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Dec 30 2021
News
Surge in House Democratic 2022 retirement announcements as 2021 comes to a close
With the end-of-the-year holiday break fast approaching, the announcements came quickly.
A trio of Democrats in the House of Representatives – Reps. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, Lucille Roybal-Allard of California, and Albio Sires of New Jersey – last week said that they’ll retire at the end of next year rather than run in the 2022 midterm elections for another term in Congress.
Fox News Digital
Jul 18 2022
Analysis
The Wheels Come Off the Presidency
On the menu today: Even with low expectations ahead of time, President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia resulted in a humiliating defeat, leading the president to crankily snap that the news media covering him should “talk about something that matters.” Meanwhile, Jill Biden contends that her husband has been beset by challenges no one saw coming, such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade, mass
National Review (News)
Jul 22 2022
News
What Is Hunter Biden Being Investigated For? Details of Federal Probe
Federal investigators looking into Hunter Biden's business activities are reportedly weighing possible charges, as the probe reaches a "critical stage."
Unnamed sources mentioned by CNN told the news channel that prosecutors are considering charges in relation to alleged tax violations and a possibly false statement made during the purchase of a firearm.
Prosecutors also have to
Newsweek
Sep 12 2022
News
Border sheriffs slam DC mayor, officials for declaring emergency over migrant buses: 'They have seen nothing'
Sheriffs dealing with the crisis at the southern border are taking aim at Washington, D.C., for declaring a public emergency over the migrants that have been bused into the sanctuary city by Texas and Arizona -- and bristling at claims that the buses have turned D.C. into a "border town."
"They have seen nothing. They are not a border town. They don't know what a border town is," Goliad
Fox News Digital
Mar 14 2022
Analysis
Why Americans May — Or May Not — Blame Biden For Higher Gas Prices
When President Biden announced last week that he was banning Russian oil imports to the United States to retaliate against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he conceded that Americans would pay more for gas as a result. “Defending freedom is going to cost,” Biden said. “It’s going to cost us as well.”
But higher prices at the pump and elsewhere aren’t new. For nearly a year now, Americans
538 (ABC News)
Jul 13 2020
News
Roger Stone
“President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone… The move came just days before Stone was to begin serving a 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing the House investigation into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.” (AP News)
The right is divided over the commutation.
The
The Flip Side
Apr 30 2021
News
Mark Kelly: I didn't hear plan for border in Biden speech
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) criticized President Biden for not laying out a comprehensive plan to address the recent surge of migrants at the southern border during his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
“While I share President Biden’s urgency in fixing our broken immigration system, what I didn’t hear tonight was a plan to address the immediate crisis
The Hill
Sep 12 2022
News
Yellen says inflation and higher gas prices remain a 'risk'
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there is a "risk" that US gas prices could rise again later this year, as fears grow over the possibility that Americans' wallets could be strained by a spike in prices similar to the one seen this summer.
"Well, it's a risk. And it's a risk that we're working on the price cap to try to address," Yellen told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of
CNN Digital
Dec 28 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's How AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ Have Changed Over Time
AllSides has been evaluating the political biases of media outlets for a decade. Since 2012, we have rated the media bias of over 1,400 sources.
Our ratings are not set in stone and are subject to change. We continually review the bias of outlets to best reflect the current state of their political leanings. Over the years, some of our ratings have changed – and sometimes by a lot.
AllSides Staff
Dec 22 2020
News
House, Senate pass COVID-19 relief bill, which now heads to Trump's desk
Democrats and Republicans linked arms Monday and rushed to pass a new round of coronavirus relief, saying they were delivering a measure of hope to families grimly confronting the holidays and new year amid a new round of shutdowns.
The bill, which also included full funding for all other government operations in 2021, cleared both chambers with strong bipartisan support late Monday
Washington Times