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Oct 29 2019
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Katie Hill Resigns
“Freshman Rep. Katie Hill, a rising Democratic star in the House, announced her resignation amid an ethics probe, saying explicit private photos of her with a campaign staffer had been ‘weaponized’ by her husband and political operatives.” (AP News)
The left argues Hill is being held to a double standard, and criticizes the release of the photographs.
“If, as has been alleged,
The Flip SideMay 03 2022
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Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v Wade, Draft Opinion Shows
A leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico (Lean Left bias) shows that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively removing federal protections for the right to pre-viability abortions.
The 98-page draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, was described by Politico as a "a full-throated, unflinching
Politico SCOTUSblog National Review (News)Sep 06 2015
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Exclusive: DEA chief says heroin ‘back with a vengeance,’ drugs a national security threat
“Not much of a gambler,” Chuck Rosenberg says about himself, a tad sheepishly. Indeed, in the seven deadly sins department, the new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration is something of a zero: He’s never smoked marijuana, doesn’t drink alcohol, and lists as his only vice an excessive intake of Diet Dr. Pepper.
Such abstemiousness may be a prized attribute in the head of the lead
Fox News (Online News)Apr 05 2020
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Captain Crozier Dismissed from Command
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On March 31st, the San Francisco Chronicle published a leaked letter from Capt. Brett Crozier that pleaded with U.S. Navy leadership to protect the 4,000 person crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt from a growing Abridge NewsDec 04 2014
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Hillary Clinton: ‘We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she’s “very pleased” that the U.S. Department of Justice is moving forward with investigations into recent cases involving the deaths of black men and the conduct of police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, weighing in on the controversies as unrest continued across the country over recent grand jury decisions.
Washington TimesJan 10 2020
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December 2019 Jobs Report
According to the Labor Department's December jobs report, the unemployment rate remained at 3.5%, with an additional 145,000 jobs added. This fell just below expectations, with most Dow Jones experts who were surveyed predicting 160,000 additional jobs. After the report's release, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) crossed the 29,000-point threshold for the first time ever.
Many
Newsmax (News) CNBC Yahoo NewsAug 09 2015
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Donald Trump Drawing Fire From All Corners Of GOP
Rival Republican presidential candidates piled on Donald Trump on Saturday for his caustic remarks about a female debate moderator, and the billionaire celebrity candidate backpedaled in an effort to keep his campaign from unraveling.
Trump blasted Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly during a debate in Cleveland on Thursday when she questioned him about insulting comments he had made about
HuffPostMay 08 2018
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigns Amid Reports of Assault
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after several women recently accused him of assault. While he has been condemned on both sides for hypocritically supporting the #MeToo movement, many on the Right also feel that Democrats enabled his actions in order to keep him at the forefront of liberal causes.
New York Post (News) BBC News VoxJun 11 2019
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With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
When J.B. Pritzker took over as the governor of Illinois this year, Democratic lawmakers, who had spent four years at an impasse with his Republican predecessor, vowed that their party’s new grip on the State Capitol would bring immediate change.
The pace has been startling. In recent months, Illinois legislators have moved sharply to the left, deeming abortion a fundamental right for
New York Times (News)Feb 01 2017
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Democrats and liberal activists face uphill battle against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
Liberal activists and Senate Democrats on Wednesday launched what is likely to be a protracted battle to block President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, focusing on how his conservative views could threaten women’s rights, gay marriage and church-state separation.
But Gorsuch has not given Democrats much to work with. He hasn’t ruled directly on cases involving
Los Angeles Times