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Jul 25 2014
News
Ted Cruz says the FAA's flight ban was Obama's secret anti-Israel plot
On Tuesday, after a Hamas rocket exploded about a mile from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, the US Federal Aviation Administration announced it was suspending all US flights to Israel for 24 hours. While perhaps understandably motivated by fears of a US plane meeting MH17's fate, the decision came in for some criticism, particularly after the FAA announced it would continue the
Vox
Jan 21 2020
News
Democrats blast McConnell's rules for Trump impeachment trial in Senate
Democrats on Tuesday blasted the top Senate Republican’s proposed rules for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, saying its failure to guarantee witnesses or that evidence gathered by investigators would be allowed into the record was tantamount to rigging the proceedings.
Trump’s trial on charges approved on Dec. 18 by the Democratic-led House of Representatives accusing
Reuters
Nov 05 2019
News
Is political compromise alive? Lessons from New Hampshire.
Politicians may often feel they have little choice but to appeal to the most liberal or conservative voters. Is there another way? A recent effort shows some promise, but also the challenges.
“We have a rule that’s kept us happily married,” says Chris Hagen, a Republican whose husband is a Democrat. “We live on a street corner, and we don’t allow any political signs on our lawn,” she
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 03 2019
News
Possible Tariffs on Mexican Goods
Last week, President Trump announced that “he will apply tariffs of 5% on all Mexican goods on June 10, and increase the rate in coming months to 25% if Mexico does not substantially halt illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexican border, which is at a decade high this year.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of the policy, arguing that tariffs can’t solve the immigration crisis, and that
The Flip Side
May 16 2019
News
After Alabama OKs strictest abortion law in nation, Missouri could be next. Where states stand on abortion bans
Alabama's passage of the nation's strictest abortion bill is touching off almost a contest among lawmakers in the South and Midwest to join the anti-abortion ranks, helping propel the highly emotional issue into the national debate and put it before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Missouri lawmakers now seek to wrest Alabama's anti-abortion torch and move to the front of the line.
“It’s
USA TODAY
Jun 17 2015
Opinion
OPINION: John Dean: Decades later, the importance of Watergate
John Dean writes Watergate has left a deeper scar on U.S. politics than any other scandal.
CNN Digital
Nov 06 2019
Perspectives Blog
Beyond Depolarization: What Our Movement is Becoming
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Better Angels.
Better Angels and other individuals and organizations have been working hard to depolarize American politics. But can the movement to depolarize America break into the mainstream? Or is it transforming into something that can?
John Wood, Jr. tracks the rise of this movement to heal our republic, taking us on the
John R. Wood Jr.
Jan 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Will Twitter’s New Restrictions Help or Hurt Civil Discourse?
Twitter will soon let you restrict who can reply to your tweets. The social media giant is experimenting with the following controls that it plans to roll out globally later this year:
Global - Anybody can reply to your tweet Group - People you follow and mention in the tweet can reply Panel - People you specifically mention in the tweet can reply Statement - No one can replyWill
Julie Mastrine
Sep 17 2019
News
Democrats hit the panic button after internal polling shows stunning public opinion on impeachment
More moderate Democrats are sounding the alarm after internal polling showed that a vast majority of voters saw the party as having misplaced priorities on impeachment.
Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi of New York took his concerns straight to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and explained his rationale to Politico.
"It's very frustrating for me — someone coming from a
The Blaze
Feb 20 2020
News
Secession fever spikes as conservatives seek to escape blue-state rule
You’ve got Oregonians seeking to cascade into Idaho, Virginians who identify as West Virginians, Illinoians fighting to escape Chicago, Californians dreaming of starting a 51st state, and New Yorkers who think three states are better than one.
Separation fever is sweeping the nation as quixotic but tenacious bands of frustrated rural dwellers, suburbanites and conservatives seek to
Washington Times