden wrote on social media. “I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad — it’s up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor.”
But on Friday the
Breitbart NewsAug 28 2020
Fact Check
Trump Promises Coronavirus Vaccine By End Of The Year ‘Or Maybe Even Sooner’
As the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus reached around 180,000, President Trump pledged a vaccine for the virus by the end of the year.
“In recent months, our nation and the entire planet has been struck by a new and powerful invisible enemy. Like those brave Americans before us, we are meeting this challenge. We are delivering lifesaving therapies and will produce a vaccine before
NPR (Online News)Jan 13 2021
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The House, with some G.O.P. support, impeaches Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection,’ setting up a Senate trial
The House on Wednesday impeached President Trump for inciting a violent insurrection against the United States government, as 10 members of the president’s party joined Democrats to charge him with high crimes and misdemeanors for an unprecedented second time.
Reconvening under the threat of continued violence and the protection of thousands of National Guard troops, the House was
New York Times (News)Jan 22 2020
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Republican state lawmakers push bills to restrict medical treatments for transgender youths
Republican state lawmakers have filed a wave of bills that would ban medical professionals from treating transgender teens with hormones and sex reassignment surgery, reigniting a polarizing national debate over the rights of transgender youths and the government’s reach into doctors’ offices.
More than half a dozen statehouses are considering bills that would penalize medical
Washington PostFeb 23 2020
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Biden vows resurgence after Sanders' win in Nevada: 'I’m going to take this back!'
LAS VEGAS – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the winner of the Nevada caucuses, according to a Fox News projection. But rival Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sought to portray himself as Sanders' chief rival as results showed him in second place.
"You all did it for me now, now we go to South Carolina and I’m going to take this back!" Biden told supporters gathered at a union
Fox News DigitalJul 17 2020
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Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis has died at age 80
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia died late Friday at the age of 80.
He was a civil rights icon and had served in the House of Representatives since 1987. Before entering US politics, Lewis championed desegregation and was one of the original Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists who rode interstate buses through the South to demonstrate against segregated bus terminals.
Business InsiderAug 24 2020
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Farmers Defend Trump Admin's Coronavirus Relief Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's coronavirus relief program for farmers faced criticism early on, but farmers hailed the initiative as a success in interview with Newsweek on Monday.
The program, Farmers to Families, sends two-pound boxes of groceries, including fresh vegetables, meat and dairy products, to families in need during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 65 million
Newsmax (News)Jan 23 2018
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Trump says tariffs on washers and solar panels won’t start trade war
President Trump said Tuesday he’s not worried about starting a trade war with Asia as he signed an order slapping tariffs on solar panels from China and washing machines produced mostly in South Korea.
Washington Times