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May 12 2013
News
9/11 Hijackers and Student Visas
Lawmakers on both sides of the immigration debate have falsely claimed that “some or “all of the 9/11 hijackers were in the U.S. on student visas. Only one of the 19 hijackers came to the U.S. on a student visa. The rest arrived here on tourist or business visas. Independent ¦
FactCheck.org
Nov 18 2020
Opinion
The Conservative Antitrust Case Against Big Tech Is a Giant Self-Own
Few prominent political arguments have been so nakedly self-refuting as the conservative case for antitrust action against big tech.
The argument typically goes something like this: Big tech has too much power, and social media companies like Facebook use that power to shape and stifle political debates, censoring conservatives and conservative speech in ways that are both visible and
Reason
Apr 10 2020
Opinion
Buying time for the post-COVID reckoning
The U.S. stock market has had an extraordinary week, with the broad S&P 500 index rising nearly 12 percent since Monday. Investors seem to believe that the actions of the Federal Reserve in particular — which announced a new $2.3 trillion effort to support local governments and small- to mid-sized businesses — will substantially limit the economic damage caused by shelter-in-place orders
The Week - Opinion
Jan 26 2015
News
Here's How Obamacare Is Going To Affect Your Taxes
Taxes are a pain. Health insurance is a pain. This year, Americans will suffer both when they file their income taxes. Ouch.
The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, inserted health insurance into tax season in two ways, affecting nearly all of us. The first is the law's mandate that almost all U.S. residents get health coverage or pay a penalty. The second is the tax-credit subsidy
HuffPost
Sep 30 2015
News
Russia conducts airstrike in Syria, official says
Russia has conducted its first airstrike in Syria near the city of Homs, a senior U.S. official told CNN on Wednesday .
CNN Digital
Nov 04 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Taking a stand against Obamacare
President Obama wants us to believe that debate about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act is over. It's the law of the land, he has said.
Guest Writer - Right
Aug 25 2016
News
Trump suggests major shift on deportations
Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would allow exceptions to let some undocumented immigrants to stay in the US, vowing he wouldn't grant them citizenship but telling Fox News, "there's no amnesty, but we work with them."
CNN Digital
Apr 02 2019
News
Trump Retreats on Health Care, Saying Republican Plan Will Appear After the 2020 Election
President Trump announced that Republicans would not present a health care overhaul proposal until after the 2020 election, punting on coming up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, which the administration is currently fighting in court to invalidate. The issue now will dominate presidential campaigns in the months leading up to the 2020 election.
Mr. Trump announced his new
New York Times (News)
Mar 11 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Warning signs for Trump loom as he unveils budget
Early warning signs are flashing for President Donald Trump on some of his core arguments on immigration, the economy and North Korea that are central to his 2020 re-election message.
Complications on each of those policy areas threaten to undermine the narrative of unprecedented success that the President has weaved around his first two years in office and are driving political debate
Guest Writer - Left
May 21 2020
Analysis
Why Trump Will Likely Lose In November
Donald Trump captured the presidency in 2016 in part because he perceived, alone among presidential contenders that year, that a chasm had opened up between the country’s arrogant meritocratic elite and vast numbers of citizens who felt the elites had turned on them and were leading the country astray. But another factor was the perception of many voters that Barack Obama’s second term had
The American Conservative