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Dec 10 2023
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UPenn President Liz Magill Resigns Amid Backlash, Board of Trustees Chair Follows
University of Pennsylvania’s President Liz Magill resigned on Saturday, following pressure from donors, politicians, and the White House.
The Details: Board of Trustees chair Scott L. Bok, who announced her resignation, resigned minutes later. Magill will remain a tenured faculty member at the university’s Carey Law School.
For Context: Magill testified before Congress on Tuesday
New York Post (News) Financial Times The Philadelphia InquirerNov 08 2018
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Midterm Results: Democrats Take the House, Republicans Expand Senate Majority
With the close of the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats will take control of the House, while Republicans will expand their Senate majority. Some lauded the campaign successes of Democrats, who will now have the power to exert a check on President Trump after flipping several Republican House seats across the U.S. Others noted that Democrats gained fewer seats than Republicans did during Obama' John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJan 06 2022
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Biden Criticizes Trump in Jan. 6 Speech, Trump Responds
In an address marking the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, President Joe Biden said former President Donald Trump “created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.”
“Those who stormed this Capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of America — at American democracy,” Biden said. Trump, who
New York Times (News) Washington Examiner The HillApr 02 2021
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One Capitol Police Officer and Suspect Dead After Vehicle Attack
One Capitol police officer was killed and another was injured after being rammed by a car at the U.S. Capitol building Friday. Washington Metro police said there is no clear motive for the attack yet, and that it "does not appear to be terrorism-related." Police reportedly shot and killed the driver after he brandished a knife and ran toward them. The suspect was identified as a 25-year old
Fox News Digital The Hill CNN DigitalAug 08 2023
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Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Biden ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule
The Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration to continue enforcing a regulation on “ghost guns” while an appeals court considers its legality.
For Context: “Ghost guns” are firearms without a serial number, often assembled from a kit and purchased without background checks. The untraceable weapons have increasingly been discovered at crime scenes, with more than 19,000 seized in
Fox News Digital SCOTUSblog VoxAug 31 2020
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Biden Condemns "Lawlessness", Calls for Safety From "4 More Years"
Joe Biden condemned violence and criticized President Donald Trump's leadership during a visit to a Pittsburgh steel mill on Monday. Biden said rioting, looting and setting fires is "...not protesting. It's lawlessness plain and simple...it divides instead of unites.” Biden went on to criticize Trump, saying his "divisive" speech is to blame for "fomenting" polarization and violence.
Washington Post Independent Journal Review The HillOct 18 2020
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Six Injured in Clash Between Free Speech Rally and Counter-Protesters
Six people were injured during clashes between a "Free Speech Rally Against Twitter and Big Tech" and counter-protesters in San Francisco on Saturday. The rally, organized by Team Save America and held at U.N. Plaza near Twitter's headquarters, was protesting Twitter's apparent censorship of the New York Post's article about Hunter Biden's emails allegedly detailing corrupt behavior by his
CBN San Francisco Chronicle Associated PressNov 27 2023
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Vermont Man Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting of 3 Students of Palestinian Descent
A Vermont man pleaded not guilty on Monday to three counts of second-degree attempted murder in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent.
The Details: The suspect, 48-year-old Jason J. Eaton, was arrested on Sunday after allegedly shooting the students outside his apartment building near the University of Vermont on Saturday afternoon. The students, two of which
The Messenger New York Post (News) CNN DigitalJan 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan hardball.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded an extra day of arguments to Democrats in
Henry A. BrechterSep 08 2022
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Report Reveals Elected Officials, Law Enforcement Officers on Oath Keepers Member List
The Anti-Defamation League released a report on Tuesday constructed from a leaked membership log of the far-right group, the Oath Keepers. In the report, the ADL compared the membership log with public records, finding hundreds of U.S. public officials, including elected officials, law enforcement officers, and soldiers, included on the list.
The leaked list contained no information
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