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Aug 14 2019
Opinion
There's a new culture divide between Trump and corporate America
President Donald Trump is all about plastics, arguing his support for it sets him apart from Democrats, trolling them for their environmental concerns and pushing any blame for too much of the stuff onto China.
But Trump's plastics boosterism comes at a time when corporate America -- from Google to Coca-Cola and beyond -- is trying to appear more in line with environmentalists, at least
Guest Writer - LeftJan 29 2014
News
States Risk Losing Millions Of Federal Work-Share Dollars
State legislatures must act this year or possibly lose their share of $100 million from the federal government to create “work-sharing” programs, which allow employers to reduce workers’ hours rather than resort to layoffs.
Work-share programs have existed since the 1980s, but the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 marked the first time the federal government offered
HuffPostAug 13 2019
News
White House delays some new China tariffs until Dec. 15
The White House on Tuesday said it would delay imposing tariffs on Chinese imports of cellphones, laptop computers, video game consoles, and certain types of footwear and clothing until Dec. 15, significantly later than the Sept. 1 deadline President Trump had repeatedly threatened.
The announcement, which came from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, likely ensures that Apple
Washington PostMay 23 2019
News
House Democrats Take On Trump Through High-Stakes Litigation
Deadlock since midterms has led to more legal face-offs between executive and legislative branches
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is playing an unusually active role in federal courtrooms, where the fate of key Trump administration policies as well as the powers of Congress to investigate the president are at stake.
Douglas Letter, general counsel of the House
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 28 2012
Opinion
Medicare Needs the Ryan Plan's Cost Controls
Medicare in its current form is clearly unsustainable. This isn't rocket science — just arithmetic. A typical couple retiring last year will, on average, pay $150,000 in Medicare taxes over their lifetime, but receive more than $350,000 in benefits. As a result, the program ran a combined deficit of more than $288 billion last year. Going forward, the most optimistic scenario puts Medicare's
Cato InstituteMay 22 2019
News
Contempt or impeachment? Trump and Democrats locked in ultimate congressional battle
Democrats grabbed control of the House of Representatives in January of this year determined to restore congressional oversight. But with the Trump administration now at a moment of reckoning , a battle royal has unfolded.
The Trump administration’s strategy is simple: block any and all requests from Democrats in Congress, even if it means defying a subpoena, such as blocking
The GuardianOct 15 2019
News
Trump keeps losing in court, but time is on his side
Courts aren’t buying Trump’s claim that he is immune from oversight. But that won’t matter if he runs out the clock.
Last Monday, a federal district court held that the mere fact that Trump is president does not make him immune him from a New York City prosecutor’s effort to subpoena Trump’s tax returns from Mazars USA, the president’s accounting firm. Then, on Friday, the powerful
VoxMay 13 2021
Perspectives Blog
Pipeline Hack Leads to Gas Shortages Across the Southeast
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Gas stations were dry across the southeastern United States this week following a ransomware attack that shut down one of the east coast's main gasoline pipelines. The Colonial Pipeline shut down operations Saturday after the hack; it delivers roughly 45% of all of fuel consumed along the east coast. Stations
AllSides StaffJan 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Impeachment: Arguments For and Against Removing the President
House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team each concluded opening arguments before the Senate over the past week, setting the stage for a final questioning period Thursday before starting debates on calling witnesses and documents.
Democrats and many on the political left argue that Trump must be removed from office, citing recent revelations from former NSA
Henry A. BrechterMay 13 2013
News
IRS Targeted Additional Conservative Groups, Probe Shows
"The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those with 'tea party' or 'patriot' in their names — as the agency admitted Friday — to also include ones worried about government spending, debt or taxes, and even ones that lobbied to 'make America a better place to live,' " The Wall Street Journal reports.
Citing "new details of a government probe," the
NPR (Online News)