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Aug 18 2013
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Justice Department Wants Ruling Ordering Bernanke to Testify Tossed
The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal appeals court to throw out a ruling directing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to testify under oath about the government's 2008 decision to bail out American International Group Inc. AIG +0.13%
The government asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn a July decision by U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 20 2019
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Missouri governor expected to sign eight-week abortion ban into law
Missouri’s Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy, part of a wave of restrictions aimed at driving a challenge of abortion to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republican Governor Mike Parson told reporters on Friday he planned to sign the bill, which was approved by the Republican-controlled
Reuters
Dec 04 2013
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Obama: Growing income inequality ‘defining challenge’ of this generation
Calling it “the defining challenge of our time,” President Obama on Wednesday again tackled income inequality in the U.S. — an issue he’s spoken about many times in the past but one that has only gotten worse during his time in office.
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Washington Times
Apr 12 2013
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Senate overcomes filibuster, clearing the way for debate on gun bill
A compromise on expanded background checks for gun buyers sets up a key vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
CNN Digital
Jan 15 2020
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War Powers Resolution Vote
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representations voted to pass a Democratic-led War Powers Resolution to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to act unilaterally toward Iran without prior congressional Abridge News
Feb 24 2020
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2020 Russian Election Interference
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Last week, in a closed-door briefing, intelligence officials warned lawmakers about Russian efforts to aid President Trump's re-election in 2020.According to the Washington Post, Sen. Bernie Sanders was also Abridge News
Apr 11 2013
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Senate overcomes filibuster, clearing the way for debate on gun bill
A compromise on expanded background checks for gun buyers sets up a key vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
CNN Digital
Jan 15 2020
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Democratic Debate
Tuesday was the final Democratic primary debate before the Iowa caucuses. Read the full transcript here. (Des Moines Register)
The left doesn’t believe the debate will have a large impact on the polls and focuses on foreign policy.
“In 2008, Barack Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination arguably based on a single policy position that distinguished him from his chief
The Flip Side
Jun 10 2013
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Called a defector, NSA leaker defends his decision
The man behind of the NSA surveillance leak is dangerous and a defector U.S. Rep. Peter King said Monday.
CNN Digital
Apr 24 2015
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See Congress polarize over the past 60 years, in one beautiful chart
The growth of partisan polarization has transformed US politics in recent decades, and the effects are especially visible in Congress. Now a new paper in PLOS One (and flagged by Wonkblog's Chris Ingraham) demonstrates this transformation in a particularly cool way.
Vox