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Sep 04 2016
News
Has Donald Trump Permanently Altered The Republican Party's DNA?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is giving his adopted party a lot to think about. He has offered radically different approaches to trade, immigration, the size of government and national defense.
Now Republicans are debating whether, win or lose, Donald Trump has permanently altered their party's DNA.
NPR (Online News)
Mar 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Reducing Polarization: Research Says Typical Republicans and Democrats are Moderate, Only Talk Politics Occasionally
Animosity towards members of an opposing political party has substantially worsened in recent years. But much of what we know about polarization and citizens’ attitudes to their political opponents may be wrong.
\When Democrats and Republicans say they reflexively dislike each other, they appear to be imagining a member of the other party more politically extreme and more interested in
Sukhayl Niyazov
Oct 22 2012
News
Jimmy Carter says Mideast peace is ‘vanishing’
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that the prospect of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord is “vanishing, blaming Israeli settlement of the West Bank. Carter, a longtime critic of Israeli policies, called the current situation “catastrophic and blamed Israel for the growing isolation of east Jerusalem from the West Bank. He said a Palestinian state has
Washington Times
May 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden's Presidency Hits 100-Day Mark
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President Joe Biden's administration hit its 100th day last week. The first few months of Biden's presidency have been marked by his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for social justice and police reform, the ongoing crisis at the Mexico-U.S. border, and partisan divisions in Congress.
Voices
AllSides Staff
Nov 04 2019
News
Trump begins formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump got a step closer to pulling America out of the Paris Climate Agreement by sending a withdrawal letter to the United Nations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement Monday.
Driving the news: While Trump indicated this intention in June 2017, today marks the first day his administration could begin the formal process, which will be completed on Nov. 4,
Axios
Apr 11 2016
Background
Should Insider Trading by Congress Be Allowed?
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act intended to prohibit members of Congress from buying or selling securities based on information gained on the job, but the bill died in House committee three times (2006, 2007, 2009) with only a few sponsors. On Nov. 13, 2011, 60 Minutes reported that several members of Congress allegedly used insider information for personal gain, and
ProCon.org
Apr 11 2016
Background
Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?
Originally developed in the 1970s, direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines have become increasingly used nationwide. After the 2000 US presidential election's troubles with "pregnant” and "hanging” chads and the subsequent passage of the 2002 Help America Vote Act which swelled use of DREs, electronic voting technology became widely debated.
Proponents argue that electronic
ProCon.org
Feb 17 2016
News
Obama: 'Trump will Not Be President'
Barack Obama joins the long list of Republicans and Democrats who avidly believe that Donald Trump will not be the 45th president of the United States. In an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on Tuesday he said I continue to believe that Mr. Trump will not be president.
Townhall
Dec 23 2014
News
Who Unplugged North Korea?
North Koreans can surf the Internet once again. But the ride isn't smooth -- not that the Web waves were ever all that great in the isolated Asian nation.
CNN (Online News)
Oct 12 2014
News
Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola
A health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the Ebola patient who died there last week has tested positive for the deadly virus, authorities said Sunday.
The health care worker reported having a fever Friday night and was hospitalized, isolated and referred for testing within 90 minutes, Clay Jenkins, Dallas County's chief executive and its Homeland
USA TODAY