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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
Jun 04 2020
Headline Roundup
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Denounces Trump
On Wednesday, former Defense Secretary James Mattis denounced President Trump, accusing him of trying to divide America and warning against militarizing our response to the protests over the death of George Floyd.
Tensions have exploded in recent days between President Trump and several current and former military leaders who are critical of how Trump has handled the protests.
The Atlantic
Washington Times
NPR (Online News)
Sep 20 2012
News
Romney to Latinos: ‘This is a campaign about the 100 percent’
Continuing his efforts to court Latino voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said his campaign is “about the 100 percent during a forum here Wednesday night hosted by the Spanish-language network Univision.
The first question for Romney, who has been dogged this week by a video recording in which he is heard dismissing 47 percent of Americans who he said are dependent
Washington Post
Jan 25 2018
Headline Roundup
SF Renames Columbus Day 'Indigenous Peoples Day'
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in order to honor Native Americans who have faced “historic discrimination and violence” in the U.S. Many on the Left celebrate the decision as a victory, while many on the Right argue that it is a politically correct move that strips America of its national identity.
The Hill
Washington Times
SFGATE
Jun 16 2023
Headline Roundup
Dodgers' Pride Night Hosting of 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' Draws LGBTQ+ Praise, Catholic Ire
The Los Angeles Dodgers' plans for celebrating Pride Night have drawn praise from LGBTQ+ groups and condemnation from Catholic leaders.
The Details: The Dodgers invited the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," an LGBTQ+ charity and activism group who dress flamboyantly as nuns, to be honored at the team's annual Pride Night on Friday, but rescinded the offer amid criticism from religious
Fox News Digital
NewsNation
Associated Press
Aug 09 2021
Headline Roundup
Senate Democrats Release $3.5 Trillion Budget Framework
Senate Democrats released a framework resolution for their $3.5 trillion federal budget plan on Monday, hoping to pass it by the end of the week after the Senate’s final vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The framework would be built upon by Senate committees this fall and does not include a provision to raise the debt ceiling. Democrats’ plans for the final bill include large
New York Post (News)
CNN Digital
CNBC
Jun 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
No Such Thing As a Social Distancing Trophy
We’re bored. We’re restless. We’ve watched everything good on Netflix. And it’s really nice outside. So therefore we must be healthy.
Such is the sublogical thinking that has driven the nature of our country’s re-opening, despite the complete and total lack of evidence that the Covid-19 virus is subsiding. The United States has reached a plateau in which just over 21,000 people test
Dan Schnur