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Jul 20 2019
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Arizona Dem Kyrsten Sinema joins GOP in push for program that would quickly deport migrants without valid asylum claims
Freshman Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was one of a number of Democrats to join Republican colleagues this week who called for the implementation of a pilot program that would work to quickly identify and deport migrants at the border who are judged not to have a valid asylum claim. Sinema, along with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., joined Republicans in writing to President
Fox News DigitalAug 08 2020
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How Political Polarization Affects the Supreme Court
HOW MUCH can a Supreme Court ignore public opinion in a polarized nation? With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, that question has become more pressing.
Assuming he’s confirmed, a court with Justice Kavanaugh rather than Justice Anthony Kennedy is going to be more conservative, but not much more. While it’s possible that some longstanding precedents are on the chopping block, our
Cato InstituteMay 01 2019
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Guaido’s High-Risk Gamble Flops as Maduro Keeps Grip on Military
It was a ploy that from its outset felt like a long shot. Before dawn Tuesday, Juan Guaido, flanked by his political mentor Leopoldo Lopez and a handful of soldiers who had broken ranks, issued a message to Venezuela and the world: The time to topple Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian regime was right now.
By Wednesday morning, with Maduro still firmly in control of the military command,
BloombergJun 01 2020
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Another night of fire and fury as protests rage across America
Pockets of the United States descended into chaos Sunday as another day of mass demonstrations over the death of yet another black man in police custody led to another night of fire and fury.
Protests that began peacefully exploded into mayhem as windows were smashed, stores were looted, buildings were vandalized and police vehicles were torched. The unrest spread from Chicago, Atlanta
Washington PostJan 26 2021
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White House signals it could agree to more narrowly targeted stimulus checks
The Biden administration could be open to adjusting eligibility levels for the next round of coronavirus stimulus checks to ensure the relief flows to families who need the emergency funds the most, the president’s top economic advisor said Tuesday morning.
Brian Deese, who joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” from the White House, said he has welcomed Republican feedback in recent days and the
CNBCDec 16 2020
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The real reason local newspapers are dying
For a decade, Allison Hantschel worked at small newspapers in the Midwest. She left that career for the world of nonprofits, which are still journalism-adjacent.
I first met Allison online, when I saw her responding to a tweet from a magazine editor lamenting the loss of local newspapers and chiding Americans for not investing in supporting their local journalism.
And there is a
Nieman LabJul 28 2014
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Strong on defense, weak on taxes: 26,000 Pentagon workers owe back taxes to IRS
It turns out that even having high security clearance doesn’t mean you are up to date on paying your taxes: the government’s chief watchdog said Monday that 26,000 Defense Department workers and contractors with high clearances are in arrears. The problem is a big enough security risk that the intelligence community has formed a working group to try to get a handle on in. They are trying to
Washington TimesMar 06 2020
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Biden could wrap up nomination on Tuesday
Joe Biden could lock up the Democratic nomination on Tuesday — not in a technical sense, but a substantive one.
Now that a chaotic, volatile primary with more than two dozen contenders is essentially a two-man race, Tuesday’s round of primaries will test if there is any appetite among Democratic voters for a replay of the drawn-out primary fight between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and
Washington ExaminerNov 30 2020
Analysis
How Democrats Lost a Once-in-a-Decade Chance to Remake the Political Map
Heading into the November election, Texas Democrats sounded more bullish than they had in decades, and it wasn’t because of Joe Biden. A burgeoning partisan realignment in the state’s sprawling suburbs over the last four years had brought them to the brink of flipping the state House of Representatives. Such a breakthrough would halt 18 years of unchecked conservative control over the nation’s
Mother JonesAug 29 2020
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Violent clashes in DC between protesters, police after RNC
Violent clashes erupted in Washington, D.C., between protesters and police after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Thursday night.
The protests started as a “noise demonstration and dance party" and seemed to intensify as the night continued. Videos emerged on social media that appeared to show city police clashing with protesters throughout city streets.
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