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Apr 30 2019
News
Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday ordered new restrictions on asylum seekers at the Mexican border — including application fees and work permit restraints — and directed that cases in the already clogged immigration courts be settled within 180 days.
In a memo sent to Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security, and Attorney General William P. Barr, the president
New York Times (News)Jul 31 2020
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CNN Accused of Bias for “Individuals With a Cervix” Tweet
Media bias accusations swirled around CNN (Lean Left bias) this week, showcasing the very clear ideological divide on issues of sex and gender.
CNN shared an article on Twitter July 30 about the American Cancer Society’s recommendations for cervical cancer screenings. CNN wrote the caption, “Individuals with a cervix are now recommended to start cervical cancers screening at 25 and
Julie MastrineOct 27 2014
News
New Jersey to release quarantined nurse
The woman who was quarantined despite testing negative for Ebola will be discharged and allowed to return to her home in Maine, the New Jersey Health Department announced today. The patient, Kaci Hickox, had retained a civil rights attorney Sunday and threatened to sue the state over her detention. After protesting her quarantine in a letter to the Dallas Morning News, she had emerged as the
PoliticoApr 24 2019
News
Supreme Court Signals Support for Trump’s Census Citizenship Question
Key U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed inclined to let the Trump administration add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census in a clash that will shape the allocation of congressional seats and federal dollars.
In an 80-minute argument Tuesday that was both technical and combative, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh directed almost all their questions to the
BloombergAug 06 2019
News
‘Corn, soybeans and landmines’: Dems sweat early state blunders
With two sets of debates and six months of fundraising finished, a new stage is opening in the Democratic presidential primary: The summer slog.
For six weeks until the next debate, in mid-September, candidates will shift their focus more completely to the early primary states, grinding through a ritualistic run of picnics, forums, and party fundraisers: The Wing Ding, the Iowa State
PoliticoOct 30 2019
News
Senate GOP in bind on impeachment
Senate Republicans, with 22 seats up for reelection and their majority up for grabs in 2020, are in a bind over how to defend President Trump from the House impeachment push.
They realize their political fortunes and policy goals are tied to the president, but they also know their best shot at keeping control of the Senate hinges on senators preserving their independent brands.
The HillNov 18 2020
News
Justice Alito's Speech on Religious Liberty and Covid-19
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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Last week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered a politically charged speech at the Federalist Society's annual National Lawyers Convention, which was held virtually this year.In his remarks, the justice Abridge NewsApr 03 2015
News
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
On the day he took office, President Obama reached out to America’s enemies, offering in his first inaugural address to “extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.” More than six years later, he has arrived at a moment of truth in testing that proposition with one of the nation’s most intransigent adversaries.
The framework nuclear agreement he reached with Iran on Thursday
New York Times (News)Mar 06 2020
Opinion
The Upside to Having an Old President
The two elderly front-runners for the Democratic nomination share an improbable trait: Despite their advancing years, both men seem to have an energy level that I could not achieve if I spent all morning chugging coffee and gobbling amphetamines. That level of energy is, as generations of political observers have reminded us, what it takes to win the presidency. Whether it is a sustainable and
The AtlanticOct 23 2019
News
Many GOP Lawmakers Reject Trump Calling Impeachment Probe a ‘Lynching’
President’s tweet draws fire from Republicans who nonetheless condemn investigations led by House Democrats.
WASHINGTON—A tweet by President Trump comparing the U.S. House’s impeachment inquiry to a lynching became the latest test for Republicans, as GOP lawmakers seeking to criticize Democrats over the probe instead found themselves again on the defensive because of the president’s
Wall Street Journal (News)