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Jan 26 2017
News
It’s Been a Long Week
n his first week in office, Donald Trump has begun to inflict immense damage across a wide range of policy areas. He is starting to build the wall, ban refugees, and bar Muslim immigrants. He has cut billions of dollars in funding from U.N. agencies and green-lighted the Keystone XL pipeline. He has placed a freeze on government hiring and prohibited international NGOs that receive U.S.
SlateJan 05 2023
Headline Roundup
New Year Brings New Laws at Federal and State Levels
With the new year comes various new laws across the country.
On the federal level, the Inflation Reduction Act will bring discounts on solar panels and energy efficient appliances, and tax credits for electric vehicles owners. On the state level, new laws are going into effect on abortion, minimum wage, marijuana use, and more.
Abortion: California and New York will each begin
Lifehacker CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Aug 12 2013
News
For Democrats And Republicans, It's Happily (N)ever After
For most people, it's not that partisan loyalty is all that meaningful. It's more that firmly-held positions on issues — particularly social issues such as abortion and gay marriage — are wrapped up tight with their overall world views, says Peter Hatemi, a political scientist at Penn State University.
NPR (Online News)May 09 2019
News
'We Will Only Get Louder': Pro-Lifers Plan Major Rally to Respond to Dem Who Harassed, Threatened Teens
Pro-life activists will rally in Philadelphia Friday in response to a viral video of state Rep. Brian Sims (D-PA) harassing and threatening to dox teenagers and elderly women who were silently praying outside of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic.
"I suggested on Twitter that we organize a massive rally at that very same Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia," said the Daily Wire's Matt
CBNJun 18 2021
Headline Roundup
US Catholic Bishops to Prepare Document That May Deny Biden Communion
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted Friday to draft a statement regarding the Eucharist after much debate surrounding whether President Joe Biden and other Catholic lawmakers who support abortion are eligible to receive communion. The conference voted 168 to 55, with six abstentions, to draft the statement over the summer and present for edits in November. CNN reported that
Associated Press CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)May 03 2022
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v Wade, Draft Opinion Shows
A leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico (Lean Left bias) shows that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively removing federal protections for the right to pre-viability abortions.
The 98-page draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, was described by Politico as a "a full-throated, unflinching
Politico SCOTUSblog National Review (News)Jan 20 2023
Headline Roundup
Pro-Lifers Gather for the 50th March for Life in Washington DC
On Friday, marchers will gather in Washington, D.C. for the 50th March for Life, the first march since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last June.
For Context: Most pro-life messages focus on sanctioning clinics or doctors, but some seek repercussions for those seeking to end a pregnancy. Meanwhile, polling shows that most Americans are in the middle when it comes to abortion
Washington Examiner Axios CNN (Online News)Feb 15 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Obama should act with restraint on court: Column
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has served to highlight the divisions that characterize so much in Washington. First, and foremost, the Supreme Court itself has long been as divided as the country itself. Split 4-4 with a conservative-leaning swing voter — Justice Anthony Kennedy — as a frequent tiebreaker, in Scalia's absence the court is left in a dead heat in areas ranging from
USA TODAYNov 08 2023
Headline Roundup
What Do Dems' 2023 Election Wins Mean for 2024?
Following a string of 2023 election victories for Democrats, media voices considered the implications for how the Republican and Democratic parties will approach 2024.
‘Seemed to stiffen Democrats’ spines’: MSNBC (Left bias) commentator Paul Waldman argued that the results “vindicate” Democrats’ focus on abortion rights and showed that Democrats “need not cower and apologize when
National Review (Opinion) MSNBC BloombergAug 11 2019
News
The future of American terrorism
With a long history of domestic terrorism, the United States has entered a perilous phase in which widening political polarization is likely to fuel further violence. While religious terrorism by foreign and domestic Islamist jihadists has subsided in recent years, political terrorism is on the rise. Although the major culprits are white supremacists, ultra-right terrorism will also inspire
The Hill