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Apr 24 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Signs $484 Billion Stimulus Bill
President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion stimulus bill into law Friday, which is aimed at replenishing funding for small businesses. The package also provides money for hospitals to administer more testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The House and Senate each cleared the legislation earlier this week.
As of Friday afternoon, right-rated outlets had offered significantly
Associated Press MarketWatch NBC News (Online)Feb 21 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
During the final presidential debate last fall, Donald Trump touted what he considered his biggest immigration accomplishment. "We got rid of catch and release," he boasted. Joe Biden could have easily let the wonky phrase slide past him, focusing on poll-tested attacks of Trump's policy of punitively separating immigrant families at the border. But in a move that undoubtedly stunned the
ReasonOct 26 2020
Perspectives Blog
Republican and Democratic Voters Agree on Many Healthcare Topics: A Supreme Court Preview of California v. Texas
America’s attention on the Supreme Court will soon shift from the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the cases being decided this term. Only a week after the election, the justices will hear a case on a topic – healthcare – that appears to divide many Americans.
Yet data suggests that Americans across political divides actually agree on many healthcare topics, including allowing
Bella JasperNov 04 2021
Headline Roundup
Vaccine Mandate for Businesses Moved to January 4th
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that vaccine mandates for businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will not take effect until January 4, alleviating concerns about worker shortages if mandates were enforced before the holidays.
The mandate stipulates that employees of those groups will need to be fully vaccinated with the
ABC News (Online) The Hill Washington ExaminerOct 20 2021
Headline Roundup
January 6 Committee Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt
On Tuesday evening, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted 9-0 to recommend criminal contempt charges for Steve Bannon. The former top advisor to President Donald Trump has refused to cooperate with the investigation, and is defying a congressional subpoena. The panel says that Bannon has no legal authority to support his refusal to comply, and that he may had specific
Wall Street Journal (News) Associated Press Fact Check Fox News (Online News)Aug 01 2022
Headline Roundup
Putin Downplays Nuclear War as World Leaders Reaffirm Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that there could be "no winners in a nuclear war" and that one "should never be unleashed."
Putin’s statement was directed at the diplomats reaffirming the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The month-long United Nations conference, which was initially scheduled for 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Perspectives Blog
Here’s What Trump and Biden Have Said About The First Presidential Debate
The first 2020 presidential election debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is set for Tuesday night at 9 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio.
You've seen and compared coverage leading up to the debates from across the political spectrum. Now, let’s compare what candidates and their campaigns have said about the debate, the rules, the moderator and each other.
Henry A. BrechterJun 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
Do you have what it takes to ‘Walk A Mile In My News’?
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Wynette Sills had done several workshops through the Braver Angels Sacramento Alliance when she realized two things. First: She wanted to go deeper. And second: it was time to tackle the biggest force she saw jamming understanding between liberals and conservatives.
The media.
And that’s how a
AllSidesNov 08 2021
Headline Roundup
US Lifts Travel Ban For Vaccinated Foreigners
The US lifted its international travel ban Monday for the first time since March 2020, allowing foreigners from 33 nations as well as passengers from Canada and Mexico to cross the border. Travelers are required to show proof of vaccination and a recent negative coronavirus test taken within three days of travel. Unvaccinated children under the age of 18 are exempt from the requirement but
BBC News Washington Post New York Post (News)Jun 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Death of Rayshard Brooks Ruled a Homicide
The death of a black Atlanta man, Rayshard Brooks, was ruled a homicide by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. Brooks was shot by police last Friday after failing a sobriety test. Brooks wrested away an officer's taser and ran with it, then was fatally shot by police after he pointed the stun gun at them. Two officers were involved in the 27-year-old's death; the officer who
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