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Jul 08 2020
News
Biden-Sanders task forces unveil joint goals for party unity
Political task forces Joe Biden formed with onetime rival Bernie Sanders to solidify support among the Democratic Party’s progressive wing recommended Wednesday that the former vice president embrace major proposals to combat climate change and institutional racism while expanding health care coverage and rebuilding a coronavirus-ravaged economy.
But they stopped short of urging Biden’s
Associated PressJul 08 2020
Opinion
Amid racial injustice and COVID-19, there's still hope America will become a better place
If we can acknowledge that we are all vulnerable now, we have a nearly unprecedented opportunity to weave community in ways that leave us stronger.
A few months ago, before the whole world changed, I moved from Cincinnati to accept a new position with the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. I was excited about my new role with Weave: The Social Fabric Project.
A few weeks into
USA TODAYApr 25 2019
News
Trump denies telling White House counsel to fire Mueller from Russia probe
President Donald Trump denied on Thursday that he had ordered then-White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller from the Russia investigation, moving to undermine McGahn’s credibility ahead of a possible congressional testimony.
Trump’s move appears to be part of an effort by the White House to push back on attempts by congressional Democrats to pursue
ReutersMay 31 2019
News
Mexico Hits Trump Tariff Threat: Can't Solve Social Issues 'With Coercive Measures'
In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump says he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
Trump said the percentage will gradually increase — up to 25% — "until the Illegal Immigration problem
Newsmax (News)May 31 2019
News
Mexico president tells Donald Trump: 'America First is a fallacy' in response to tariff threat
The president of Mexico says he wants to avoid a confrontation with the United States, but had harsh words about President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexican goods to pressure the nation to stem the flow of Central American migrants.
"America First is a fallacy,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, often referred to as AMLO, said in a public letter released late
USA TODAYDec 19 2016
Opinion
OPINION: I'm appalled by Trump and I approve of what the Electoral College did
Today we should all celebrate American democracy, even if some of us are unhappy with the Electoral College result.
CNN (Online News)Nov 15 2017
News
Senate Finance chairman revises tax plan to end Obamacare mandate
The head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee proposed major changes to a Republican tax reform plan, adding a repeal of Obamacare’s health insurance mandate and making corporate tax cuts permanent while ending individual cuts in 2025.
ReutersAug 12 2017
News
In phone call, Trump and Xi discuss a nuke-less Korean Peninsula
A Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a goal both Washington and Beijing are interested in pursuing, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during a phone conversation Friday.
Fox News (Online News)Jul 23 2019
News
Iran Seizes British Tanker
“Britain called on Monday for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, days after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in what London described as an act of ‘state piracy’ in the strategic waterway… In a separate development that could generate more tensions, Iran said it had arrested 17 spies working for the CIA and sentenced some of them to death, an
The Flip SideDec 20 2019
Analysis
New Jersey just became the 15th state to pass a bill letting unauthorized immigrants obtain driver’s licenses
New Jersey has joined 14 other states in passing a law allowing unauthorized immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses — meaning that nearly half of the estimated 10.6 million unauthorized immigrants currently in the US now live in states with such laws.
Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is expected to sign the bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature on Monday night. The legislation would
Vox