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Jul 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Barbara A. Trish, an Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College The writer's bias has not been rated.
For the past few election cycles, the quartet of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina has had a lock on the early spots in the Democratic Party’s
"The Conversation" Contributor
Jan 25 2024
Headline Roundup
Texas Holds Ground Against Federal Gov't, Citing States’ Right to Defend Sovereignty
Texas is holding its ground against a Supreme Court ruling that allows U.S. Border Patrol to remove razor wire from the border with Mexico.
The Details: On Tuesday, Texas’ National Guard released a statement saying it would protect Texas’ sovereignty, and its troops were filmed placing additional razor wire in Eagle Pass. Some Texas Democrats, like Rep. Joaquin Castro and Rep. Greg
The Independent
The Hill 
Newsmax (News) 
Oct 13 2014
News
Wendy Davis Stands By Cringeworthy Wheelchair Ad
Plenty of people, like "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski, are "cringing" over Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' ad that focuses on GOP challenger Greg Abbott and the accident that left him in a wheelchair, but she says she is not pulling the spot down.
The 30-second spot, called "Justice" was released on Friday and notes that Abbott received millions of dollars
Newsmax (News)
Dec 03 2021
News
Prosecutors charge parents of Michigan school shooting suspect
The parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan high school have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to court documents.
Driving the news: James and Jennifer Crumbley were each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Their son, Ethan Crumbley, faces two dozen charges, including murder and
Axios
Dec 03 2021
News
Rights groups' warning as Trump's Remain in Mexico policy restored
US human rights groups have criticised the reinstatement of a Trump-era policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while claims are processed.
The American Immigration Council said it was a dark day for the US and the rule of law.
US President Joe Biden had suspended the policy, calling it "inhumane", but was ordered by courts to resume it.
Under the policy,
BBC News
Nov 23 2021
News
Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Jurors in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery deliberated for about six hours Tuesday without reaching a verdict as they weighed prosecution arguments that the defendants provoked the fatal confrontation against defense attorneys’ insistence that their clients acted in self-defense.
After initially indicating they wanted to work into the evening, the jurors
Associated Press
Jun 17 2020
Fact Check
Viral Post Claims No Media Outlets Have Covered A Recent Appeals Case Hillary Clinton Allegedly Lost
A viral Facebook post shared more than 12,000 times claims that not a single media outlet has covered a recent appeals court case that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton allegedly lost.
Verdict: False
While Clinton is appealing a lower court decision, she has not lost the case, as the appeals court has yet to rule on the matter at the time of publication. Media outlets
Check Your Fact
Sep 18 2018
Opinion
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush
A story this old and unprovable can’t be allowed to delay a Supreme Court confirmation vote. The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a drunken assault when both were teenagers has now come forward publicly, and on Monday it caused Republicans to delay a confirmation vote and schedule another public hearing. Yet there is no way to confirm her story after 36 years, and to let it stop Mr. Kavanaugh
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Sep 18 2018
Opinion
What The Wall Street Journal gets dead wrong about Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh
In an unsigned editorial Tuesday morning, The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote this about the planned Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on sexual assault allegations made by California professor Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh:
"This is simply too distant and uncorroborated a story to warrant a new hearing or to delay a vote. We've heard
CNN (Opinion)
Jan 27 2022
Opinion
New voting districts, the citizens’ way
For more than a few years, democracy watchdogs have expressed concern about the United States. The Economist Intelligence Unit, for instance, ranks the U.S. as a “flawed democracy.” Much of the concern is over the fairness of the voting process itself, such as access to voting and who verifies ballot counts.
Yet this focus misses a significant measure of civic renewal on another key
Christian Science Monitor