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May 03 2013
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Ayotte Becoming Gun Control Lightning Rod
Of the senators who have become lightning rods for voting against expanded criminal background checks for gun buyers, New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte is drawing the most bolts.
NPR (Online News)Jan 13 2021
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COVID Vaccines
On Tuesday, “Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced a series of major changes to increase supply of vaccines, extend eligibility to more seniors and provide more locations for people to get shots… Azar also said the government will stop holding back the required second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines… “The move to increase the supply of vaccines better aligns
The Flip SideJul 08 2019
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Citizenship Back in the Census?
“The Justice Department said Friday it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, hours after President Donald Trump said he is ‘very seriously’ considering an executive order to get the question on the form.” (AP News)
The left opposes adding a citizenship question due to the risk that minorities will be undercounted,
The Flip SideOct 01 2013
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House GOP's new strategy: Reopen popular parts of government
House Republicans emerged with a new strategy to reopen the most popular parts of government that have been shut down by the standoff in Congress, starting with votes Tuesday to fund veterans services and possibly the national parks.
Los Angeles TimesFeb 03 2020
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Iowa caucuses: Race to decide election candidates begins
The first event that will help decide the candidates for US president is to take place with Monday's Iowa caucuses.
Democratic and Republican voters will choose their preferred nominees for the White House race.
While victory in Iowa doesn't guarantee anyone the nomination, it can help give them crucial momentum.
The path appears clear for Donald Trump to be the Republican
BBC NewsJun 10 2020
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Philonise Floyd asks Congress to deliver justice for his brother
Philonise Floyd said Wednesday that he's seeking only one thing from Congress in the wake of his brother's killing two weeks ago: "Justice for George."
Floyd spoke the words Wednesday morning in the Capitol as he headed into a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee to examine police brutality and Congress's role in preventing it.
Once the hearing began, he offered an emotional
The HillFeb 03 2020
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Should Politicians be Exempt from Fact-Checks on Facebook?
WHY THIS QUESTION MATTERS: After the 2016 Presidential election, Facebook was widely criticized for the spike of misinformation and disinformation that spread on its platform. The most popular fake news stories on Facebook were shared more widely than the most popular mainstream news stories. While Facebook has since taken steps to update its fact checking and speech policies, they recently
The ThreadMar 24 2016
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American politics has reached peak polarization
For a long time in American politics, we've been trapped in a cycle of ever-escalating political polarization. As measured by voting patterns in the US Congress, the two parties have pulled apart to distances we've never seen before. As measured by consistent partisan positioning among voters, the split in the electorate has reached a historic level of divisiveness.
VoxFeb 07 2024
Headline Roundup
Will the Supreme Court Allow Colorado to Remove Trump From the Ballot?
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Colorado’s ruling that 2024 GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for public office.
For Context: In December, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which disqualifies candidates who have “engaged in insurrection or
Los Angeles Times Roll Call The FederalistMar 11 2017
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What’s next for the prison at Guantánamo?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions endorsed bringing in new detainees at the Guantánamo Bay facility in a radio interview on Thursday, saying he saw it as a “very fine place” to hold newly captured enemy combatants.
The remarks turn attention onto how the Trump administration could seek to reestablish what former President Barack Obama saw as a symbol of “an America that flouts the rule of
Christian Science Monitor