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Oct 13 2021
News
Report: Biden and Son Shared Bank Account
President Joe Biden and his son Hunter shared a bank account and paid each other’s bills out of it, the Daily Mail reported citing emails it says could ensnare the U.S. chief executive in an FBI investigation into possible money laundering by the younger Biden.
The publication says the emails were obtained from a laptop abandoned by Hunter Biden and were between himself and Eric
Newsmax (News)Aug 16 2022
News
Fetterman blasts Washington, spotlights nonpartisan solutions, in new ad in Pennsylvania’s crucial Senate race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman blames Washington D.C. for the nation’s economic "mess" in new TV commercial by the Keystone State’s Democratic Senate nominee.
"The truth is our economy is a mess because of Washington. The rich, powerful, the insiders, and the lobbyists. They’re lying about me to take the heat off themselves," Fetterman says to camera in the spot, that was shared
Fox News (Online News)Nov 03 2021
Analysis
Republicans Once Supported the Voting Rights Act. Today, They Voted Against its Restoration.
On Wednesday afternoon, GOP senators blocked Democrats from advancing a key voting rights bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, marking the second time in two weeks and the fourth time this year that Republicans have filibustered voting rights legislation that would combat GOP voter suppression efforts. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called it a “low, low point in
Mother JonesAug 06 2020
Opinion
Biden's immigration plan has serious problems
The Biden “plan for securing our values as a nation of immigrants” raises serious concerns. He intends to work with Congress to reform our immigration laws, but his reform plans are limited to benefit provisions. He intends to deal with the harsh statutory enforcement provisions and inadequate relief provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) the way former president Barack Obama
The HillFeb 19 2021
News
Abbott Asks Legislature to “Winterize” Generators for Texas Power System
Governor Greg Abbott put new priorities relating to energy reform on the table for the Texas legislature today as the freeze problem evolves from a lack of power to a lack of water.
“We have already begun the process to make sure that events like this never again happen in Texas, and that starts with reforming the agency in charge of electrical reliability in Texas, which is the
The TexanAug 11 2017
Opinion
OPINION: On Health Care, Who Needs Congress?
Regardless of whether Congress enacts health care reform, the private sector isn’t waiting. Health care for our employees is too expensive, and the employer-based system must be reformed.
New York Times (News)May 25 2020
Background
12 New Immigration Ideas for the 21st Century
Congress has repeatedly considered and rejected comprehensive immigration reform legislation over the past few decades. The most bitter debates were in 2006, 2007, and 2013 when comprehensive bills passed one house of Congress and not the other. Those reforms each failed for particular reasons—groundswells of populist opposition, Democratic senators working with Republicans to remove guest
Cato InstituteSep 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
Inflation and Abortion are the Biggest Motivators for Young Voters in 2022
This piece appeared on The Fulcrum, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by David Meyers, who is the Executive Editor of the Fulcrum
Two of the primary issues driving the news this year – abortion rights and inflation – are also driving young voters’ plans for participating in the midterm elections, according to new survey data.
But those issues are not equally
David MeyersMar 02 2022
News
Biden rallies Congress behind Ukraine, says Putin has 'no idea what's coming'
U.S. President Joe Biden assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, barred Russian flights from American airspace and led Democratic and Republican lawmakers in a rare display of unity on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
"Let each of us if you're able to stand, stand and send an unmistakable signal to Ukraine and to the world," Biden
ReutersMar 22 2021
News
Democrats Now Dominate Dark Money Spending. They Still Want To End It.
Democrats are pushing a sweeping package of voting rights, campaign finance and ethics reforms as their top legislative priority in 2021. One of the pieces of the bill is a section requiring independent political groups that currently don’t have to disclose their donors ― whose donations are known as “dark money” ― to finally do so.
This provision, previously known as the DISCLOSE Act
HuffPost