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May 24 2019
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Theresa May to resign, make way for new prime minister, after Brexit failures
Theresa May announced Friday that she will resign as her party’s leader on June 7 and make way for a new British prime minister later this summer.
May became the leader of Britain after the country voted in a June 2016 referendum to leave the European Union. Brexit was her No. 1 job, and she failed to deliver it.
Speaking in front of the official residence at 10 Downing Street,
Washington PostMar 11 2019
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The 2020 Democratic primary debate over reparations, explained
Openly talking about reparations for the descendants of enslaved men and women is a notable shift for Democrats. But the conversation still lacks substance.
A new 2020 litmus test has arrived for Democrats running for president: Do they support reparations?
It marks a turn in a primary contest in which black voters are expected to play a significant role. That the attention to
VoxMay 22 2019
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Donald Trump Threatens To Blow Up Infrastructure Talks
The president has demanded that Democrats approve his trade deal with Canada and Mexico before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an already difficult task even more challenging for lawmakers by calling on Congress to ratify his Mexico-Canada trade deal before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The demand, which Trump laid
HuffPostSep 16 2019
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Elizabeth Warren’s first priority as president: ending government corruption
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) just previewed the first major piece of legislation she’d try to pass through Congress if elected president: a vast anti-corruption package to crack down on the entrenched culture of lobbying in Washington, DC.
Warren’s plan, released Monday morning, is an update of a bill she released back in August 2018, well before she announced her campaign for president
VoxMar 07 2019
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Pelosi Says House Will Condemn All Hate in Vote on Thursday
Democratic leaders are planning to put a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry on the House floor for a vote on Thursday, hoping to put to rest the internal uproar that erupted after Representative Ilhan Omar insinuated that backers of Israel exhibit dual loyalty.
“I see everything as an opportunity,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday. “This is an opportunity
New York Times (News)Apr 20 2024
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Rep. Omar's Daughter Suspended From Barnard College For Pro-Palestine Protest
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) daughter, Isra Hirsi, has been suspended from Barnard College, a women’s college associated with Columbia University, for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest.
Details: The demonstration was organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, where Hirsi serves as an organizer, and called for the university to sever ties with companies supporting
HuffPost The Hill Fox News (Online News)May 29 2012
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Texas Senate Hopefuls Woo Republicans Of All Stripes
It's high noon in Texas at the Stephenville Community Center out on Highway 67, and the Cross Timbers Republican Women's Club Candidates Forum is about to begin.
Time has run out on this Republican Senate primary. This is a last chance for the candidates to make an impression before Tuesday's vote. They're vying to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is retiring after serving for
NPR (Online News)Sep 10 2019
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‘He’s Like, Okay, Well, Screw It’
Beto O’Rourke last week stopped here for beers. He wasn’t hunting big-dollar donors or votes in a state with a meaningful primary. He instead wanted to stand on a box in the middle of a pub and just let it rip. So that’s what he did. The crowd was young, diverse and notably not reaching to write checks, but they were plenty ready to hear his profane riff on his proposed gun buybacks. He downed
PoliticoAug 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risks
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Assistant Professor Wanyun Shao from the University of Alabama and Assistant Professor Feng Hao from the University of South Florida. Both writers biases have not been rated.
Even though Americans shared the experience of living through a global pandemic, their
"The Conversation" ContributorJun 28 2018
Perspectives Blog