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Jul 23 2020
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Should Congress Extend Pandemic Unemployment Benefits?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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As part of the pandemic relief package passed in March, Congress voted to add an extra $600 a week to all unemployment benefits. This expanded unemployment aid is set to expire next week, on July 31st. Congress Abridge NewsJul 07 2022
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As Republicans Oppose Biden, ‘Frustrated’ Democrats Worry He Isn’t Doing Enough
Several recent reports in left and center-rated outlets detailed Democratic frustrations with President Joe Biden, leading some Democrats to look elsewhere for leadership.
A series of mass shootings and the end of Roe v. Wade has reportedly left many Democrats deeply frustrated with perceived inaction by the White House and congressional Democrats. Despite some executive orders and the
Fox News Digital The Hill New York Times (News)Mar 27 2020
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Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus
President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law Friday afternoon, aimed at stabilizing the economy and American life amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The legislation — the largest of its kind in U.S. history — includes direct payments to individuals, increased unemployment benefits, and bailouts for small business and corporations.
An effort from Rep. Thomas
Associated Press CNN (Online News) Fox News DigitalMar 31 2020
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Healthcare Workers Face Coronavirus Up Close
Healthcare workers, especially doctors and nurses stationed at hospitals, have been a focus of media coverage as they deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus on the front lines. Some right-rated outlets have reported on positive outlooks provided by healthcare workers; most coverage has focused on the high contraction risk for healthcare workers, and the overall severity of the situation for
NBC News (Online) Bloomberg The Daily CallerNov 05 2019
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It's Election Day 2019. Here's What To Watch
Voters in four states head to the polls on Tuesday. These off-year contests may not be as high profile as the 2020 presidential and congressional elections will be a year from now, but they could offer some important hints on how voters are feeling about President Trump, impeachment, guns and more.
The main action is happening in three states: Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia. The
NPR (Online News)Jan 29 2020
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Impeachment stokes questions about Biden and Trump family finances
Two political families. Two situations that have drawn criticism. They’re part of a troubling pattern, ethicists say: Real or potential conflicts of interest arise in Washington far too often.
In 2005, then-Sen. Joe Biden voted for a bankruptcy law overhaul that benefited a major banking firm that was paying his son Hunter as a consultant.
More recently, President Donald Trump
Christian Science MonitorDec 23 2013
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Beware of the carbon bubble: The biggest threat to the environment you haven?t heard of yet
Forget the housing and tech bubbles -- this is the real reason to worry in 2014. Thanks, energy companies.
SalonJul 03 2019
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Booker not sure Biden ‘up to the task’ of fixing US racial injustice
The Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker said on Sunday he is not sure Joe Biden is “up to that task” of fixing America’s racial injustice.
Booker told NBC’s Meet the Press: “Whoever our nominee is going to be, whoever the next president is going to be, really needs to be someone who can talk openly and honestly about race with vulnerability because none of us are perfect, but
The Guardian