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Feb 14 2020
News
Justice Department drops McCabe criminal investigation
Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe without bringing charges, it announced on Friday.
McCabe's attorneys received a phone call and a letter from the US Attorney's Office in DC on Friday announcing the declination. "We write to inform you that, after careful consideration, the Government has
CNN (Online News)
Dec 18 2019
News
GOP fundraising off Justice Gorsuch saying 'Merry Christmas' on national TV
The Republican Party is fundraising off of Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch saying, “Merry Christmas” during a live television appearance on Tuesday.
“Justice Gorsuch said ‘Merry Christmas‘ and liberals are losing their minds!” the Republican Party tweeted on Tuesday. “With @realDonaldTrump in charge, we’re saying MERRY CHRISTMAS AGAIN! Get your Limited-Edition Christmas Stickers
Washington Times
Jan 21 2021
News
Democrats Officially Have A Majority In The Senate, Three Senate Democrats Sworn In By Harris
Three Democrats were officially sworn in as U.S. Senators on Wednesday, hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, giving Democrats a majority in the Senate.
California Democrat Alex Padilla will take Vice President Kamala Harris’s Senate seat, Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff will take David Perdue’s seat, and Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock will take Kelly Loeffler’s seat. The two
The Daily Caller
Jun 27 2020
News
Thousands of tons of ocean pollution can be saved by changing washing habits
A new study has revealed that almost 13,000 tonnes of microfibres, equivalent to two rubbish trucks every day, are being released into European marine environments every year—but this could be reduced by as much as 30% if we made a small change to our laundry habits.
The findings have been published by the scientific journal PLOS ONE today, ahead of World Oceans Day on Monday 8 June.
Phys.org
Mar 17 2020
News
Coronavirus Aid Package
“The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave [for employees of companies with fewer than 500 employees].” (Reuters)
Many on both sides criticize excluding large companies from the paid leave requirements and urge Congress to approve direct cash payments.
“These policies
The Flip Side
Oct 07 2019
News
Hunter Biden's Ukraine Dealings
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
Back in April 2014, Joe Biden's son Hunter was named as a paid board member of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company. The job reportedly paid $50,000 / month. At that time, Joe Biden - who was serving as Vice President - was Abridge News
Jan 16 2022
Perspectives Blog
Most Republicans Are Vaccinated
From the Left“What percentage of Republicans are vaccinated?” I’ve been asking my well-informed, liberal friends. Their guesses range from the 40’s to the 50’s, but they confess that they’re really not sure. The one thing they know, though, is that it’s a lot less than the percentage of vaccinated Democrats. They’re not wrong about that. There is a considerable partisan gap in vaccination
Tania Israel
Jul 09 2020
News
Supreme Court rules Trump's financial documents can be obtained in criminal probe
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday a New York district attorney can obtain President Trump’s financial documents in a criminal probe.
The ruling was 7-2.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. wrote the opinion of the court and said the president cannot have absolute immunity from a state criminal subpoena. They remanded the case back to the lower court for further review.
“Two
Washington Times
Oct 27 2020
News
Trump Urges Early Voters to Switch Choice
President Donald Trump sent out a tweet on Tuesday instructing those who want to change their vote that it is legal in most cases, suggesting that those asking if it is possible want to switch to support him, Newsweek reported.
"Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me," Trump wrote in the tweet, adding
Newsmax (News)
Oct 15 2013
News
House GOP floats plan to address debt ceiling, government funding in response to Senate talks
House Republicans plan to move their own proposal to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government in response to a new plan emerging from the Senate side, Fox News has learned.
Fox News (Online News)