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Apr 04 2021
News
America's 2nd COVID-19 Easter marked by low church attendance
A new Pew Research survey found that only 27% of adults in the U.S. planned on attending an in-person Easter service this year, a 17 point drop from a group that otherwise would have reported 44% church attendance, NBC News reports.
Why it matters: Although the U.S. has ramped up its vaccination rates and many states are preparing for reopening, rituals of normal life—including
Axios
Jun 27 2017
News
The Trump-McConnell bond is being tested. So is the GOP agenda.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has occasionally remarked on his unusual relationship with President Trump: Unlike most congressional leaders, he has managed to escape Trump’s wrath.
Washington Post
Feb 01 2021
News
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Arguments on Border Wall, Asylum Policy
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to cancel coming oral arguments on two pillars of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, construction of a wall along the southern U.S. border and the “Remain in Mexico” program that barred U.S. entry to many asylum applicants while their cases were considered.
The filings are among the first of many the Justice
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 22 2022
News
P.G. Sittenfeld Trial: What to expect
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld’s trial begins this week, 19 months after he was arrested on multiple corruption charges.
Sittenfeld, 37, a Democrat who served on council for a decade, was indicted on two counts each of honest services wire fraud, bribery, and attempted extortion by a government official in Nov. 2020.
He was one of three
Fox News Digital
Mar 11 2020
News
Joe Biden calls for unity after big wins in Michigan, three other states
Joe Biden scored decisive primary victories in Michigan and three other U.S. states on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination and casting doubt on the future of rival Bernie Sanders’ fading White House bid.
The sweeping wins put Biden, 77, on a path to face Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election, and the former vice president quickly
Reuters
May 14 2017
News
Unity Was Emerging on Sentencing. Then Came Jeff Sessions.
As a senator, Jeff Sessions was such a conservative outlier on criminal justice issues that he pushed other Republicans to the forefront of his campaign to block a sentencing overhaul, figuring they would be taken more seriously.
New York Times (News)
May 15 2021
News
Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, destroys AP office
Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp — most of them children — and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media.
The Hamas militant group continued a stream of rocket volleys into Israel, including a late-night
Associated Press
Feb 28 2022
Opinion
If they spied on Trump, they will spy on you
If the revelation earlier this month that Big Tech executives continued to spy on Donald Trump after the 2016 election and into his presidency was an isolated incident, it would not be a grave concern. But once you step back and see the pattern of behavior by those in power to spy on and systematically undermine a democratically elected president, every citizen should be concerned.
When
Washington Examiner
Jan 05 2022
News
Manhattan DA gives many misdemeanors a pass even as new mayor vows to combat growing crime
Manhattan’s newly sworn-in district attorney reportedly told his staff he does not intend to prosecute several crimes, including resisting arrest. At the same time New York City’s newly sworn-in mayor is pledging to crack down on surging crime.
Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor sworn in as Manhattan District Attorney on Jan. 1, sent guidance to his office calling for the "
Fox News Digital
Aug 19 2020
News
The depressing new data on foreign populations in countries around the world
One in 10 people living in OECD countries were foreign nationals in 2018. Many are no longer there. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a magnetic force that is pushing immigrant workers out of their adopted homes and pulling them back to their homelands.
The US’s non-citizen population declined from March to July, dipping to the lowest level of the past two decades in June before rising in
Quartz