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Apr 22 2019
News
How Seth Moulton Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
Monday morning, Seth Moulton, the 40-year-old congressman from Massachusetts, officially announced he is running for president on “Good Morning America.” While Moulton might not yet be a household name, he fits neatly into a certain mold of 2020 candidate — the young, ambitious U.S. representatives who feel their time has come. Like Tim Ryan, he has criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s leadership
538 (ABC News)
Oct 20 2022
Headline Roundup
US Military Strength Rated "Weak" By Conservative Think Tank
The Heritage Foundation released its annual assessment of the United States military’s operational strength this past week. The overall rating was “weak,” the lowest ever given by the foundation. The published assessment deemed the Military was at risk of vulnerability and ill-equipped to respond to potential national threats, citing budget cuts, inflation, and recruitment shortfalls as
The Daily Wire
The Heritage Foundation
International Business Times
Feb 10 2024
Headline Roundup
Mexico Surpasses Canada as Top US Trade Partner, China Falls by 16.7%
Mexico was the United States’ biggest trading partner in 2023, new data from the U.S. Commerce Department shows.
The Details: Mexico and the U.S. exchanged $798.8 billion in goods in 2023. America exchanged $774.3 billion in goods with its second-biggest trading partner, Canada, which was its top trading partner in 2021 and 2022. Trade with Mexico and Canada was up 2.5% and 2.4%
Business Insider
Forbes
ZeroHedge 
Aug 25 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Evening One of the 2020 Republican National Convention
On Monday night at the Republican National Convention, convention speakers sought to paint a positive picture of America while illustrating a dark vision of socialism and the Democratic Party.
The convention highlighted a more humanitarian side of President Trump, who spoke with COVID-19 survivors, front-line workers, and former hostages who had been released during his administration
RealClearPolitics
Washington Post
Fox News (Opinion)
Nov 05 2012
News
John Boehner Elections Promise: 'I'm Doing Everything I Can To Make Sure' We Don't Lose GOP Seats
In the 1990 hit "Home Alone," Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister said, "This is my house, I have to defend it."
It seems like that's what House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) plans to do, too.
In an interview with Bill Hemmer on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," Boehner said he doesn't "want to lose one" Republican House seat and seemed confident that the GOP is "doing
HuffPost
Nov 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Projections Are Not Official Election Results
Since media outlets first started calling swing states such as Pennsylvania and ultimately, projecting Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race, there’s been a dramatic shift in the country in the last few days.
Celebratory crowds gathered in deep blue major cities, such as San Francisco and Washington DC, where people danced and sang together (inviting a media squabble over
Julie Mastrine
Apr 24 2024
Headline Roundup
Speaker Johnson Visits Columbia Amid Protests, Calls on President to Resign
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) visited Columbia University on Wednesday as the campus continues to grapple with unrest and protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict.
For Context: Pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia have set up an encampment on the campus grounds. Last week, New York police arrested over 100 protesting students as Columbia President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik
Business Insider
Newsweek
The Daily Caller
Sep 16 2021
Headline Roundup
Democrats Move to Raise Taxes on Businesses, Top Earners
Democratic lawmakers are acting to raise taxes on businesses and top earners, while also attempting to pass the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion spending plan through Congress and into law. Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee recently proposed several key tax changes: raising the corporate tax rate for large companies from 21% to 26.5%; raising the top capital gains tax rate
Axios
Yahoo News
Washington Times
Oct 08 2012
News
Romney sees retreat in Obama’s foreign policy
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that President Obama has embraced a passive foreign policy that retreats from the bipartisan consensus that has governed for generations, and said that under Mr. Obama the United States no longer shapes events on the global stage. Speaking at the Virginia Military Institute, Mr. Romney said in his campaign’s first major address on foreign
Washington Times
Jul 18 2016
Perspectives Blog
Missing Perspectives: What's more important, democracy or limited government?
Though the answer is vitally important to our freedom and our way of life, this isn’t a question most Americans would ever consider.
So what’s more important?Perhaps your first reaction is that democracy should always prevail. But should majority opinion always be what drives our laws?
In fact, we must understand that democracy without limits can
Beth Ballentine