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Feb 19 2021
Analysis
The new Biden-backed immigration bill, explained
Democrats in Congress introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill on Thursday crafted around the priorities President Joe Biden articulated on his first day in office, including a path to citizenship for the estimated 10.5 million undocumented immigrants living in the US.
If passed, the long-anticipated bill, known as the US Citizenship Act of 2021, would mark the most sweeping
Vox
Aug 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Challenging the Narrative
You hear a whole lot of talk about “narrative” these days.
Who is setting the narrative? Which candidate is winning the news cycle? Which party’s message is breaking through?
It all gets to feeling a bit tactical. I guess that’s the point. We live in the age of the attention economy, with politicians, corporations, law firms and everyone else seeking to shape the way we receive
John R. Wood Jr.
Feb 19 2021
News
What the U.S. is committing to as it rejoins the Paris climate accords — and why it matters
On Friday, the United States will reenter the Paris Agreement, a climate treaty dedicated to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in more than 180 countries around the world. It was originally signed and negotiated during the final years of the Obama administration, withdrawn from by President Trump in 2020, and reentered by President Biden on his first day in office.
The drafting of the
CBS News (Online)
Oct 20 2016
Opinion
OPINION: What We Saw in the Final Debate
How Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton looked to Times Opinion writers — before, during and after their last meeting in Las Vegas.
Guest Writer - Left
Nov 20 2017
News
Republicans can repeal Obamacare. They can’t repeal the logic of health insurance.
President-elect Donald Trump was very explicit during the presidential campaign that one of his first acts in office would be to initiate the complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act — something Republican Congress has been itching to do for years.
Vox
Sep 25 2017
News
North Korea Says It Has the Right to Shoot Down U.S. Warplanes
North Korea threatened on Monday to shoot down American warplanes even if they are not in the country’s airspace, as its foreign minister declared that President Trump’s threatening comments about the country and its leadership were “a declaration of war.”
New York Times (News)
Jan 15 2020
News
How China Obtains American Trade Secrets
BEIJING — The new trade deal between Washington and Beijing is intended in part to address one of the most acrimonious issues between them: China’s tactics in acquiring technology from companies based in the West.
It’s a thorny topic, and one that is unlikely to be fully solved with a trade pact.
The Trump administration blames China for stealing Western trade secrets, and it
New York Times (News)
Apr 06 2020
News
Stock markets surge even as the U.S. braces for ‘hardest and saddest’ week
U.S. and global stock markets soared Monday as investors took in overseas progress against the coronavirus, even as Americans have been warned that the coming week will be the “hardest and saddest” of the outbreak as infections near their peak.
South Korea is recording encouragingly low numbers of new cases, and China’s powerful economy is beginning to come back online. But U.S. losses
Washington Post
Jan 09 2018
News
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
Republicans and Democrats will sit down with President Donald Trump in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, but a long-entrenched partisan divide over immigration policy and a looming budget deadline are threatening progress.
CNN Digital
Oct 30 2020
News
How many Americans have voted early so far?
Early voting is exactly what it sounds like - it's where people are allowed to vote before the scheduled election day.
This can be either in-person at early voting stations, or absentee - that is, by post. In-person early voting is common in Finland and Canada, while Switzerland, Germany and the UK accept postal votes.
In the US, this means people are able to cast their ballots
BBC News