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Jun 23 2021
Headline Roundup
Eric Adams Leads in NYC Mayoral Primary
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leads in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary by a ten-point margin, with 31.6% of the vote as of Wednesday morning. It may be weeks before a winner is declared due to the use of ranked-choice voting, where people rank candidates in order of preference instead of just voting for one.
Adams has pushed for police reform and had made public
National Review (News) New York Times (News) USA TODAYDec 26 2019
Opinion
The most consequential politician of the decade
When the history of the 2010s is written, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will be remembered as the most-consequential American politician of the decade.
Not President Barack Obama, though his status as the nation's first African-American president will loom large in history. Obama's presidency would have turned out much differently if not for the opposition of McConnell
The Week - NewsAug 23 2019
News
As Trump Calls for Cuts, Powell Stresses Limits of Fed Policy
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, kept future interest rate cuts squarely on the table on Friday while stressing that the central bank’s powers to right the economy were limited by President Trump’s trade policies, which continue to pose risks to the economic outlook.
“While monetary policy is a powerful tool that works to support consumer spending, business investment, and
New York Times (News)Dec 06 2012
News
Boehner Gains Strong Backing From House Republicans
With a daunting fiscal crisis looming and conservatives outside the House torching him at every turn, Speaker John A. Boehner might be assumed to have a shaky hold on his gavel. Instead, it appears he is enjoying the broadest support of his tumultuous two-year speakership from House Republicans.
As Mr. Boehner digs in for a tense fiscal confrontation with President Obama, the strong
New York Times (News)Aug 20 2019
News
Trump Is Coming for Europe’s Most Important Alliance
The fraying bond between Germany and France has held together in key moments. Can they stay united against the U.S. president?
In the end, they papered over the cracks.
After months of increasingly acrimonious sniping, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel set aside some of their differences last month, pushing through a deal on the next head of the European Commission. The
BloombergAug 02 2019
Opinion
We Should No Longer Doubt What the Democratic Party Is Today
The Democratic debates this week demonstrated that change isn’t just coming: It’s here. To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dominate on stage against their more moderate foils was to realize that their positions are no longer marginal. CNN’s questions Tuesday night seemed designed to challenge the left-leaning proposals. That those positions were well-defended—and not unique to a
Guest Writer - LeftMar 05 2019
News
ACLU blasts Democrats' election bill as unconstitutional
The American Civil Liberties Union dealt a blow Monday to Democrats’ new election overhaul legislation, saying the bill does too much damage to the First Amendment and the storied rights group cannot support it.
ACLU officials said they support parts of the bill, such as making it easier to register to vote, but said the legislation attempts to control even the mere mention of a
Washington TimesAug 15 2019
News
China Readies Response to Tariffs, Resists Hong Kong Advice
China called looming U.S. tariffs a violation of accords reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, vowing retaliation as Beijing also pushed back on Trump’s effort to link the trade war with the turmoil in Hong Kong.
The plans for 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports have taken the U.S. and China off the track of resolving their dispute through
BloombergAug 14 2019
Opinion
There's a new culture divide between Trump and corporate America
President Donald Trump is all about plastics, arguing his support for it sets him apart from Democrats, trolling them for their environmental concerns and pushing any blame for too much of the stuff onto China.
But Trump's plastics boosterism comes at a time when corporate America -- from Google to Coca-Cola and beyond -- is trying to appear more in line with environmentalists, at least
Guest Writer - LeftAug 13 2019
News
White House delays some new China tariffs until Dec. 15
The White House on Tuesday said it would delay imposing tariffs on Chinese imports of cellphones, laptop computers, video game consoles, and certain types of footwear and clothing until Dec. 15, significantly later than the Sept. 1 deadline President Trump had repeatedly threatened.
The announcement, which came from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, likely ensures that Apple
Washington Post