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Apr 13 2021
News
Bipartisan bill calls for US investigation into lab leak COVID-19 origin theory
A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate calls on the federal government to conduct its own investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, including whether or not the virus originally leaked from a Chinese lab known as the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The lab leak theory — popular among many Americans and reportedly suspected by several U.S. officials and
The Blaze
Mar 28 2017
News
A trade war is brewing inside the White House between rival camps
Soon after President Trump took office, an executive order was quietly drafted to suspend talks with China on an obscure but potentially far-reaching treaty about bilateral investment.
Los Angeles Times
Oct 30 2017
News
Manafort and former business partner charged with conspiracy in connection with special counsel probe
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime business partner Rick Gates have been charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money and making false statements.
Washington Post
Nov 20 2019
News
Read: Gordon Sondland’s opening statement for the impeachment hearing
“We followed the president’s orders,” Sondland says.
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, is testifying to the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday morning in the highest-stakes impeachment hearing yet — and his opening statement has now been released.
In it, Sondland confirms that there was a “quid pro quo” imposed on Ukraine, and says that he was carrying
Vox
Dec 21 2017
Opinion
OPINION: You Cannot Be Too Cynical About the Republican Tax Bill
The rush to enact the tax bill was designed to mask — as a break for the middle class — what is in fact a $1.4 trillion package of benefits for key donors and lobbyists, the richest members of Congress, President Trump, his family and other families like his.
Guest Writer - Left
Jan 18 2020
Opinion
In Bullying Iraq, America Is Starting To Look Like The New Evil Empire
Apolicy statement that the State Department issued on January 10 asserts that “America is a force for good in the Middle East.” It adds, “We want to be a friend and partner to a sovereign, prosperous, and stable Iraq.” Yet the Trump administration’s recent conduct toward Iraq indicates a very different (and much uglier) policy. Washington is behaving like an impatient, imperial power that has
The American Conservative
Mar 15 2016
News
Kasich’s Ohio Win Pushes G.O.P. Race Closer to Chaotic Convention
Donald Trump expanded his commanding delegate lead Tuesday night by winning primary contests in Illinois, North Carolina and the winner-take-all state of Florida, prompting Senator Marco Rubio to suspend his campaign and bringing the Republican front-runner one step closer to securing the party’s nomination for president. While Trump lost the winner-take-all state of Ohio to the state’s
Vanity Fair
Dec 14 2020
News
U.S. Begins Vaccine Rollout, With Shots Given in New York
The first shot was given in the American mass vaccination campaign on Monday morning, opening a new chapter in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more people in the United States than in any other country.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, the first vaccination took place in Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens. The pandemic has scarred New York State
New York Times (News)
Feb 22 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Mitch McConnell is on the verge of facing the 18 longest days of his political life
Mitch McConnell's life is about to get a lot more complicated.
As soon as Friday, the Democratic-controlled House will vote on a privileged resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's invocation of the National Emergencies Act to secure funding to build a wall on the country's southern border. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has penned a letter urging all members of Congress to vote
Guest Writer - Left
Dec 14 2020
News
The Bombshell Story The New York Times Still Hasn't Informed Its Readers About
Axios published a yearlong investigation last week about an alleged Chinese spy who developed ties to politicians at both the local and national level between 2011 and 2015, including with Congressman Eric Swalwell, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee.
“Through campaign fundraising, extensive networking, personal charisma, and romantic or sexual relationships with at least two
Townhall