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Apr 16 2019
Opinion
OPINION: How the legal battle for the full Mueller report could play out
The Mueller report is expected to be released Thursday, but we may not learn that much. Attorney General William P. Barr has said he’ll redact along four broad categories, meaning key information could remain undisclosed.
As a result, congressional Democrats are gearing up to fight for the unredacted report. It’s probably the only chance lawmakers and the public have to learn all that
Guest Writer - Left
Apr 15 2019
News
Democrats at War: Bernie Sanders fires both barrels at Clinton-allied think tank
The Democrats are at war, and the biggest front to open so far was opened by 2020 candidate and self-diagnosed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders.
Sanders made big waves against a big target on Sunday as news of his scathing rebuke of the Center for American Progress made the rounds. It's not the only front on which the war is being fought, but it's the hottest strike zone so far.
The Blaze
Jan 18 2016
News
Jeb Bush invokes MLK as he unveils education plan
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush offered a sweeping school choice-centric education plan Monday with proposals that would allow parents to spend government dollars on the pre-K program of their choice and give college students a $50,000 line of credit to pay tuition. Bush unveiled his plan on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as he fights to stay relevant in a GOP race dominated by Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
Politico
Aug 02 2018
Perspectives Blog
Plastic Straw Bans: Government Overreach or Necessary Regulation?
Seattle and San Francisco recently voted to ban plastic straws, citing the effects on marine life. Some argue that the move is an example of government overreach and will have a negligible impact on the environment, while others say it is a crucial first step to help protect oceans. Snippets from the Right San Francisco Bans Straws, Cocktail Swords Reason "Like all good straw bans, the text John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
May 30 2019
News
The most diverse field of Democratic presidential candidates ever is hiring diverse staff, too
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, the majority of senior staffers for top candidates are women.
The field of Democratic presidential hopefuls is the most diverse ever — it features a record number of women and several people of color — and it turns out candidates are hiring a diverse slate of campaign staff as well.
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, the
Vox
Jan 10 2016
News
Ted Cruz Says He Won't Use Special Force To Deport Undocumented Immigrants
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday he would not use a special force to deport the estimated 11.3 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. were he elected president. Drawing a contrast with Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Cruz said on CNN's "State of the Union" that he would not have enforcement going door to door to round up undocumented immigrants. "I don’t intend to send
HuffPost
Oct 25 2012
News
5 things we learned from watching Obama on Leno
President Obama appeared on NBCs “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday, where he weighed in on a range of issues both serious and light, from Afghanistan and the economy, to Donald Trump and exercising. Here are five things we observed when watching the interview.
Washington Post
Jul 11 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Desire for Fake News Lives in All of Us
President Donald Trump will occasionally, at rallies or press conferences, just point to a reporter or a group of reporters and say, “You are fake news.” It’s a crowd pleaser at the rallies. But in a way, by pointing a finger directly into the camera bays, he is pointing at all of us. And I feel accused.
More on that in a minute. Over at Yahoo News, Michael Isikoff reports that a
Michael Brendan Dougherty
May 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Texas Is About to Expand Its Program for Teachers Carrying Guns
Twenty years after Columbine, the United States is still looking for how to stop mass public shootings. The rest of the world, where mass public shootings are actually much more common, is also looking for solutions. Russia, France, Finland, and Norway are among the European countries that have experienced far more deaths per capita from these attacks.
Change is coming, if slowly, in
Guest Writer - Right
Apr 09 2019
News
Attorney General Barr Says He Can Release Mueller Report Within a Week
Barr vows transparency in reasons for blacking out parts of roughly 400-page document
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday he will be able to release the special counsel’s still-secret report within a week, and vowed to be transparent about his reasons for blacking out parts of the roughly 400-page document.
“I am relying on my own discretion to make as much of it public as
Wall Street Journal (News)