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Nov 06 2019
Opinion
A Big Night for Democrats
There’s a theme here.
“He’s tried to rip health care away from our families, and he’s cutting public education,” Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic candidate for governor, said about his Republican opponent Gov. Matt Bevin in a TV ad.
It’s a strategy we’ve seen before from Democrats — namely, in the 2018 midterms: Portray Republican incumbents as extremists who are hurting
David Leonhardt
May 31 2020
News
Retailers and Restaurants Hit in Protests, Adding to Coronavirus Damage
Many retailers and restaurants, already crippled by the coronavirus pandemic, are grappling with damage to their properties and new closures following protests sparked by the death of George Floyd that have sometimes turned violent.
From Minneapolis, where Mr. Floyd died while handcuffed and in police custody, to California and Georgia, big and small retailers and restaurants have shut
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 19 2019
News
California Vehicle Emissions Waiver
The left opposes revoking the waiver, arguing that the move will harm the environment and is unlikely to hold up in court.
“In announcing on Wednesday his determination to revoke California’s longstanding authority to set its own air pollution standards, President Trump finds himself arrayed against the plain language of the Clean Air Act, California’s historical role as a laboratory
The Flip Side
Oct 16 2017
News
Hustler's Larry Flynt Offers $10M Reward For Info That Impeaches Trump
One of porn's most prominent figures has offered up big money for a 'smoking gun' that can successfully depose the U.S. president, according to media reports and some pricey advertising real estate.
Forbes
Oct 09 2020
News
Clear for Liftoff? The case for and against airline bailouts
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
In March 2020, airlines received $25 billion in relief funding that was intended to buoy the industry through the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions attached with the funding prohibited airline companies from Abridge News
Sep 19 2019
News
Iran's Zarif Threatens 'All Out War' If Military Strike on Iran
Iran warned President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged into all-out war in the Middle East following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has described the weekend strike that initially halved Saudi oil output as an act of war and has been discussing possible retaliation with Saudi Arabia and
Newsmax (News)
Aug 12 2018
Opinion
Mitt Romney’s statement on the Charlottesville anniversary strikes a chord Trump cannot
Mitt Romney is calling on Americans to “categorically and consistently reject racism and discrimination” on the anniversary of racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 and on the eve of a repeat of the Unite the Right rally this year in Washington, DC. The former Massachusetts governor and current US Senate candidate in Utah issued a lengthy statement on Friday defending equality,
Vox
Jan 23 2020
Analysis
The Supreme Court Could Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Religious Schools
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case that poses a bizarre question: Once states provide public funds to private schools, are they obligated to fund parochial schools, too? The answer should be obvious: Of course the Constitution does not require states to subsidize religious education—to the contrary, it limits the government’s ability to finance religion. Yet the court’s
Slate
Mar 02 2018
News
Democrat Schumer to Trump on guns: Follow your instincts
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump on Friday to follow his gut on gun restrictions he has recently backed, after the powerful U.S. gun lobby said the Republican president and vice president do not want gun control.
Reuters
Dec 01 2014
News
John Boehner gears up to shut GOP immigration dissenters down
House Speaker John Boehner has joined forces with key Republican leaders to shut down any GOP members who might want to strong-arm President Obama over immigration.
Some in Congress on the Republican side would rather see a government shutdown than a White House with carte blanche to enact significant amnesty provisions via executive order, the New York Times reported.
But Mr.
Washington Times