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The Atlantic
0
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/tulsi-gabbard-2020-candidate/597226/
The Enduring Mystery of Tulsi Gabbard
2019-09-05
Edward-Isaac Dovere
Many of Gabbard ’ s current supporters are former Sanders supporters , who first came to know her when she quit as a DNC vice chair in 2016 , saying that the process was rigged and she would endorse Sanders over Clinton . “ I don ’ t know if [ Sanders ] has enough fight in him to go against the powers that be , ” Dean ...
Many of Gabbard’s current supporters are former Sanders supporters, who first came to know her when she quit as a DNC vice chair in 2016, saying that the process was rigged and she would endorse Sanders over Clinton. “I don’t know if [Sanders] has enough fight in him to go against the powers that be,” Dean Mincer, a 20...
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banking_and_finance
Salon
0
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/09/exclusive_bank_of_americas_horrid_customer_service_scandal/
EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America’s horrid “customer service” scandal
2014-10-09
Sarah Jaffe
Tony ( last name not included for fear of reprisal on the job ) has worked at Bank of America for 11 years as a customer service associate . He takes phone calls from customers whose needs range from a simple change of address to a family crisis that leaves the caller unable to pay their bills , and he tries to help th...
Tony (last name not included for fear of reprisal on the job) has worked at Bank of America for 11 years as a customer service associate. He takes phone calls from customers whose needs range from a simple change of address to a family crisis that leaves the caller unable to pay their bills, and he tries to help them s...
www.salon.com
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USA TODAY
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/09/blankenship-trump-primary-west-virginia-north-carolina-ohio-indiana/593722002/
Blankenship is out and sucking up to Trump may not be enough: 4 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
2018-05-09
Eliza Collins
CLOSE Former Coal Executive Don Blankenship , who called himself `` Trumpier than Trump , '' finished third in West Virginia 's Republican Senate Primary . President Trump opposed him . Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will face Democratic Senator Joe Manchin . ( May 9 ) AP WASHINGTON – Four states held primaries Tues...
CLOSE Former Coal Executive Don Blankenship, who called himself "Trumpier than Trump," finished third in West Virginia's Republican Senate Primary. President Trump opposed him. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will face Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. (May 9) AP Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatori...
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culture
New York Post
2
https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/the-best-calming-cbd-products-to-buy-in-honor-of-4-20/
The best CBD products to buy in honor of 4/20
2020-04-20
NY Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links . If you ’ ve been feeling anxiety over current events , it might be time to browse a few soothing CBD products — especially in honor of this week ’ s cheeky 4/20 holiday , celebrated by cannabis lovers around the globe . Bes...
NY Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. If you’ve been feeling anxiety over current events, it might be time to browse a few soothing CBD products — especially in honor of this week’s cheeky 4/20 holiday, celebrated by cannabis lovers around the globe. Besides t...
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environment
National Review
2
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/san-francisco-straws-ban-bubble-tea-business-hurt/
San Francisco Bans Plastic Straws and Cocktail Swords
2018-07-27
Katherine Timpf, David French, Jordan Sillars, Jay Nordlinger, Jonah Goldberg, Kevin D. Williamson, Victor Davis Hanson, Yuval Levin
The city is placing a burden on its businesses for very little environmental benefit . San Francisco ’ s supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban plastic straws , toothpicks , cocktail swords , and stirrers . The ordinance goes into effect in July of 2020 and will punish violators with a fine ranging from $ 100 ...
(Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) The city is placing a burden on its businesses for very little environmental benefit. San Francisco’s supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban plastic straws, toothpicks, cocktail swords, and stirrers. The ordinance goes into effect in July of 2020 and will punish violators with a fine...
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The Flip Side
1
https://www.theflipside.io/archives/joe-biden-2021
Joe Biden
The left is divided about Reade ’ s allegation and Biden ’ s plan . “ There have been a number of sneering columns accusing liberal feminists of hypocrisy for not championing Reade as fervently as they did Christine Blasey Ford , who claimed , during Brett Kavanaugh ’ s Supreme Court nomination fight , that he ’ d sexu...
From the Left The left is divided about Reade’s allegation and Biden’s plan. “There have been a number of sneering columns accusing liberal feminists of hypocrisy for not championing Reade as fervently as they did Christine Blasey Ford, who claimed, during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination fight, that he’d s...
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Yahoo! The 360
1
https://news.yahoo.com/what-happens-when-videos-of-police-violence-go-viral-165242076.html
What happens when videos of police violence go viral?
2020-07-06
Julia Munslow
“ The 360 ” shows you diverse perspectives on the day ’ s top stories and debates . On May 25 , a 17-year-old recorded a video that changed the world . Darnella Frazier ’ s video of the police killing of George Floyd sparked mass protests across the United States , leading to a racial reckoning that is continuing to af...
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening On May 25, a 17-year-old recorded a video that changed the world. Darnella Frazier’s video of the police killing of George Floyd sparked mass protests across the United States, leading to a racial reckoning that is continu...
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trade
BBC News
1
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48309703
US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada
The US has reached a deal with Canada to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in a move that could lead to approval for a new North American trade deal . In a joint statement , the US and Canada announced that a 25 % tariff on steel imports , and of 10 % on aluminium , will end in 48 hours . It is widely expecte...
Image copyright Getty Images The US has reached a deal with Canada to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in a move that could lead to approval for a new North American trade deal. In a joint statement, the US and Canada announced that a 25% tariff on steel imports, and of 10% on aluminium, will end in 48 hou...
www.bbc.com
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justice_department
Christian Science Monitor
1
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/0518/IRS-scandal-becomes-Republican-battering-ram-against-Obamacare-video
IRS scandal becomes Republican battering ram against Obamacare
2013-05-18
Mark Trumbull
Now playing in a political theater near you : The IRS scandal meets Obamacare . Republicans in Congress are saying the scandal over Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of tea party and other conservative groups raises new doubts about President Obama ’ s health-insurance reform law . The reason is that the health-care la...
Now playing in a political theater near you: The IRS scandal meets Obamacare. Republicans in Congress are saying the scandal over Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of tea party and other conservative groups raises new doubts about President Obama’s health-insurance reform law. The reason is that the health-care law g...
www.csmonitor.com
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Fox Online News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/16/investigate-investigators-gop-lawmakers-urge-probe-irs-scandal-review/
Investigate the investigators? GOP lawmakers urge probe of IRS scandal review
2014-01-16
Republican lawmakers , frustrated by the Justice Department 's slow-moving probe into the IRS targeting scandal and `` conflict of interest '' concerns , are now calling for the investigators to be investigated . Reps. Darrell Issa , R-Calif. , and Jim Jordan , R-Ohio , on Wednesday formally requested that the Justice ...
Republican lawmakers, frustrated by the Justice Department's slow-moving probe into the IRS targeting scandal and "conflict of interest" concerns, are now calling for the investigators to be investigated. Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Wednesday formally requested that the Justice Department'...
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free_speech
Reason
2
https://reason.com/2019/08/14/democrats-join-trump-in-seeking-balance-by-policing-speech/
Democrats Join Trump in Seeking Balance by Policing Speech
2019-08-14
Jacob Sullum, David Post, Josh Blackman, Shikha Dalmia, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Eric Boehm, Ilya Somin, Mike Riggs
Donald Trump wants to regulate social media , while Democrats want to regulate political spending . Both are prepared to sacrifice freedom of speech on the altar of fairness , balance , and equality . The president 's plan for fighting anti-conservative bias on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook is sti...
Donald Trump wants to regulate social media, while Democrats want to regulate political spending. Both are prepared to sacrifice freedom of speech on the altar of fairness, balance, and equality. The president's plan for fighting anti-conservative bias on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook is still in...
www.reason.com
right
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taxes
The Daily Caller
2
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/15/reid-ocasio-cortez-tax-proposal/
Harry Reid Criticizes Ocasio-Cortez Tax Proposal as Too ‘Rapid’
2019-01-15
Former Nevada Democratic Sen . Majority Leader Harry Reid had some criticism for his party ’ s new star . Reid ripped New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ’ s proposal for a 70-percent marginal tax rate during an interview with The Nevada Independent . Reid called out Ocasio-Cortez for her “ radical ” prop...
Former Nevada Democratic Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid had some criticism for his party’s new star. Reid ripped New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal for a 70-percent marginal tax rate during an interview with The Nevada Independent. Reid called out Ocasio-Cortez for her “radical” proposal whi...
www.dailycaller.com
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national_security
Washington Times
2
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/28/trump-kim-summit-ends-early-no-deal/
Trump-Kim summit ends abruptly with no deal: 'Sometimes you have to walk'
2019-02-28
Dave Boyer, David R. Sands
HANOI , Vietnam — President Trump ’ s high-stakes summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without a deal Thursday , cutting short two days of talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang ’ s weapons program and leaving the two sides with a murky and uncertain path ahead . In the stunning outcome in the Vietn...
HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump’s high-stakes summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without a deal Thursday, cutting short two days of talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang’s weapons program and leaving the two sides with a murky and uncertain path ahead. In the stunning outcome in the Vietnamese ...
www.washingtontimes.com
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supreme_court
Fox Online News
2
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-judiciary-committee-receives-fbi-report-on-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-kavanaugh
Senate Judiciary Committee receives FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh
Benjamin Brown
Senators will get their first look Thursday at the FBI 's background investigation on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh , with a tense series of votes looming and likely to play out into the weekend . The report , which is already coming under scrutiny from lawyers for accuser ...
Senators will get their first look Thursday at the FBI's background investigation on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with a tense series of votes looming and likely to play out into the weekend. The report, which is already coming under scrutiny from lawyers for accuser Chr...
www.foxnews.com
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technology
Reason
2
https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/05/no-the-fcc-isnt-overturning-net-neutrali
No, the FCC Isn’t 'Overturning Net Neutrality'
2017-12-05
"Andrea OSullivan", Christian Britschgi, Josh Blackman, Xander Peters, Cosmo Wenman, Joe Setyon, Zuri Davis
The left is in a veritable state of hysteria as the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) moves to vote on Chairman Pai 's deregulatory `` Restoring Internet Freedom '' ( RIF ) order on Dec. 14 . It 's gotten so bad that incensed supporters of so-called `` net neutrality '' have taken to harassing commissioners ' c...
The left is in a veritable state of hysteria as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moves to vote on Chairman Pai's deregulatory "Restoring Internet Freedom" (RIF) order on Dec. 14. It's gotten so bad that incensed supporters of so-called "net neutrality" have taken to harassing commissioners' children and even...
www.reason.com
right
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national_security
Fox Online News
2
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/roger-stones-predawn-fbi-arrest-operation-sparks-controversy
FBI's show of force in Roger Stone arrest spurs criticism of Mueller tactics Brooke Singman
Brooke Singman
The FBI 's pre-dawn arrest of President Trump 's ex-adviser Roger Stone at his Florida home prompted critics to once again question the tactics of Special Counsel Robert Mueller , after more than a dozen special agents clad in tactical gear raided Stone 's property Friday . Stone , 66 , was taken into custody early Fri...
The FBI's pre-dawn arrest of President Trump's ex-adviser Roger Stone at his Florida home prompted critics to once again question the tactics of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after more than a dozen special agents clad in tactical gear raided Stone's property Friday. Stone, 66, was taken into custody early Friday af...
www.foxnews.com
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politics
Fox Online News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/01/judge-allows-california-city-to-enter-bankruptcy-largest-municipality-to-go/
Judge allows California city to enter bankruptcy, largest municipality to go bust
2013-04-01
Stockton , Calif. , became the most populous city in the nation to go broke Monday , after a judge accepted the city 's application to enter bankruptcy . In the closely watched decision , U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said the bankruptcy declaration was needed to allow the city to continue to provide basic se...
Stockton, Calif., became the most populous city in the nation to go broke Monday, after a judge accepted the city's application to enter bankruptcy. In the closely watched decision, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said the bankruptcy declaration was needed to allow the city to continue to provide basic service...
www.foxnews.com
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white_house
Washington Times
2
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/24/donald-trump-with-agenda-stalled-implores-republic/
Trump implores Republicans to deliver big legislative win, starting with Obamacare repeal
2017-07-24
S.A. Miller
President Trump ’ s dismay with congressional Republicans burst into public view Monday as he implored them to get behind his agenda , starting with repealing Obamacare this week as he searches for an elusive first major legislative win . The man who made his reputation as a deal-maker , however , has struggled to sell...
President Trump’s dismay with congressional Republicans burst into public view Monday as he implored them to get behind his agenda, starting with repealing Obamacare this week as he searches for an elusive first major legislative win. The man who made his reputation as a deal-maker, however, has struggled to sell his ...
www.washingtontimes.com
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campaign_finance
Politico
0
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/congress-campaign-finance-ethics-slush-fund-117541.html?hp=t1_r
Scarves, BMWs, Admirals Clubs: Congress' petty cash problem
2015-05-01
Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer
Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo has dipped into her campaign fund to buy more than $ 2,000 in gifts for her good friend and fellow Californian , House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi , from swank stores such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman . Rep. Henry Cuellar ( D-Texas ) has dropped nearly $ 3,400 in campaign cash servi...
Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo has dipped into her campaign fund to buy more than $2,000 in gifts for her good friend and fellow Californian, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, from swank stores such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) has dropped nearly $3,400 in campaign cash servicing h...
www.politico.com
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trade
CNN (Web News)
0
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/malcolm-turnbull-donald-trump-pena-nieto/index.html
Trump had heated exchange with Australian PM, talked 'tough hombres' with Mexican leader
2017-02-01
Jake Tapper, Eli Watkins, Jim Acosta, Euan Mckirdy
During the US President 's call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday , Trump objected to an agreement over the US receiving refugees , sources told CNN . All this a day after a call with Mexico 's President , where a transcript showed Trump complaining about Mexico 's `` handling '' of `` tough h...
During the US President's call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday, Trump objected to an agreement over the US receiving refugees, sources told CNN. All this a day after a call with Mexico's President, where a transcript showed Trump complaining about Mexico's "handling" of "tough hombres." Aus...
www.cnn.com
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taxes
USA TODAY
1
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/trump-test-democrats-tax-patriotism-glenn-reynolds/101159082/
OPINION: Trump will test Democrats' tax patriotism
2017-05-01
Glenn Harlan Reynolds
President 's plan would make high-tax blue states pay their fair share . Democrats have been saying for years that we need tax increases , and that paying taxes is one of the greatest forms of patriotism . Now it looks like President Trump is going to put their beliefs to the test . Trump ’ s new tax plan would hit blu...
President's plan would make high-tax blue states pay their fair share. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin arrives at a tax reform meeting, U.S. Capitol, Washington, April 25, 2017. (Photo: Eric Thayer, Getty Images) Democrats have been saying for years that we need tax increases, and that paying taxes is one of the gre...
www.usatoday.com
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us_house
USA TODAY
1
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/02/democrats-may-subpoena-trump-teams-after-whistleblower-testimony-over-trump-clearances-may-prompt-su/3339849002/
White House whistleblower testimony may prompt Dems to subpoena Trump team over security clearances
2019-04-02
WASHINGTON – A Democrat-led House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena a former Trump administration official to discuss how the White House granted security clearances to people despite problems with their background checks . The House Committee on Oversight and Reform voted along party lines to subpoena Carl Kline , w...
David Jackson USA TODAY WASHINGTON – A Democrat-led House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena a former Trump administration official to discuss how the White House granted security clearances to people despite problems with their background checks. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform voted along party lines ...
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environment
USA TODAY
1
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/15/coronavirus-air-pollution-has-dropped-30-northeast-nasa-said/5138912002/
Air pollution has dropped by 30% in the Northeast, NASA says. Are coronavirus stay-at-home orders responsible?
2020-04-15
Cities such from Washington , D.C. , to Boston have seen significant improvement in air quality . March 2020 showed the lowest monthly atmospheric nitrogen dioxide levels of any March on record . However , in the U.S. , `` these recent improvements in air quality have come at a high cost . '' Air pollution has dropped ...
Cities such from Washington, D.C., to Boston have seen significant improvement in air quality. March 2020 showed the lowest monthly atmospheric nitrogen dioxide levels of any March on record. However, in the U.S., "these recent improvements in air quality have come at a high cost." Air pollution has dropped by 30% i...
www.usatoday.com
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us_house
Vox
0
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/10/17929460/paul-ryan-speaker-retiring-debt-deficits-trump
Paul Ryan’s long con
2018-12-10
Ezra Klein
House Speaker Paul Ryan ’ s legacy can be summed up in just one number : $ 343 billion . That ’ s the increase between the deficit for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018 — that is , the difference between the fiscal year before Ryan became speaker of the House and the fiscal year in which he retired . If the economy...
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s legacy can be summed up in just one number: $343 billion. That’s the increase between the deficit for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018 — that is, the difference between the fiscal year before Ryan became speaker of the House and the fiscal year in which he retired. If the economy had fa...
www.vox.com
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gun_control_and_gun_rights
CNN (Web News)
0
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/04/politics/nra-lapierre/index.html?hpt=po_c2
NRA's LaPierre says gun rights struggle a 'long war'
2013-05-04
Dana Davidsen
Story highlights NRA executive rallies supporters ; says `` we will never surrender our guns '' Says membership in group up since the Newtown massacre , at record high LaPierre goes after President Obama , New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wayne LaPierre , the nation 's most visible gun-rights advocate , rallied support...
Story highlights NRA executive rallies supporters; says "we will never surrender our guns" Says membership in group up since the Newtown massacre, at record high LaPierre goes after President Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says ill-fated background check proposal in Senate was ineffective Wayne LaPierre, t...
www.cnn.com
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elections
The Atlantic
0
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/575098/
Democrats Seize the House
2018-11-06
David A. Graham, Amanda Mull, Stephen Marche, Ronald Brownstein, George Packer, Derek Thompson, Marina Koren, David Sims, Peter Beinart
Democrats will recapture control of the House of Representatives , and could gain as much as a 20-seat advantage , ending eight years of Republican control and dealing President Donald Trump a stiff rebuke . With many results in , Democratic candidates either had won or were leading in enough districts to likely win th...
Democrats will recapture control of the House of Representatives, and could gain as much as a 20-seat advantage, ending eight years of Republican control and dealing President Donald Trump a stiff rebuke. With many results in, Democratic candidates either had won or were leading in enough districts to likely win the 2...
www.theatlantic.com
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politics
The Guardian
0
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/15/donald-trump-transition-team-disarray-adviser-purge
Trump transition team in disarray after top adviser 'purged'
2016-11-15
David Smith
Donald Trump ’ s transition to the White House appeared to be in disarray on Tuesday after the abrupt departure of a top national security adviser and amid continuing questions over the role of his three children and son-in-law . Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers stepped down from the president-elect ’ s transi...
Donald Trump’s transition to the White House appeared to be in disarray on Tuesday after the abrupt departure of a top national security adviser and amid continuing questions over the role of his three children and son-in-law. Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers stepped down from the president-elect’s transition...
www.theguardian.com
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fiscal_cliff
Fox Online News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/17/obama-gives-ground-on-tax-rates-in-latest-offer-as-boehner-office-calls-it/
Obama gives ground on taxes in latest offer, as Boehner's office calls it 'right direction'
2012-12-17
Both sides in the federal talks to avert a year-end fiscal crisis signaled late Monday that significant progress had been made , with sources saying President Obama had offered a higher threshold for tax rate increases and with House Speaker Boehner 's office calling it `` a step in the right direction . '' The late-da...
Both sides in the federal talks to avert a year-end fiscal crisis signaled late Monday that significant progress had been made, with sources saying President Obama had offered a higher threshold for tax rate increases and with House Speaker Boehner's office calling it "a step in the right direction." The late-day deve...
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us_senate
Washington Times
2
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/21/democrats-end-senate-tradition-trigger-nuclear-opt/
Democrats end Senate tradition, trigger 'nuclear option' to ram through Obama?s judicial nominees
2013-11-21
Stephen Dinan, Jacqueline Klimas
Senate Democrats triggered the “ nuclear option ” Thursday , using a shortcut to undercut the chamber ’ s filibuster rules and giving President Obama a clear path to stack the federal judiciary with ideological allies . In a tense 52-48 vote , Democrats overturned decades of precedent and reduced the number of votes ne...
Senate Democrats triggered the “nuclear option” Thursday, using a shortcut to undercut the chamber’s filibuster rules and giving President Obama a clear path to stack the federal judiciary with ideological allies. In a tense 52-48 vote, Democrats overturned decades of precedent and reduced the number of votes needed t...
www.washingtontimes.com
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economy_and_jobs
Reuters
1
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKBN18T0BT
U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent
2017-06-02
Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON ( ███ ) - U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously reported , suggesting the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3 percent . Nonfarm payrolls increased 138,000 last month as the manufac...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously reported, suggesting the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3 percent. Nonfarm payrolls increased 138,000 last month as the manufa...
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Fox Online News
2
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doug-collins-calls-house-vote-to-make-mueller-report-public-a-democrat-political-stunt
Doug Collins: House vote to make Mueller report public a failed stunt by Dems
Frank Miles
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee , Georgia Rep. Doug Collins , voted for the resolution calling for any final report in Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation to be made public , but told Fox News on Sunday it was unnecessary . “ It was a political stunt by the Democrats who felt tha...
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, voted for the resolution calling for any final report in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to be made public, but told Fox News on Sunday it was unnecessary. “It was a political stunt by the Democrats who felt that they...
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healthcare
Michelle Malkin
2
http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2013/09/25/obama-lied-my-health-plan-died-n1708856
Michelle Malkin - Obama Lied, My Health Plan Died
2013-09-25
"Cortney OBrien", Julio Rosas, Guy Benson, Timothy Meads
Like an estimated 22 million other Americans , I am a self-employed small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on the individual market . We have a high-deductible PPO plan that allows us to choose from a wide range of doctors . Last week , our family received notice from Anthem BlueCross Blu...
Like an estimated 22 million other Americans, I am a self-employed small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on the individual market. We have a high-deductible PPO plan that allows us to choose from a wide range of doctors. Or rather, we had such a plan. Last week, our family received not...
www.townhall.com
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politics
Michael Brendan Dougherty
2
http://theweek.com/articles/569184/astonishing-weakness-hillary-clinton
The astonishing weakness of Hillary Clinton
2015-07-31
Joel Mathis, Allan Ripp, Brendan Morrow
Hillary Clinton is as unpopular as she ever has been . Her favorability ratings have fallen to just 40 percent . Her campaign is already heading south , even though she has serious advantages over everyone else in the campaign , both Democratic and Republican . Her opponents in the Democratic field do not pose a plausi...
ADVERTISEMENT Hillary Clinton is as unpopular as she ever has been. Her favorability ratings have fallen to just 40 percent. Her campaign is already heading south, even though she has serious advantages over everyone else in the campaign, both Democratic and Republican. Her opponents in the Democratic field do not po...
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Salon
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http://www.salon.com/2016/06/07/normalizing_trump_demonizing_hillary_the_medias_shameful_strategy_for_the_2016_election/
Normalizing Trump, demonizing Hillary: The media’s shameful strategy
2016-06-07
One of the most vexing challenges of the Trump phenomenon is how the press should deal with it . There 's never been anything quite like it and journalism is having to try to navigate this campaign as the rules are being rewritten on the fly . Back in the beginning , The Huffington Post had tried to keep the whole thin...
One of the most vexing challenges of the Trump phenomenon is how the press should deal with it. There's never been anything quite like it and journalism is having to try to navigate this campaign as the rules are being rewritten on the fly. Back in the beginning, The Huffington Post had tried to keep the whole thing in...
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/donald-trump-prime-time-address-immigration-wall/index.html
OPINION: Prime-time Trump faces credibility crisis
2019-01-08
Analysis Stephen Collinson
Washington ( CNN ) President Donald Trump will face one huge obstacle when he appeals to Americans in a prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday to unite behind his crusade for a border wall : Himself . Trump has spent years exploiting immigration -- one of the nation 's most divisive fault lines -- during an insurgent c...
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump will face one huge obstacle when he appeals to Americans in a prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday to unite behind his crusade for a border wall: Himself. Trump has spent years exploiting immigration -- one of the nation's most divisive fault lines -- during an insurgent campa...
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/24/emails-us-officials-militants-hours-benghazi/
GOP on attack over new Benghazi emails
2012-10-24
Guy Taylor, Shaun Waterman
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday spotlighted a newly revealed email that shows Obama administration officials were told within hours of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi , Libya , that an al-Qaeda-inspired militant group had claimed responsibility for the assault . After the White House and St...
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday spotlighted a newly revealed email that shows Obama administration officials were told within hours of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that an al-Qaeda-inspired militant group had claimed responsibility for the assault. After the White House and Stat...
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http://www.npr.org/2016/08/30/491804727/is-trump-flip-flopping-on-immigration-yes-or-no-its-sure-been-confusing
Is Trump Flip-Flopping On Immigration? Yes Or No, It's Sure Been Confusing
2016-08-30
Danielle Kurtzleben
Is Trump Flip-Flopping On Immigration ? Yes Or No , It 's Sure Been Confusing Donald Trump will give a speech Wednesday outlining his immigration stance . Given the last week of news coverage , he could have some serious explaining to do . An immigration policy centered around extreme positions — mass deportation of 11...
Is Trump Flip-Flopping On Immigration? Yes Or No, It's Sure Been Confusing Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Donald Trump will give a speech Wednesday outlining his immigration stance. Given the last week of news coverage, he could have some serious explaining...
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Newsmax
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http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obama-approval-rating-plummets/2013/10/09/id/530025
AP Poll: Obama Approval Plummets to 37
2013-10-09
Todd Beamon
Should GOP Stick to Its Guns on Obamacare ? Vote Here . Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh attacked survey results released on Wednesday that blamed Republicans for the federal shutdown while burying the news that President Barack Obama 's approval ratings had plunged to 37 percent among Americans surveyed . `` The poi...
Urgent: Should GOP Stick to Its Guns on Obamacare? Vote Here. Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh attacked survey results released on Wednesday that blamed Republicans for the federal shutdown while burying the news that President Barack Obama's approval ratings had plunged to 37 percent among Americans surveyed."The ...
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/12/11/trump-data-card-key-to-winning-white-house.html
The Trump data card: Key to winning the White House
2015-12-11
Sreedhar Potarazu, Chairman Of Wellzone
You can call Donald Trump a lot of things – and heaven knows almost everyone has – but you can ’ t call him stupid . He ’ s the lead story on every newscast , the hashtag of all hashtags on social media . And he ’ s gotten there by defying every convention . The bombastic billionaire has generated controversy and wides...
You can call Donald Trump a lot of things – and heaven knows almost everyone has – but you can’t call him stupid. He’s the lead story on every newscast, the hashtag of all hashtags on social media. And he’s gotten there by defying every convention. The bombastic billionaire has generated controversy and widespread con...
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/01/three-numbers-that-could-hold-key-to-romney-win/
Three Numbers That Could Hold the Key to a Romney Win
2012-11-01
Chris Stirewalt, In July Of
“ We ’ ve got to make people understand that what they ’ re seeing is not the real Mitt Romney . ” -- President Obama ’ s top political adviser , David Plouffe , describing the president ’ s re-election message , according to top campaign advisers interviewed by The Wall Street Journal for the piece “ Obama Adviser ’ s...
“We’ve got to make people understand that what they’re seeing is not the real Mitt Romney.” -- President Obama’s top political adviser, David Plouffe, describing the president’s re-election message, according to top campaign advisers interviewed by The Wall Street Journal for the piece “Obama Adviser’s Strategy Is Hig...
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Al Jazeera
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/india-hospital-segregates-muslim-hindu-coronavirus-patients-200416080547650.html
India hospital segregates Muslim and Hindu coronavirus patients
Parth Mn
In what many are calling a case of `` apartheid '' during a global pandemic , a government-run hospital in Ahmedabad , the main city in the western Indian state of Gujarat , has segregated coronavirus patients based on their religion , claiming the order came from the government . `` Generally , there are separate ward...
In what many are calling a case of "apartheid" during a global pandemic, a government-run hospital in Ahmedabad, the main city in the western Indian state of Gujarat, has segregated coronavirus patients based on their religion, claiming the order came from the government. "Generally, there are separate wards for male ...
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https://reason.com/2019/08/26/elizabeth-warrens-pitch-for-economic-patriotism-is-full-of-intellectual-dishonesty-and-economic-fallacies/
Elizabeth Warren's Pitch for 'Economic Patriotism' Is Full of Intellectual Dishonesty and Economic Fallacies
2019-08-26
Eric Boehm, Josh Blackman, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Brian Doherty, Charles Oliver, Scott Shackford, Noah Shepardson
Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D–Mass . ) is promising to protect Americans from the scourge of…pencils ? In a new video posted to Twitter over the weekend , the presidential candidate promises to create a new federal agency that would expand on the protectionist measures undertaken by Donald Trump . She 's even borrowing Tru...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) is promising to protect Americans from the scourge of…pencils? In a new video posted to Twitter over the weekend, the presidential candidate promises to create a new federal agency that would expand on the protectionist measures undertaken by Donald Trump. She's even borrowing Trumpian ...
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American Spectator
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https://spectator.org/trump-finds-freedom-lacks-loyalty/
Trump Finds Freedom Lacks Loyalty
Debra J. Saunders, Jeffrey Lord, Brian Mcnicoll, Aymenn Al-Tamimi, Jared Whitley
President Donald Trump failed to persuade enough House Republicans to vote for his American Health Care Act , leading to its withdrawal from the House floor on Friday . How did the effort to pass a replacement for Obamacare go wrong ? Let me count the ways . One . The GOP House has too many members who are like Trump w...
Washington President Donald Trump failed to persuade enough House Republicans to vote for his American Health Care Act, leading to its withdrawal from the House floor on Friday. How did the effort to pass a replacement for Obamacare go wrong? Let me count the ways. One. The GOP House has too many members who are like...
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White nationalists return to Charlottesville
White nationalist protesters have returned to the US town Charlottesville two months after violent clashes there saw a woman killed . The town 's mayor said the small group 's appearance at the statue of a Confederate general was `` another despicable visit by neo-Nazi cowards '' . The brief torch-lit rally was organis...
Image copyright Reuters Image caption In August white nationalist protesters held tiki torches at the Lee monument White nationalist protesters have returned to the US town Charlottesville two months after violent clashes there saw a woman killed. The town's mayor said the small group's appearance at the statue of a ...
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Christian Science Monitor
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/1002/Government-shutdown-White-House-meeting-with-lawmakers-goes-nowhere
Government shutdown: White House meeting with lawmakers goes nowhere
2013-10-02
Brad Knickerbocker
For 90 minutes late Wednesday afternoon , the leaders of the House and Senate met with President Obama at the White House , looking to resolve a government shutdown headed into its third day while also averting what would be an even costlier default on US debt . The meeting failed to do that , and both sides appear as ...
For 90 minutes late Wednesday afternoon, the leaders of the House and Senate met with President Obama at the White House, looking to resolve a government shutdown headed into its third day while also averting what would be an even costlier default on US debt. The meeting failed to do that, and both sides appear as int...
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Townhall
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http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2014/08/04/are-democrats-ditching-the-war-on-women-n1874301
Are Democrats 'Ditching' The War On Women?
2014-08-04
Matt Vespa, Beth Baumann, Bronson Stocking
With the recent Hobby Lobby decision , one would think this legal victory for conservatives could galvanize single women into turning out for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections . It ’ s still a possibility . After all , the Daily Beast is running op-eds showing how women are driving the Democratic Party ’ s ag...
With the recent Hobby Lobby decision, one would think this legal victory for conservatives could galvanize single women into turning out for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. It’s still a possibility. After all, the Daily Beast is running op-eds showing how women are driving the Democratic Party’s agenda: M...
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Breitbart News
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/03/donald-trump-justice-department-hillary-clinton/
Donald Trump Challenges Jeff Sessions: ‘Where Is Our Justice Department’ on Hillary Clinton?
2017-11-03
Charlie Spiering
President Donald Trump signaled frustration with the Justice Department ’ s failure to respond to the ongoing scandals involving the Clinton family , the DNC , the FBI , and the “ phony ” Russian sourced dossier . “ A lot of people are disappointed in the Justice Department , including me , ” Trump told reporters at th...
President Donald Trump signaled frustration with the Justice Department’s failure to respond to the ongoing scandals involving the Clinton family, the DNC, the FBI, and the “phony” Russian sourced dossier. “A lot of people are disappointed in the Justice Department, including me,” Trump told reporters at the White Hou...
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Washington Times
2
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/12/donald-trump-warns-iran-do-not-kill-your-protester/
Trump warns Iran: 'Do not kill your protesters'
2020-01-12
Ben Wolfgang
Amid growing protests and anger in the streets of Iran , President Trump on Sunday delivered a blunt warning to the government in Tehran . “ To the leaders of Iran - DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS , ” Mr. Trump said in a Sunday morning Twitter post . “ Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you , and the Worl...
Amid growing protests and anger in the streets of Iran, President Trump on Sunday delivered a blunt warning to the government in Tehran. “To the leaders of Iran - DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS,” Mr. Trump said in a Sunday morning Twitter post. “Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is wa...
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The Hill
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/444975-pelosi-trump-is-engaged-in-a-cover-up
Pelosi: Trump 'is engaged in a cover up'
2019-05-22
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiOvernight Health Care : Trump officials making changes to drug pricing proposal | House panel advances flavored e-cig ban | Senators press FDA tobacco chief on vaping ban Speaker Pelosi , it 's time to throw American innovators a lifeline Why Americans must tune in to the Trump impeachm...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiOvernight Health Care: Trump officials making changes to drug pricing proposal | House panel advances flavored e-cig ban | Senators press FDA tobacco chief on vaping ban Speaker Pelosi, it's time to throw American innovators a lifeline Why Americans must tune in to the Trump impeachment...
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Yahoo! The 360
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https://news.yahoo.com/why-havent-we-had-a-woman-president-220522743.html
Why haven't we had a woman president?
2020-03-10
Mike Bebernes
“ The 360 ” shows you diverse perspectives on the day ’ s top stories and debates . Less than a year ago , the Democratic presidential field featured a record number of female candidates , many of them with credentials as strong as any of the men in the race . As the primary carried on , however , the women in the cont...
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening Less than a year ago, the Democratic presidential field featured a record number of female candidates, many of them with credentials as strong as any of the men in the race. As the primary carried on, however, the women in...
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CNN (Web News)
0
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/politics/mike-pence-foreign-policy-vp-pick/index.html
Pence might share a ticket with Trump but not a worldview
2016-07-15
Ryan Browne
Washington ( CNN ) Donald Trump 's vice presidential pick , Mike Pence , has held wildly different views on trade , Russia , Iraq and Muslims than the billionaire businessman . Throughout his 16-year political career , the 57-year-old Indiana governor has adhered to traditionally muscular Republican policies on foreign...
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's vice presidential pick , Mike Pence, has held wildly different views on trade, Russia, Iraq and Muslims than the billionaire businessman. Throughout his 16-year political career, the 57-year-old Indiana governor has adhered to traditionally muscular Republican policies on foreign affair...
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Washington Times
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/3/jerrold-nadler-says-democrats-not-ready-trump-impe/
Jerrold Nadler says Dems not ready for impeachment bid: ‘It is a high bar … We may not get there’
2019-03-03
Tom Howell Jr.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Sunday said Democrats will do whatever it takes to reveal the results of special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s probe and will request documents from dozens of people close to the White House this week , though he downplayed talk of impeaching President Trump . “ We do n...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Sunday said Democrats will do whatever it takes to reveal the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe and will request documents from dozens of people close to the White House this week, though he downplayed talk of impeaching President Trump. “We do not n...
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USA TODAY
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/26/mueller-report-trump-allies-offense-against-democrats-media/3268972002/
Donald Trump, GOP look to settle score with Democrats, media over Mueller investigation
2019-03-26
WASHINGTON –Emboldened by special counsel Robert Mueller 's finding that there was no collusion with Russia in the 2016 election , President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are going on offense over the issue as he heads into next year 's campaign . After Attorney General William Barr 's summary of Mueller 's co...
John Fritze and Ledyard King and David Jackson USA TODAY WASHINGTON –Emboldened by special counsel Robert Mueller's finding that there was no collusion with Russia in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are going on offense over the issue as he heads into next year's campaign. After A...
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CNN (Web News)
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/donald-trump-michigan-speech-annotation/index.html
OPINION: The 57 most outlandish, outrageous and offensive lines from Trump's Michigan rally
2018-04-30
Analysis Chris Cillizza, Cnn Editor-At-Large
( CNN ) On Saturday night , even as comedian Michelle Wolf was roasting him in Washington , President Donald Trump was in another Washington -- this one in Michigan -- where he was delivering a roast all his own : Of elites , the media , Democrats and anyone else he could think of . I went through the transcript of Tru...
(CNN) On Saturday night, even as comedian Michelle Wolf was roasting him in Washington , President Donald Trump was in another Washington -- this one in Michigan -- where he was delivering a roast all his own : Of elites, the media, Democrats and anyone else he could think of. I went through the transcript of Trump's ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/18/jussie-smollett-everything-we-know-case-police-chicago-investigation/2903410002/
Jussie Smollett case: Police investigating tip actor was seen with alleged assailants
2019-02-18
Developments over the weekend `` shifted the trajectory '' of the investigation into the Jan. 29 attack on `` Empire '' actor Jussie Smollett . The actor told police last month he was attacked in Chicago in the early hours of the morning by two masked men who shouted `` racial and homophobic slurs . '' Police said Smol...
Jayme Deerwester and Aamer Madhani USA TODAY Developments over the weekend "shifted the trajectory" of the investigation into the Jan. 29 attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. The actor told police last month he was attacked in Chicago in the early hours of the morning by two masked men who shouted "racial and h...
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/politics/gop-debate-wednesday-what-to-watch/index.html
7 things to watch at the CNN Republican debate
2015-09-16
Mj Lee, Cnn Politics Reporter
Simi Valley , California ( CNN ) Donald Trump will play the lead role in the second Republican presidential debate tonight -- but his rivals are jockeying to steal his spotlight . As the GOP 's frontrunner , Trump will once again take center stage at CNN 's debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library . With Reagan...
Simi Valley, California (CNN) Donald Trump will play the lead role in the second Republican presidential debate tonight -- but his rivals are jockeying to steal his spotlight. As the GOP's frontrunner, Trump will once again take center stage at CNN's debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. With Reagan's Air ...
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Salon
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http://www.salon.com/2014/09/12/okcupid_founder_i_wish_people_exercised_more_humanity_on_okcupid/
OkCupid founder: “I wish people exercised more humanity” on OkCupid
2014-09-12
Andrew Leonard
In late July , Christian Rudder , a co-founder of the online dating site OkCupid , plunged himself into the middle of an Internet maelstrom when he published a post with a classic poke-the-anthill headline : `` We Experiment on Human Beings ! '' The provocation came in the middle of a storm of commentary sparked by the...
In late July, Christian Rudder, a co-founder of the online dating site OkCupid, plunged himself into the middle of an Internet maelstrom when he published a post with a classic poke-the-anthill headline: "We Experiment on Human Beings!" The provocation came in the middle of a storm of commentary sparked by the revelat...
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USA TODAY
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/11/social-media-bubbles-drive-opposing-views-george-floyd-protests-column/5332630002/
As America falls apart, we need to break out of our social media bubbles
2020-06-11
The other day a friend and I discussed the protests and riots in America in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis . He ’ s on the left and hears more about protests ; I ’ m on the right and hear more about riots . We have very different views about the current situation in America , from what has cause...
Julie Mastrine Opinion contributor The other day a friend and I discussed the protests and riots in America in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. He’s on the left and hears more about protests; I’m on the right and hear more about riots. We have very different views about the current situation in...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/05/4th-july-trump-put-divisions-display-protest/1653535001/
‘Are you proud to be an American?’ Why Trump’s 4th of July was a tale of three different celebrations
2019-07-05
WASHINGTON – Fourth of July festivities in the nation 's capital were anything but typical this year . It was n't just the military tanks , jet flyovers or the speech by President Donald Trump . The president 's role in what is usually a nonpartisan celebration created what felt like three different events : Protesters...
USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Fourth of July festivities in the nation's capital were anything but typical this year. It wasn't just the military tanks, jet flyovers or the speech by President Donald Trump. The president's role in what is usually a nonpartisan celebration created what felt like three different events: Prote...
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USA TODAY
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/11/06/sutherland-springs-texan-johnnie-langendorff-hailed-american-hero-chasing-suspect/835018001/
Texas shooting: Hero Johnnie Langendorff on chasing Devin Kelley in Sutherland Springs
2017-11-06
An unnamed hero who heard gunshots at the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church on Sunday , grabbed a gun from his home and started shooting at the suspected gunman as he exited the church , according to an eyewitness . Eyewitness Kevin Jordan who lives less than 50 yards from the church told KENS-TV that he was outs...
Eleanor Dearman, John Bacon and John C . Moritz USA TODAY Network An unnamed hero who heard gunshots at the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church on Sunday, grabbed a gun from his home and started shooting at the suspected gunman as he exited the church, according to an eyewitness. Eyewitness Kevin Jordan who live...
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CNN (Web News)
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/top-republicans-slam-trump-saudi-arabia-khashoggi/index.html
Top Republicans slam Trump for statement backing Saudi Arabia
2018-11-20
Kate Sullivan
Washington ( CNN ) Top Senate Republicans slammed President Donald Trump for his statement backing Saudi Arabia in the wake of the death and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi . The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker , tweeted Tuesday , `` ...
Washington (CNN) Top Senate Republicans slammed President Donald Trump for his statement backing Saudi Arabia in the wake of the death and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, tweeted Tuesday, "I never...
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The Hill
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http://thehill.com/policy/technology/360806-twitter-crackdown-sparks-free-speech-concerns
Twitter crackdown sparks free speech concerns
2017-11-17
Twitter 's verification program put the company at the center of another political headache this week , with the social media giant stuck between liberals who demand stricter rules about hate speech and misinformation and conservatives who fear the site will target them for their political views . Twitter 's `` blue ch...
Twitter's verification program put the company at the center of another political headache this week, with the social media giant stuck between liberals who demand stricter rules about hate speech and misinformation and conservatives who fear the site will target them for their political views. Twitter's "blue checkma...
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NPR Online News
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http://www.npr.org/2012/08/23/159915199/in-the-theater-of-politics-staging-is-everything
In The Theater Of Politics, Staging Is Everything
2012-08-23
Bob Mondello
During the next two weeks , the major political parties will assemble their faithful in Tampa , Fla. , and Charlotte , N.C. , to officially nominate their presidential tickets . These conventions were once places of high political drama . But over the decades , as the primary system has determined the candidates well i...
In The Theater Of Politics, Staging Is Everything Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images During the next two weeks, the major political parties will assemble their faithful in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C., to officially nominate their presidential tickets. These co...
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Fox News
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/07/lawmakers-push-to-protect-electric-grid-after-report-on-attack/
Lawmakers push to protect electric grid after report on attack
2014-02-07
Lawmakers are pushing to impose federal standards for protecting the country 's electric grid from attack in the wake of a new report about a sniper assault on a California electrical substation last year that has raised fears the power grid is vulnerable to terrorism . The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Se...
Lawmakers are pushing to impose federal standards for protecting the country's electric grid from attack in the wake of a new report about a sniper assault on a California electrical substation last year that has raised fears the power grid is vulnerable to terrorism. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Sen...
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Vox
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http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/11/25/13703286/hedge-fund-fsoc
Treasury officials are warning hedge funds could create the next big financial blowup
2016-11-25
Matthew Yglesias, Jen Kirby, Ezra Klein, Alissa Wilkinson, Sigal Samuel, Terry Nguyen, Rebecca Jennings
Hedge funds are essentially defined by their ability to slip through the cracks of the American financial regulatory system . They do n't do banking , so they do n't need a license from a bank regulator . They do n't underwrite securities , so they do n't warrant scrutiny from market regulators . And they are n't open ...
Hedge funds are essentially defined by their ability to slip through the cracks of the American financial regulatory system. They don't do banking, so they don't need a license from a bank regulator. They don't underwrite securities, so they don't warrant scrutiny from market regulators. And they aren't open to the mas...
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BBC News
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US-Mexico talks: Trump hails deal on migrants to avoid tariffs
President Donald Trump has hailed a deal reached with Mexico to help stem the flow of migrants to the US after he threatened to impose trade tariffs . Under the deal , in which Mexico agreed to take `` unprecedented steps '' , the duties that were due to come into effect on Monday have been suspended . `` Mexico will t...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption A look at the steps Mexico is taking to deal with migrants President Donald Trump has hailed a deal reached with Mexico to help stem the flow of migrants to the US after he threatened to impose trade tariffs. Under the deal, in which Mexico agreed to take "un...
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New York Times - News
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/us/politics/hillary-clintons-countless-choices-could-hinge-on-2016-election.html?ref=politics
Clinton's Countless Choices Hinge on One: 2016
2012-12-09
Jodi Kantor
For the moment , Mrs. Clinton may appear to be a figure of nearly limitless possibility , and her name has come up for prestigious jobs : president of Yale University , head of George Soros ’ s foundation . But being Hillary Clinton is never a simple matter , and her next few years are less a blank check than an equati...
For the moment, Mrs. Clinton may appear to be a figure of nearly limitless possibility, and her name has come up for prestigious jobs: president of Yale University, head of George Soros’s foundation. But being Hillary Clinton is never a simple matter, and her next few years are less a blank check than an equation with ...
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elections
Politico
0
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81280.html?hp=t1
Inside the campaign: How Mitt Romney stumbled
2012-09-16
Mike Allen, Jim Vandehei
Stuart Stevens rewrote Romney 's speech -- and green-lighted Clint Eastwood 's . | AP Photos Inside the camp : How Mitt stumbled Stuart Stevens , Mitt Romney ’ s top strategist , knew his candidate ’ s convention speech needed a memorable mix of loft and grace if he was going to bound out of Tampa with an authentic cha...
Stuart Stevens rewrote Romney's speech -- and green-lighted Clint Eastwood's. | AP Photos Inside the camp: How Mitt stumbled Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney’s top strategist, knew his candidate’s convention speech needed a memorable mix of loft and grace if he was going to bound out of Tampa with an authentic chance to wi...
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Reuters
1
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-crownprince-exclusive/exclusive-in-saudi-arabia-criticism-of-crown-prince-grows-after-attack-idUSKBN1WH227
Exclusive: In Saudi Arabia, criticism of Crown Prince grows after attack
2019-10-02
( ███ ) - Some members of Saudi Arabia ’ s ruling family and business elite have expressed frustration with the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the largest-ever attack on the kingdom ’ s oil infrastructure last month . It has sparked concern among several prominent branches of the ruling Al Sau...
(Reuters) - Some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family and business elite have expressed frustration with the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure last month. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting ...
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Associated Press
1
https://apnews.com/a777f010d69347468e8b2945ab339348/Trump-thrusts-abortion-fight-into-crucial-midterm-elections
President Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections
2018-05-18
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jill Colvin
FILE - In this Jan. 19 , 2018 file photo , President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event , in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington . The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion w...
FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with ...
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Fox Online News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/10/hickenlooper-holder-discuss-what-next-after-colorado-voters-say-yes-to/
Hickenlooper, Holder discuss what's next after Colorado voters say yes to recreational pot
2012-11-10
Faith Mangan
Colorado Gov . John Hickenlooper is asking Attorney General Eric Holder for a clear-cut explanation on how the Obama administration intends to handle changes made Tuesday when voters chose to legalize marijuana for recreational use . Nearly 55 percent of Colorado voters approved the state constitutional change by votin...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Attorney General Eric Holder for a clear-cut explanation on how the Obama administration intends to handle changes made Tuesday when voters chose to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Nearly 55 percent of Colorado voters approved the state constitutional change by voting...
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politics
Washington Times
2
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/trump-massacre-church-fake-news-parody-video-shown/
Trump campaign denies showing massacre in 'Church of Fake News' parody video at Doral
2019-10-13
WASHINGTON — A graphically violent parody video , shown at a meeting of President Trump ’ s supporters at his Miami resort , depicted a likeness of the president shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media in a church , The New York Times reported Sunday . In the video , Trump ’ s critics and medi...
WASHINGTON — A graphically violent parody video, shown at a meeting of President Trump’s supporters at his Miami resort, depicted a likeness of the president shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media in a church, The New York Times reported Sunday. In the video, Trump’s critics and media member...
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politics
USA TODAY
1
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/01/13/tv-host-steve-harvey-explains-his-meeting-donald-trump/96555588/
TV host Steve Harvey explains his meeting with Donald Trump
2017-01-13
TV host Steve Harvey was the latest celebrity to drop in for a meeting at Trump Tower on Friday . And now he 's explaining what it was all about . `` Our president ( Obama ) asked that all of us sit down and talk to one another in order to move our country forward , '' the host of Family Feud and The Steve Harvey Show ...
Jayme Deerwester USA TODAY TV host Steve Harvey was the latest celebrity to drop in for a meeting at Trump Tower on Friday. And now he's explaining what it was all about. "Our president (Obama) asked that all of us sit down and talk to one another in order to move our country forward," the host of Family Feud and Th...
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Politico
0
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84207.html?hp=t1
Fiscal cliff: Will they jump?
2012-11-25
Seung Min Kim
Led by Patty Murray , progressives on Capitol Hill are already drawing their line . Fiscal cliff : Will liberals jump ? A growing bloc of emboldened liberals say they ’ re not afraid to watch defense spending get gouged and taxes go up on every American if a budget deal doesn ’ t satisfy their priorities . Here ’ s wha...
Led by Patty Murray, progressives on Capitol Hill are already drawing their line. Fiscal cliff: Will liberals jump? Call them the cliff jumpers. A growing bloc of emboldened liberals say they’re not afraid to watch defense spending get gouged and taxes go up on every American if a budget deal doesn’t satisfy their pr...
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fiscal_cliff
NPR Online News
1
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/28/166104348/in-fiscal-cliff-pr-war-obama-seeks-help-from-a-public-already-leaning-his-way
In Fiscal Cliff PR War, Obama Seeks Help From A Public Already Leaning His Way
2012-11-28
Frank James
In Fiscal Cliff PR War , Obama Seeks Help From A Public Already Leaning His Way In Washington 's latest game of chicken , President Obama is counting on voters who see things his way to give him the edge in his quest to get congressional Republicans to accept tax increases on the nation 's wealthiest as part of any fis...
In Fiscal Cliff PR War, Obama Seeks Help From A Public Already Leaning His Way Enlarge this image toggle caption Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images In Washington's latest game of chicken, President Obama is counting on voters who see things his way to give him the edge in his quest to get congr...
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Politico
0
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/12/donald-trump-2016-third-party-bid-213449
Will the GOP Mount a Third-Party Challenge to Trump?
2015-12-20
Alexandra Glorioso, Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author . Donald Trump may have eased some Republican fears Tuesday night when he declared his intention to stay inside the party . But if their angst has been temporarily eased at the prospect of what he would do if he loses , they still face a ...
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author. Donald Trump may have eased some Republican fears Tuesday night when he declared his intention to stay inside the party. But if their angst has been temporarily eased at the prospect of what he would do if he loses, they still face a fa...
www.politico.com
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elections
Fox News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/05/another-debate-another-biased-moderator-quijano-dumps-on-trump-pence.html
Another debate, another biased moderator: Quijano dumps on Trump, Pence
2016-10-05
Dan Gainor
We ’ ve been here before . The alarm clock sounds and it ’ s another biased debate presided over by the supposed “ neutral ” media . Yes , it was a “ Groundhog Day ” debate Tuesday night at Longwood University . That ’ s where CBS anchor and debate moderator Elaine Quijano did her best Lester Holt impersonation ( or wa...
We’ve been here before. The alarm clock sounds and it’s another biased debate presided over by the supposed “neutral” media. Yes, it was a “Groundhog Day” debate Tuesday night at Longwood University. That’s where CBS anchor and debate moderator Elaine Quijano did her best Lester Holt impersonation (or was it Candy Crow...
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immigration
Townhall
2
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2015/01/30/cbo-confirms-obamas-amnesty-will-cost-taxpayer-billions-in-tax-credits-n1950368
CBO Confirms Obama's Amnesty Will Cost Billions in Tax Credits
2015-01-30
Conn Carroll, Matt Vespa, Guy Benson, Julio Rosas
President Obama 's unilateral executive amnesty will cost taxpayers $ 10.2 billion in Earned Income and Additional Child tax credits over the next ten years the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday . In a letter to Sen. Thad Cochran ( R-MS ) , CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf wrote that the House of Representat...
President Obama's unilateral executive amnesty will cost taxpayers $10.2 billion in Earned Income and Additional Child tax credits over the next ten years the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday. In a letter to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf wrote that the House of Representatives ...
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gun_control_and_gun_rights
Washington Times
2
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/9/pro-gun-voters-put-heat-democratic-senators/
Pro-gun voters put heat on Democratic senators
2013-03-09
HELENA , Mont . — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before . Back during the Clinton era , the Democrat faced a choice : support an assault weapons ban urged by a president from his own party and risk angering constituents who cherish their gun rights , or buck his party . He chose the ban , and nearly lost his Senate...
HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before. Back during the Clinton era, the Democrat faced a choice: support an assault weapons ban urged by a president from his own party and risk angering constituents who cherish their gun rights, or buck his party. He chose the ban, and nearly lost his Senate seat. ...
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Fox Online News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/trump-calls-un-club-for-people-to-have-good-time.html
Trump calls UN club for people to 'have a good time'
2016-12-27
President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the United Nations on Monday days after the Security Council voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem . Taking to Twitter , he said the U.N. has “ such great potential , ” but has become “ just a club for people to get together , talk and have a...
President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the United Nations on Monday days after the Security Council voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Taking to Twitter, he said the U.N. has “such great potential,” but has become “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good ...
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coronavirus
The Guardian
0
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/us-coronavirus-stimulus-all-you-need-to-know
US coronavirus stimulus checks: are you eligible and how much will you get?
2020-03-26
Lauren Aratani
Most taxpayers will get a check from the $ 2tn economic package , the largest in US history US coronavirus stimulus checks : are you eligible and how much will you get ? The US has agreed on a $ 2tn stimulus package , the largest economic stimulus in US history , in response to the economic impacts of Covid-19 . While ...
Most taxpayers will get a check from the $2tn economic package, the largest in US history US coronavirus stimulus checks: are you eligible and how much will you get? The US has agreed on a $2tn stimulus package, the largest economic stimulus in US history, in response to the economic impacts of Covid-19. While corpor...
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national_security
Victor Hanson
2
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/7/why-fisa-gate-is-scarier-than-watergate/
OPINION: Why FISA-gate is scarier than Watergate
2018-02-07
Victor Davis Hanson
The Watergate scandal of 1972-74 was uncovered largely because of outraged Democratic politicians and a bulldog media . They both claimed that they had saved American democracy from the Nixon administration ’ s attempt to warp the CIA and FBI to cover up an otherwise minor , though illegal , political break-in . In the...
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Watergate scandal of 1972-74 was uncovered largely because of outraged Democratic politicians and a bulldog media. They both claimed that they had saved American democracy from the Nixon administration’s attempt to warp the CIA and FBI to cover up an otherwise minor, though illegal, political bre...
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Fox News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/14/questionable-reports-trump-fueled-violence-proliferate-on-social-media.html
Questionable reports of Trump-fueled violence proliferate on social media
2016-11-14
As if the 2016 climate couldn ’ t get any more divisive , false or questionable reports of violence linked to Donald Trump ’ s victory have gained steady traction on social media since last week – complicating efforts to distinguish fact from fiction amid very real political unrest . In one case , a student at the Univ...
As if the 2016 climate couldn’t get any more divisive, false or questionable reports of violence linked to Donald Trump’s victory have gained steady traction on social media since last week – complicating efforts to distinguish fact from fiction amid very real political unrest. In one case, a student at the University...
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tea_party
NPR Online News
1
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/09/462404642/the-tea-partiers-quandary-what-to-make-of-trumps-rise
The Tea Partier's Quandary: What To Make Of Trump's Rise?
2016-01-09
Npr Staff, Matt Kibbe
The Tea Partier 's Quandary : What To Make Of Trump 's Rise ? Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have spent most of the presidential race avoiding direct confrontations with each other . But the men are in first and second place in the polls , so that 's been straining the love . This week , as NPR Politics put it , Trump went ...
The Tea Partier's Quandary: What To Make Of Trump's Rise? Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have spent most of the presidential race avoiding direct confrontations with each other. But the men are in first and second place in the polls, s...
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immigration
The Hill
1
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/293731-trump-at-immigration-crossroads
Trump at immigration crossroads
2016-08-30
Donald Trump Donald John TrumpKamala Harris calls for Twitter to suspend Trump account over whistleblower attacks Clinton jokes she 'never ' had to tell Obama not to 'extort foreign countries ' John Dean : 'There is enough evidence ' to impeach Trump MORE faces a tough decision with his immigration speech on Wednesday ...
Donald Trump Donald John TrumpKamala Harris calls for Twitter to suspend Trump account over whistleblower attacks Clinton jokes she 'never' had to tell Obama not to 'extort foreign countries' John Dean: 'There is enough evidence' to impeach Trump MORE faces a tough decision with his immigration speech on Wednesday. Th...
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healthcare
Fox News
2
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/03/22/obamacare-turns-three-separating-rhetoric-from-reality/
ObamaCare turns three -- a checkup on the rhetoric vs. the reality
2013-03-22
Paul Howard
Saturday marks ObamaCare ’ s third anniversary , and President Obama and Democrats across the country will surely celebrate its greatest achievement to date : survival . The health care law narrowly survived a Supreme Court challenge , repeated attempts by House Republicans to repeal it and , with President Obama ’ s r...
Saturday marks ObamaCare’s third anniversary, and President Obama and Democrats across the country will surely celebrate its greatest achievement to date: survival. The health care law narrowly survived a Supreme Court challenge, repeated attempts by House Republicans to repeal it and, with President Obama’s reelection...
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us_senate
The Hill
1
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/483544-poll-susan-collins-in-statistical-tie-with-democratic-challenger
Susan Collins in statistical tie with Democratic challenger: poll
2020-02-18
Forty-two percent of respondents in a Colby College poll said they would vote for Collins , compared to 43 percent who said they would support Sara Gideon , the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and the front-runner for the Democratic nomination . `` The results indicate this could be the kind of race Sen. ...
Forty-two percent of respondents in a Colby College poll said they would vote for Collins, compared to 43 percent who said they would support Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. "The results indicate this could be the kind of race Sen. Coll...
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environment
Christian Science Monitor
1
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/1015/Landmark-case-Supreme-Court-to-review-EPA-regulation-of-greenhouse-gases
Landmark case? Supreme Court to review EPA regulation of greenhouse gases
2013-10-15
Warren Richey
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine whether the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority when it sought to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as pollutants under the Clean Air Act . In a potential landmark case with substantial implications for the environmental health of the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine whether the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority when it sought to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. In a potential landmark case with substantial implications for the environmental health of the...
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Reason
2
https://reason.com/2019/11/06/texas-voters-ban-state-income-taxes-again/
Texas Voters Ban State Income Taxes. Again.
2019-11-06
Christian Britschgi, David Bernstein, Will Baude, Ilya Somin, Zuri Davis, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Eric Boehm
Texas , a state so nice they banned income taxes twice . On Tuesday , some 76 percent of voters in the state approved Prop 4 , a constitutional amendment that prohibits the imposition of a state income tax . The immediate practical impact of the vote is slight , given that Texas currently has no income tax , and the st...
Texas, a state so nice they banned income taxes twice. On Tuesday, some 76 percent of voters in the state approved Prop 4, a constitutional amendment that prohibits the imposition of a state income tax. The immediate practical impact of the vote is slight, given that Texas currently has no income tax, and the state c...
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Wall Street Journal - News
1
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-begin-tangling-over-convention-rules-1461281343
Republicans Begin Tangling Over Convention Rules
Janet Hook, Janet.Hook Wsj.Com
HOLLYWOOD , Fla.—The Republican Party has seen nearly all of its traditions and expectations upended by this year ’ s presidential campaign . Now , the party is under pressure to change even the most basic rules of the game . Case in point : The spring meeting of the Republican National Committee , which wrangled over ...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The Republican Party has seen nearly all of its traditions and expectations upended by this year’s presidential campaign. Now, the party is under pressure to change even the most basic rules of the game. Case in point: The spring meeting of the Republican National Committee, which wrangled over a propo...
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Wall Street Journal - News
1
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-will-stay-at-least-until-november-midterm-elections-1535661957
Trump Says Jeff Sessions Will Stay Through November Midterm Elections
Michael C. Bender, Mike.Bender Wsj.Com
WASHINGTON—President Trump said he has put off the decision about whether to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions , a frequent target of his ire , until at least after the November congressional elections . “ I just would love to have him do a great job , ” Mr. Trump said about Mr . Sessions on Thursday in an interview ...
WASHINGTON—President Trump said he has put off the decision about whether to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a frequent target of his ire, until at least after the November congressional elections. “I just would love to have him do a great job,” Mr. Trump said about Mr. Sessions on Thursday in an interview with B...
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impeachment
Washington Times
2
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/mark-pocan-backs-calls-impeachment-trump/
Progressive Caucus chair backs calls for Trump impeachment inquiry
2019-05-21
Stephen Dinan, Gabriella Muñoz
Several senior House Democrats announced their support Tuesday for starting an impeachment inquiry against President Trump , putting party leaders on the defensive as they try to balance their hopes for an aggressive legislative agenda against a left wing out for blood . Even some of the leadership team of Speaker Nanc...
Several senior House Democrats announced their support Tuesday for starting an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, putting party leaders on the defensive as they try to balance their hopes for an aggressive legislative agenda against a left wing out for blood. Even some of the leadership team of Speaker Nancy...
www.washingtontimes.com
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politics
CNN (Web News)
0
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/13/politics/roy-moore-washington-post-lawsuit/index.html
Moore threatens to sue Washington Post over report
2017-11-13
Susannah Cullinane
( CNN ) Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore says he will sue the Washington Post over its report alleging he pursued sexual relationships with teenagers -- including a 14-year-old -- when he was in his 30s . `` The Washington Post published another attack on my character and reputation because they are desper...
(CNN) Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore says he will sue the Washington Post over its report alleging he pursued sexual relationships with teenagers -- including a 14-year-old -- when he was in his 30s. "The Washington Post published another attack on my character and reputation because they are desperate ...
www.cnn.com
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immigration
Breitbart News
2
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/12/Op-Ed-Secure-the-Border
Rand Paul: Secure the Border
2014-06-12
Sen. Rand Paul
I am for immigration reform because I am against allowing 12 million more illegal immigrants into our country . If we do nothing , 12 million more illegal immigrants will come . We must be in favor of reform–smart reform that starts with border security . What we have now is a lawless border . Current policy is a beaco...
I am for immigration reform because I am against allowing 12 million more illegal immigrants into our country. If we do nothing, 12 million more illegal immigrants will come. We must be in favor of reform–smart reform that starts with border security. Characterizing that position as “amnesty” is simply untrue. What w...
www.breitbart.com
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technology
CNN (Web News)
0
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/bannon-cambridge-analytica/index.html
How Steve Bannon used Cambridge Analytica to further his alt-right vision for America
2018-03-30
Curt Devine, "Donie OSullivan", Drew Griffin
( CNN ) Long before Donald Trump declared his presidential candidacy , conservative strategist Steve Bannon sought to leverage data-driven technology to push the hearts and minds of voters toward his populist vision for America . Former Cambridge Analytica staffers tell CNN that Bannon 's vision came to fruition throug...
(CNN) Long before Donald Trump declared his presidential candidacy, conservative strategist Steve Bannon sought to leverage data-driven technology to push the hearts and minds of voters toward his populist vision for America. Former Cambridge Analytica staffers tell CNN that Bannon's vision came to fruition through th...
www.cnn.com
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gun_control_and_gun_rights
Christian Science Monitor
1
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0202/Gun-debate-Is-price-of-an-armed-America-a-more-dangerous-America-video
Gun debate: Is price of an armed America a more dangerous America? (+video)
2014-02-02
Patrik Jonsson
Charles Ingram and Robert Webster were neighbors in Florida , but friends said the two older men had little love for each other and often quarreled . On a spring day in 2010 , the two men , both gun enthusiasts who had state permits to carry concealed weapons , got into another argument across their lawns . This time ,...
Charles Ingram and Robert Webster were neighbors in Florida, but friends said the two older men had little love for each other and often quarreled. On a spring day in 2010, the two men, both gun enthusiasts who had state permits to carry concealed weapons, got into another argument across their lawns. This time, polic...
www.csmonitor.com
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media_bias
The Guardian
0
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/18/roger-ailes-dead-fox-news-ceo-chairman
Roger Ailes, former Fox News chairman and CEO, dies age 77
2017-05-18
Amanda Holpuch, Dominic Rushe, Mark Sweney, Arwa Mahdawi, Richard Wolffe
Family announces death of channel ’ s ousted founder and former presidential adviser , a key force in shaping contemporary media and politics Roger Ailes , the controversial , visionary founder of Fox News who was forced out of the company amid a sexual harassment scandal , has died aged 77 . Ailes , a former president...
Family announces death of channel’s ousted founder and former presidential adviser, a key force in shaping contemporary media and politics This article is more than 2 years old This article is more than 2 years old Roger Ailes, the controversial, visionary founder of Fox News who was forced out of the company amid a...
www.theguardian.com
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immigration
Newsmax
2
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/republicans-daca-deal-trump/2018/01/14/id/837080/
Republicans See Possible DACA Deal Despite Trump's Twitter Posts
2018-01-14
Chris Strohm, Ben Brody
Republicans held out hope that a deal can be reached allowing young undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. , despite President Donald Trump saying the effort is “ probably dead ” amid growing tensions about keeping the government funded past Friday . Trump escalated his rhetoric on immigration in a pair of early...
Republicans held out hope that a deal can be reached allowing young undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S., despite President Donald Trump saying the effort is “probably dead” amid growing tensions about keeping the government funded past Friday. Trump escalated his rhetoric on immigration in a pair of early-mo...
www.newsmax.com
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us_congress
Politico
0
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/05/susan-rice-susan-collins-2020-876185
Susan Rice suggests she would consider running against Collins
2018-10-05
Rebecca Morin
Susan Rice on Friday appeared to toy with a possible Senate run against Susan Collins after the Maine Republican announced her support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh . Rice , who served as President Barack Obama ’ s national security adviser responded to a tweet calling on someone to challenge Collins . Jen ...
On Friday, Susan Rice responded to the tweet, “who wants to run for Senate in Maine? there will be an army of supporters with you,” by tweeting, “me.” | Win McNamee/Getty Images Congress Susan Rice suggests she would consider running against Collins Susan Rice on Friday appeared to toy with a possible Senate run again...
www.politico.com
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us_senate
The Flip Side
1
https://www.theflipside.io/archives/senate-votes-on-green-new-deal
Senate Votes on Green New Deal
“ In 2014 , [ Colorado ] became the first state to impose its own regulation on methane emissions , which are 25 times worse for climate change than carbon dioxide , and we did it by working with both environmentalists and industry . We implemented new standards for low-emission vehicles and expanded Colorado ’ s renew...
“In 2014, [Colorado] became the first state to impose its own regulation on methane emissions, which are 25 times worse for climate change than carbon dioxide, and we did it by working with both environmentalists and industry. We implemented new standards for low-emission vehicles and expanded Colorado’s renewable ener...
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