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Aug 16 2019
News
Congresswoman Rejects Israeli Visit as Effort to ‘Silence’ Her
Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic U.S. House member barred by Israel because of her support of a boycott, said she is rejecting the country’s new offer to let her visit her grandmother in the West Bank saying the terms are too restrictive.
“Silencing me & treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me. It would kill a piece of me. I have decided that visiting my grandmother
Bloomberg
Dec 09 2020
News
Trump says he will intervene in Texas election lawsuit
President Trump on Wednesday suggested he will intervene in a case brought by the state of Texas against other states alleging election fraud in yet another last-gasp effort to subvert the outcome of the presidential election.
"We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!" Trump tweeted.
It was not
The Hill
Oct 08 2018
Perspectives Blog
Updated Media Bias Ratings: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vox, and more
AllSides Media Bias Ratings are fluid and subject to change as media outlets evolve over time or we acquire new information. This is why the AllSides team recently decided to review a number of media outlets in our quest to provide unbiased news. We determined the following media bias ratings had shifted from their previous positions: New York Times Editorial Board, Vox, Wall Street Journal
Julie Mastrine
Nov 01 2021
News
Supreme Court Will Consider First Of Two Abortion Laws Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in two cases challenging the Texas abortion law that bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy.
The court will hear arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas, both of which challenge the Texas abortion law.
On Monday, the court will deliberate on concerns around the structure of the Texas
The Daily Wire
May 25 2020
News
Three Republican groups sue California governor over mail-in-vote order
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and two other Republican groups on Sunday filed a lawsuit against California Governor Gavin Newsom over his executive orders to use mail-in ballots for the November election.
California was the first state in the country to commit to sending mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the November election, a move responding to the coronavirus
Reuters
May 04 2021
News
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple".
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the pair tweeted.
They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill's Microsoft firm.
The billionaire couple
BBC News
Jun 29 2018
Perspectives Blog
INFOGRAPHIC: How Political Bias Fools Us
Republicans are wrong about Democrats. Democrats are wrong about Republicans.
It turns out that Americans are not so good at determining how many people with certain characteristics belong to either of the major political parties.
A study by scholars Douglas Ahler and Gaurav Sood that was recently published in The Journal of Politics looked at bias in how Americans perceive the
Julie Mastrine
Jul 01 2017
News
House panel threatens White House with subpoena over Comey ‘tapes’
The congressmen overseeing the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in President Trump’s election threatened to subpoena the White House for information on any recordings between the president and ousted FBI Director James Comey on Thursday after the administration responded to the lawmakers’ previous request by referring to Mr. Trump’s personal Twitter
Washington Times
Sep 17 2021
News
Padilla, Paul introduce bipartisan bill to protect 200,000 "Documented Dreamers"
Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that seeks to provide a pathway to citizenship for the country's 200,000 "Documented Dreamers."
Why it matters: Documented Dreamers are children of long-term visa holders who often wait years for a green card and face deportation if they don't receive legal immigration status after turning 21, when they
Axios
Jun 03 2021
Opinion
More Content Moderation Is Not Always Better
CONTENT MODERATION IS eating the world. Platforms’ rule-sets are exploding, their services are peppered with labels, and tens of thousands of users are given the boot in regular fell swoops. No platform is immune from demands that it step in and impose guardrails on user-generated content. This trend is not new, but the unique circumstances of a global public health emergency and the pressure
Wired