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Mar 15 2019
News
It is wildly unclear whether Beto O’Rourke supports Medicare-for-all
What does the presidential candidate think about single-payer? An investigation.
It’s easy to find clips of presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke talking about health care. He posts about it on Facebook. It comes up at multiple town halls that he held during his 2018 Senate campaign.
What’s a lot harder is figuring out exactly what type of health care system the former Texas
VoxJul 05 2019
News
Trump’s Fourth of July celebration thrills supporters, angers opponents
Americans gathered in Washington on Thursday as one nation, feeling a little divisible, struggling to maintain unity on the Fourth of July, a summer ritual that normally brings a day-long pause to partisan hostilities. But that was before President Trump updated the day with his unique stamp — speaking of “one people chasing one dream and one magnificent destiny” from a Lincoln Memorial
Washington PostMar 17 2015
News
Secret Service Director: Working to Fix Agency’s Problems
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy acknowledged deep problems in the agency’s culture on Tuesday, saying some personnel too often turn to alcohol to cope with the stresses of the job.
In testimony before a congressional panel, Mr. Clancy said he was dismayed it took five days for him to learn about an incident earlier this month involving two senior agents who drove through the scene
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 30 2012
News
The Coming Doctor "Cliff"
As Congress continues to try and work out a deal with an unreasonable White House to prevent going over the fiscal cliff, doctors are facing even bigger problems. New ObamaCare taxes kick in on January 1 no matter what happens with the fiscal cliff or the debt ceiling and $500 billion has already been cut from Medicare to pay for the legislation.
TownhallJun 12 2012
News
Eric Holder warns of ‘constitutional crisis’
Under threat of a House contempt citation over the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke in a conciliatory tone Tuesday about his willingness for “compromises to avoid what he called “an impending constitutional crisis over the withholding of documents in response to a congressional subpoena.
PoliticoMay 28 2019
News
Supreme Court leaves intact block on Indiana abortion restriction, but allows fetal burial to go into effect
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a provision of an Indiana law which said the state may prohibit abortions motivated solely by race, sex or disability should remain blocked.
The court, however, did say it would allow part of the law that requires clinics to bury or cremate fetal remains to take effect.
The fact that the court decided not to take up the more controversial
CNN DigitalMay 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Texas Is About to Expand Its Program for Teachers Carrying Guns
Twenty years after Columbine, the United States is still looking for how to stop mass public shootings. The rest of the world, where mass public shootings are actually much more common, is also looking for solutions. Russia, France, Finland, and Norway are among the European countries that have experienced far more deaths per capita from these attacks.
Change is coming, if slowly, in
Guest Writer - RightOct 16 2013
News
Senate leaders adding final touches to budget deal
Senate leaders in both parties were putting the finishing touches on an agreement to temporarily raise the U.S. debt ceiling and fully reopen the government as lawmakers raced to resolve their budget stalemate and calm anxious financial markets.
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 08 2014
News
Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq, says 'America is coming to help'
President Obama announced Thursday night in a televised address that he has authorized the U.S. military to conduct airstrikes "if necessary" against Islamist militants in Iraq, and the military has conducted a mission to drop humanitarian aid there to help religious minorities stranded amid the violence.
Fox News DigitalSep 04 2019
News
Here’s where every 2020 candidate stands on guns
The candidates agree on universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. There’s less agreement on other proposals.
In response to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and now Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, supporters of stricter gun laws have voiced a simple mantra: “Do something!”
So, after little federal action on guns for more than
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