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Apr 24 2015
News
Bill Shuster muscled through transportation bill pushed by lobbyist girlfriend
Last year, Rep. Bill Shuster approached fellow Republican Rep. Tom Graves with a request. The powerful Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman wanted to take over Gravesrsquo moribund Travel Transparency Act an industry-friendly bill that would allow airlines to advertise the base price of a ticket without including fees and taxes.
PoliticoApr 21 2020
News
Secret Recording Reveals NRA's Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million
The National Rifle Association's legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.
In the January 2020 recording, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticizes ongoing investigations by the New York and Washington, D.C., attorneys general, bemoaning "the power of weaponized government." And he told the NRA's
NPR (Online News)Aug 09 2012
News
The vice presidential pick is overrated. Here’s why.
The political world  up to and including this blog  is consumed at the moment with trying to divine the identity of Mitt Romneys vice presidential pick. Travel schedules are pored over, public statements are parsed, Wikipedia is consulted.
Washington PostMar 31 2021
Analysis
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Is Reportedly Under Federal Investigation Over an Alleged Sexual Relationship With a 17-Year-Old Girl
It’s been a very busy day for Florida congressman and loyal Trump supporter Matt Gaetz! On Tuesday morning, Axios reported that Gaetz was considering not seeking reelection in order to take a job at far-right cable network Newsmax. Later in the day, the New York Times reported that the Justice Department was investigating allegations that two years ago, Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a
SlateMay 27 2020
News
Trump, downplaying deaths, once claimed US would never see 100,000 milestone
In just under four months, more than 100,000 Americans are now reported to have died from the novel coronavirus, a grim milestone President Donald Trump once suggested the country would never see.
Roughly a month ago, Trump, at a White House task force briefing, said, "It looks like we'll be at about a 60,000 mark, which is 40,000 less than the lowest number thought of."
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ABC News (Online)Jul 05 2019
Opinion
It's Not Nice to Lie to the Supreme Court
A cynic might say that with his two major decisions on the last day of the Supreme Court term a week ago, Chief Justice John Roberts saved both the Republican Party and the court — first by shutting the federal courts’ door to claims of partisan gerrymandering, a practice in which both political parties indulge but that Republicans have perfected to a high art, and then by refusing to swallow
New York Times (Opinion)May 27 2020
News
Trump threatens social media after Twitter puts warning on his false claims
Donald Trump has threatened to “strongly regulate” or close down social media platforms that do not meet his standards for ideological balance, a day after Twitter, for the first time, slapped a warning label on a pair of Trump tweets spreading lies about mail-in voting.
“Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday
The GuardianOct 24 2012
Opinion
So, who's going to win?
"So, who's going to win?" Traveling the country, that's the first question that comes my way, often from complete strangers. The truth is that no one knows -- that's a verdict only voters can render, and rightly so.
CNN DigitalNov 13 2020
Opinion
Why three feet of social distancing should be enough in schools
The requirement for six feet of distancing has forced many schools to limit the number of students attending in person due to space constraints and thus has become a key factor keeping millions of kids home. That’s a mistake.
Six feet should be the default minimum for adults, but it’s past time we recognize that kids are different and the importance of schools is different, especially
Washington PostApr 13 2020
News
Tornadoes rip through the South, leaving at least 28 dead
At least 28 people were killed after tornadoes began ripping through the South on Easter, destroying homes and storefronts and leaving over 1 million people without power from an intense storm system now headed towards the Mid-Atlantic.
Tornadoes and severe weather hit Central Texas early Sunday, bringing “gigantic” hail and damage, and then travelled east through Louisiana, Arkansas,
NBC News Digital