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Jan 23 2023
Headline Roundup
House Democratic Whip's Daughter Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Cop
The daughter of House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Riley Dowell, was arrested Sunday night after allegedly assaulting a police officer and vandalizing a public monument at an anti-police protest.
For Context: Dowell, 23, identifies as non-binary. A police release, using Dowell’s former name, said Dowell had spray painted “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB” (All Cops Are Bastards) on
The Boston Globe
New York Post (News) 
The Hill 
Jul 16 2012
News
Romney campaign calls Obama remark to business owners 'insulting'
Republicans fired back Monday after President Obama suggested business owners owe their success to government investment, with Mitt Romney's campaign calling the remark "insulting." The president made the comment Friday during a speech to supporters in Roanoke, Va. Arguing that business owners got help from others along the road to success and suggesting they should pay more in taxes in return
Fox News Digital
Jul 09 2012
News
All bills lead to jobs in latest spin in Congress
With so many Americans looking for a job  or worried about keeping the one they have  lawmakers looking for an edge on Capitol Hill are increasingly labeling their proposals “jobs bills.
Tax bills, road projects, agriculture spending  theyve all become “jobs bills.
In the 18 months since the 112th Congress first met, about 90 bills that promise to create
Washington Times
Apr 02 2024
Headline Roundup
Oregon Re-Criminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
On Monday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill that re-criminalized small amounts of hard drugs.
The Details: Violators can now be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to six months in jail. The law will also establish “task forces” that focus on behavioral health, and reduce “barriers to consumer access to substance use disorder treatment.”
Deflection: Drug users who
Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Daily Caller
NBC News Digital 
Oct 26 2020
Analysis
Pressure builds for US police to change military mindset
On a September morning in 2008, Brian Wood made a distraught retreat from a heated dispute with his wife and sat down with a gun in his truck in the driveway of his suburban Salt Lake City home. The part-time firefighter was having a mental health crisis, and he fired two warning shots when police arrived at the beginning of a 12-hour standoff.
Wood’s father-in-law, William “Dub”
Christian Science Monitor
Apr 17 2024
Headline Roundup
House Report Finds China Complicit in U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic
According to a report by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government is complicit in the U.S. fetanayl epidemic. The report was released on Tuesday, in advance of a public hearing on the matter.
Key Details: The bipartisan investigation uncovered new details about China's role in the illicit fentanyl trade as U.S. overdoses continue to surge. It
Washington Times
Reuters
NPR (Online News)
Jun 28 2019
News
2nd 2020 Democratic Debate
Ten 2020 Democratic presidential candidates faced off Thursday in the second night of debates. YouTube
Both sides agree that Senator Kamala Harris and South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg were the winners, and Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden the losers of the debate.
“Sanders, after a solid performance last night from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),
The Flip Side
Jul 14 2021
Headline Roundup
Senate Democrats Agree to $3.5T Budget Reconciliation Bill
On Tuesday night, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee agreed to a budget reconciliation bill of $3.5 trillion. The bill would include an expansion of Medicare, climate change initiatives, and funding for racial justice programs.
Whether everything in the bill adheres to rules governing the reconciliation process remains to be seen as more details emerge. Senate Majority Leader
Reuters
Politico
Washington Times
May 30 2020
Headline Roundup
As Riots Persist, Public Ponders Their Effectiveness
Protests and demonstrations continued to devolve into chaos throughout the U.S. Friday night, as people took to the streets to oppose the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd. Floyd died after being forcefully restrained by a now-former police officer who's been charged with third-degree murder. The riots involved arson, looting and physical violence in several large U.S. cities.
Some
The Hill
Washington Post
National Review (News)
Aug 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Republicans and Democrats Live in Alternate Universes
Donald Trump and Joe Biden lead two different political parties with two vastly different ideologies and two dramatically different sets of policy, cultural and societal goals. But the biggest contrast between their respective political conventions has not been about COVID-19, or taxes or immigration. Rather, the two men are following two completely opposite campaign blueprints will take them
Dan Schnur