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Apr 27 2021
News
2020 Census Results
“The overall U.S. population stood at 331,449,281, the Census Bureau said on Monday, a 7.4% increase over 2010 representing the second-slowest growth of any decade in history… Texas will receive two more congressional seats next year, and five states - Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Montana and Oregon - will gain one congressional seat each, the census bureau said. New York, California,
The Flip Side
Dec 26 2017
Opinion
OPINION: Trump’s first year was even worse than feared
Grit your teeth. Persevere. Just a few more days and this awful, rotten, no-good, ridiculous, rancorous, sordid, disgraceful year in the civic life of our nation will be over. Here’s hoping that we all — particularly special counsel Robert S. Mueller III — have a better 2018.
Eugene Robinson
Jul 08 2020
News
Supreme Court Lets Employers Opt Out of Providing Free Birth Control
The justices upheld regulations from the Trump administration that allowed employers with religious objections to decline to provide contraception coverage.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Trump administration regulation that lets employers with religious objections limit women’s access to free birth control under the Affordable Care Act.
As a consequence of the ruling,
New York Times (News)
Mar 13 2015
News
Where is Putin? Russian leader’s absence sparks rumors.
Everyone has their off days, but when you're the proudly virile and uncontested leader of one of the most-watched countries in the world, your days off make people nervous. Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been seen for days, and now people are beginning to wonder why.
On Thursday, Putin's spokesman announced that the president would not attend a meeting with the Federal Security
Washington Post
Mar 28 2013
News
Justices Cast Doubt on Benefits Ban in U.S. Marriage Law
Justice Anthony M. Kennedys questions on the Defense of Marriage Act suggested he was prepared to side with the courts four liberal members to strike down a central provision.
New York Times (News)
Dec 13 2012
News
Fiscal cliff talks still hung up on taxes
Public posturing or possible stalemate? Continued sniping by both sides in the fiscal cliff negotiations shows little movement on the core issue - higher taxes on the wealthy.
CNN (Online News)
Jan 19 2021
News
Violence at Capitol and beyond reignites a debate over America's long-held defense of extremist speech
With most Americans hoping this week's expected inauguration protests look nothing like the Capitol siege, questions emerge about unrestrained free expression, long championed by First Amendment theorists as a benefit to society, no matter how ugly and hateful.
The optics may be disturbing, especially so soon after the riot, with the potential of protesters -- many of like mind with
CNN (Online News)
Dec 12 2012
News
Fiscal cliff talks still hung up on taxes
Public posturing or possible stalemate? Continued sniping by both sides in the fiscal cliff negotiations shows little movement on the core issue - higher taxes on the wealthy.
CNN (Online News)
Oct 04 2019
News
Reviews of the new Joker Movie
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 Friday, the new movie Joker will be theatrically released in the United States. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker and Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy in supporting roles. Abridge News
Nov 11 2019
News
Gabbard lawyers demand retraction of Clinton's 'defamation'
Lawyers representing Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) on Monday called on Hillary Clinton to retract her comments alleging that the 2020 presidential candidate was a favorite candidate of the Russians, accusing the 2016 Democratic nominee of defamation.
"Your statement is defamatory, and we demand that you retract it immediately," Gabbard's lawyer wrote in a letter, demanding that Clinton
The Hill