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Oct 12 2023
Headline Roundup
Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race After Failing to Persuade GOP Holdouts
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew his name from consideration for House speaker after a group of GOP holdouts refused to vote for him.
The Numbers: With Democrats united in backing Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for speaker, Scalise could only afford to lose four Republican votes. However, well more than four Republicans either refused to vote for Scalise or
CNN (Online News) The Hill Washington ExaminerNov 10 2016
Perspectives Blog
President-Elect Trump
The election ended this week when Donald Trump was elected to the highest office in the land. Hillary Clinton received slightly more of the national vote, but Trump won outright in Electoral votes. There have been radically different reactions from the public from nationwide protests of "not my president" to widespread joy. The Republicans also maintained control of both the House and Senate,
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 22 2023
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Switches Party Affiliation to Republican
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday he is switching his party affiliation to Republican, arguing, “American cities need Republicans—and Republicans need American cities.”
Key Quotes: In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal Opinion (Lean Right bias), Johnson stated, “I have no intention of changing my approach to my job. But today I am changing my party affiliation. Next
Newsweek Washington Post Fox News (Online News)Sep 22 2023
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Is the Rise in Book Bans Justified?
Attempts to ban certain books from U.S. classrooms and libraries are on the rise. Is it an attack on free speech or a move to protect kids?
The Details: PEN America, a literary nonprofit, "recorded 3,362 instances of books banned" in 2023, "an increase of 33 percent from the 2021–22 school year," according to its latest report. The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for
Axios The Hill Washington ExaminerApr 10 2023
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Contradictory Injunctions Suspend, Preserve Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
On Friday, a judge in Texas moved to temporarily stay the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a key abortion drug. Less than an hour later, a judge in Washington state ordered the agency to preserve access to the drug in 17 states and Washington, D.C.
Two Rulings: In the Texas ruling, Trump-appointed Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk largely sided with abortion opponents, who said the FDA
PBS NewsHour Newsweek New York Post (News)Mar 10 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: 4 Views of the Democratic Race
This was an eventful week in the Democratic race for the 2016 presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had a Fox News town hall, a primary with some surprising results, and a televised debate. Let’s have a look at what’s happening with Bernie vs. Hillary from the perspective of four different viewpoints. See other news featured by AllSides such as Super Tuesday 2 Results, John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJan 27 2022
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Who Will Replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer?
With longtime Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reportedly set to retire this year, who will President Joe Biden choose to replace him — and how?
Reports across the spectrum have highlighted two names: federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. Jackson, 51, was recently confirmed to D.C.'s federal
SCOTUSblog Vox Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Aug 06 2022
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China Terminates Cooperation with US After Pelosi's Taiwan Visit
China has terminated key communication channels with the U.S. after warning that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip would be met with "strong countermeasures."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Friday confirmed that China will cut diplomatic ties with the White House on several key fronts, including all future phone calls with U.S. defense leaders as well as
Associated Press Fact Check Washington Times ReutersJun 26 2023
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DeSantis Details Strategy to Address Border Crisis: 'No Excuses'
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, widely viewed as Donald Trump’s strongest rival in the Republican primary race, laid out his plan to address the crisis at the southern border.
Key Quote: “On Jan. 20, 2025, we will be on a mission to stop the invasion at our southern border to fight the drug cartels that are poisoning our citizenry, to build the border wall, and to reestablish the
Reuters Washington Examiner Associated PressSep 18 2023
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Hunter Biden Sues IRS Over Tax Return Disclosures
Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit against the IRS on Monday, alleging two IRS agents “repeatedly and intentionally” disclosed his “protected tax return information.”
Details: The IRS has been investigating the president’s son for alleged tax crimes that Biden briefly planned to plead guilty to before a plea deal with the Department of Justice fell apart in July. Earlier this year, two agents
Washington Examiner New York Times (News) The Hill