AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Mar 16 2023
News
UK bans TikTok on government devices following U.S. move
The United Kingdom on Thursday announced plans to ban the use of Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices.
Britain’s move follows similar rules in the U.S. and European Union. In late February, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to make sure TikTok was not installed on federal devices. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, also banned employees from
CNBC
Mar 13 2023
News
Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development
US President Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists.
The company behind the Willow project, ConocoPhillips, says it will create local investment and thousands of jobs.
But the $8bn (£6.6bn) proposal faced a torrent of online activism in recent weeks, particularly among youth activists on
BBC News
Jan 04 2023
Opinion
The U.S. Government’s Woke Training
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a gender gingerbread person. NASA says beware of micro-inequities. And if U.S. Army servicewomen express “discomfort showering with a female who has male genitalia,” what’s the brass’s reply? Talk to your commanding officer, but toughen up.
These are details from hundreds of pages of diversity and inclusion training materials used by the federal
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Mar 17 2023
News
Federal government ships 3 mega generators to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s governor announced Friday that the U.S. government has shipped three mega generators to the island to help stabilize the U.S. territory’s rickety electric grid and minimize continuing outages. The generators will add 150 megawatts of power, and additional generators that the U.S. is expected to ship soon will supply another 250 megawatts, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said. Officials said
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 10 2023
News
To tap U.S. government billions, Tesla must unlock EV chargers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often talked about opening his Supercharging network to competitors, but has never actually done so in the United States, where the company dominates the electric vehicle market.
Now, the brash CEO may have 7.5 billion reasons to accelerate those plans.
The Department of Transportation next week is expected to finalize a requirement that will pressure
Reuters
Jan 19 2023
News
U.S. government cracks down on scammy organic labels
The government has new rules to determine what's really organic and what's a sham.
Why it matters: The term "organic" has been stretched over the years as these foods become increasingly popular — and pricey. Products labeled organic that don't meet government standards are hitting store shelves.
Case in point: The Justice Department recently charged several individuals in a
Axios
Mar 14 2023
News
Xi Jinping: China Will Be ‘Active’ in Reforming ‘Global Governance’
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping vowed in a speech at the conclusion of China’s annual legislative sessions on Monday that the Communist Party would seek a more prominent role on the world stage pursuing the “reform and construction of the global governance system.”
China under his third tenure as president – to which he was unanimously “elected” by the National People’s Congress (
Breitbart News
Mar 13 2023
News
Government knew for years failed California levee was in bad shape: report
Government officials knew for decades that a California levee that failed last weekend was due to burst, yet did nothing about it, according to a report published Sunday. The town of Pajaro, a primarily Spanish-speaking migrant community south of the Bay Area on the banks of the Pajaro River, was simply too poor for the government to care, the Los Angeles Times reported. “It’s a low-income
New York Daily News
Mar 08 2023
News
Iowa Senate passes government reorganization bill
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Senate passed SF 514, the almost 1600-page government reorganization bill filed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, by a 34 to 15 vote. The vote was primarily along partisan lines, with State Senator Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, being the lone Democrat to vote with the 33 Senate Republicans present for the vote. The bill consolidates 37 cabinet-level directors and agencies into
The Iowa Torch
Mar 17 2023
News
John Falcicchio, longtime political adviser to Bowser, departs D.C. government
John Falcicchio, a longtime political adviser for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) who held key roles in her administration focused on economic strategy and development projects, is departing from city government, Bowser announced Friday. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Falcicchio’s departure was mentioned at the
Washington Post