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Apr 22 2013
News
Bush: 'There's No Need To Defend Myself'
Former President George W. Bush steered clear of any detailed reflection on his legacy during a recent interview with USA Today saying that his actions over eight years in the White House largely speak for themselves. Theres no need to defend myself Bush said in an interview published over the weekend in anticipation of an opening ceremony for his presidential library at Southern Methodist
HuffPost
Dec 18 2013
News
U.S. delegation to Russian Olympics includes gay athletes
The United States' delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia won't include a member of President Barack Obama's family or an active Cabinet secretary, but it will include openly gay athletes - a clear jab at Russia's recent anti-gay laws. Billie Jean King, the tennis legend, will join figure skater Brian Boitano at the games' opening ceremonies on February 7, the White House said
CNN Digital
Oct 01 2019
News
Why impeachment is about more than Donald Trump
Regardless of the outcome of the impeachment hearings, how enduring will President Trump’s policies be within the Republican Party?
Sooner or later – whether in January 2025 or before – President Donald Trump will leave the White House. And when the dust settles, there will be a reckoning of sorts for the Republican Party.
There is no question that President Trump has
Christian Science Monitor
Aug 12 2022
Opinion
What About Democrats Who ‘Deny Elections’?
After the recent annual Conservative Political Action Conference convention in Dallas, CNN published a video with the following headline: “Election deniers take over CPAC after primary victories.”
In a recent appearance on CBS, Rep. Paul Kinzinger, R-Ill., who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and serves on the House Jan. 6 committee, said: “The only thing we need for
The Daily Signal
May 23 2022
News
STUDY: When There’s a Slaughter, the Press Loves to Blame Conservatives
An avowed racist committed an unspeakable act on May 14, 2022, murdering 10 African Americans at a grocery story in Buffalo, New York. The mainstream media reacted in a sadly predictable way: They took an evil action by a disturbed individual and attempted to link conservatives everywhere to it.
According to NBC’s Chuck Todd, “the chickens are coming home to roost” when it comes to
NewsBusters
Jun 28 2012
News
Obama: Supreme Court decision is a 'victory'
President Barack Obama applauded the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold his controversial health care reform legislation, which has endured relentless debate since it was signed into law in 2010.
Speaking in the East Room of the White House, Obama said the ruling was "a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law."
CNN Digital
Jan 30 2022
News
Voting rights bill’s failure in Senate highlights contrast between Rubio and Demings
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ push for national voting rights legislation ended with a thud this week in the Senate, but for Florida’s Val Demings and Marco Rubio the standoff offered an opportunity to draw sharp policy contrasts as their Senate race heats up. Demings, an Orlando Democrat mounting a campaign for the U.S. Senate after three terms in the U.S. House, repeatedly
Miami Herald
Feb 23 2015
News
President Obama’s war push faces rift with the left
Before he can get Congress’ approval for his war against ISIL, President Barack Obama may have to win an ugly battle with his own party. A wide range of House and Senate Democrats — many of whom, like Obama, rose to prominence opposing the Iraq War — are warning they won’t support any war-powers measure that gives the president even greater latitude than he’s already asked for. But the
Politico
Mar 17 2020
Analysis
The Pentagon just offered ventilators for the coronavirus response. It could do much more.
With civilian hospitals increasingly overwhelmed and the coronavirus outbreak in America deepening, a question is coming up of whether there’s a bigger role the US military to play in responding.
President Donald Trump isn’t so sure, yet.
“We’re starting the process. And it’s a process — we hope it’s not going to be necessary, but it could be necessary,” he said during the White
Vox
Apr 18 2019
News
Barr Says Mueller Found 10 Cases of Possible Trump Obstruction
Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller recounted 10 episodes of potential obstruction by President Donald Trump.
But Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein disagreed with some of Mueller’s theories on possible obstruction. He said Trump had “noncorrupt motives” when it came to obstruction.
Russians didn’t have the “knowing assistance”
Bloomberg