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Jun 03 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Responding to Civil Unrest with Military Mobilization
President Donald Trump is mulling over whether or not to send in federal troops in response to widespread unrest and public outrage following George Floyd's death in police custody last week. A report published Friday morning indicated the president may be backing away from his initial plan to invoke the military.
Many left-rated voices argued that the president desires armed conflict,
National Review (News)
MarketWatch 
Washington Post 
Feb 19 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Open to Improving Gun Background Checks
The White House announced that President Trump is supportive of improving background checks for gun sales after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. He reportedly spoke with Republican Senator John Cornyn about a bipartisan bill that would strengthen federal compliance with checks that are processed on individuals seeking to purchase a gun.
BBC News
New York Post (News)
New York Daily News 
Jun 25 2012
News
Supreme Court Allows Immigration Checks
The Supreme Court struck down much of Arizona's effort to crack down on illegal immigrants but left one key part intact in a ruling that gave both sides of the debate something to cheer.
In a 5-3 ruling, the court said Arizona in effect had tried to set up a parallel enforcement system that punished illegal immigrants more harshly and interfered with congressional authority over the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Appeals Court Blocks Texas Immigration Law After Supreme Court Allowed Enforcement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily allowed the enforcement of a controversial Texas law that allows law enforcement to arrest people suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, but an appeals court blocked it hours later.
The Details: The law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in December, was previously blocked by a federal judge. An appeals court then reversed this decision,
New York Times (News)
Reuters
Fox News (Online News) 
Jan 08 2013
News
Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second anniversary of a deadly shooting rampage that left her with severe injuries. Tucson residents rang bells at 10:11 a.m.  the moment a mentally ill gunman opened fire on Giffords as she met with constituents in
Washington Times
Oct 03 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Draws Backlash for Mocking Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford
President Trump drew backlash from senators and pundits across the aisle for mocking the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. “Upstairs? Downstairs? Where was it? I don’t know. But I had one beer. That’s the only thing I remember,” said Trump.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Washington Examiner
Washington Post
Mar 07 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Elizabeth Warren's Withdrawal
Massachusetts Senator and Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the 2020 presidential race this week, leaving contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders-- two septuagenarian white men--to vie for the for the final nomination alone. The progressive's withdrawal has sparked questions about age and gender in politics over the ensuing days, with voices on both the left and right
Fox News (Opinion)
Vox
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Jan 03 2013
News
Obama signs defense measure he once vowed to veto
Backing down on a threatened veto, President Obama has signed into law a $633.3 billion defense bill with an attached a statement in which he serves notice to Congress that hell interpret the law as he sees fit on issues ranging from the transfer of terrorism detainees to objections of military chaplains against the new policy on gay service members. Mr. Obama said in a “signing statement
Washington Times
Jun 11 2012
News
Darrell Issa schedules contempt vote on Eric Holder
A House committee will vote next week on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a rare act that steps up a months-long confrontation between Republicans and the Obama administrations top law enforcement official. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by California Republican Darrell Issa, is seeking a trove of documents detailing the Fast and
Politico
Jun 11 2012
News
GOP lawmakers turn up heat on leaks, claim news reports show high-level involvement
Republican lawmakers are increasingly casting doubt on the Obama administration's claim that recent security leaks were not green-lighted by the upper echelons of the president's staff -- pointing to the news stories themselves to argue top advisers were involved in "trying to give the president glory." Since Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that he's assigned two U.S. attorneys
Fox News (Online News)