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Dec 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: $600 Or $2,000? Stimulus Checks Debated As Payments Begin
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$600 COVID-19 stimulus checks begin going out this week after months of negotiations, as debate simmers about increasing the checks to $2,000. President Donald Trump and many Congressional Democrats support more valuable checks; most Republican lawmakers oppose the raise. The House approved the increase in
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Jun 16 2021
News
US ends Trump-era asylum rules for immigrants fleeing violence
The US government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans.
Attorney general Merrick Garland issued a new policy saying immigration judges should cease following the Trump-era rules that made it tough for immigrants who faced domestic or gang violence to win asylum in the
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Oct 22 2013
News
Congress Dives, Anti-Incumbency Soars in Deep Post-Shutdown Criticism
Approval of Congress is at a new low in 40 years of polling, Americans’ approval of their own representative in Washington is underwater for the first time and a record number of registered voters are inclined to look for someone new in 2014 – all signs of a powerful, palpable public antipathy following the budget spat that shut down much of the government for 16 days.
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Oct 26 2018
Perspectives Blog
Mail Bombs Sent to Prominent Democrats, Sparking Debate Around Civility in Politics
A suspect has been apprehended and charged with sending 13 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats as well as CNN, a crime spree that sparked fervor around the state of incivility in modern-era politics. Many have said President Trump shares much of the blame, particularly with his history of directing incendiary comments towards his political opponents and the media. Others have called for civility John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Jul 20 2017
News
U.S. Military’s Space in Trump Tower Costs $130,000 a Month
Property is being leased by a military office that supports the White House; government agency says its owner isn’t affiliated with the Trump Organization.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is paying more than $130,000 a month to lease space in Trump Tower for the military office that supports the White House, even though Donald Trump hasn’t spent a night at the New York skyscraper since
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Jul 14 2020
Analysis
Monday Was A Big Day For Democrats, But You Probably Missed It
Monday was the first day of the Democratic National Convention. You might be forgiven for not knowing that, as the news was nowhere. Not in the papers, not on the shows, and not in the morning news letters most of Washington relies on for what to think that day.
The long-planned dates — July 13-17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — were first moved to Aug. 17-20, then cancelled and turned into
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Jan 28 2015
Opinion
OPINION: GOP and Abortion in Age of ObamaCare: Time for new strategy
As thousands descended on Washington last week for the annual “March for Life,” the Republican House of Representatives was busy watering down an anti-abortion bill that restricted abortions after 20 weeks, except in cases of rape or incest, with exemptions allowed only after a police report had been filed. This after a small group of moderate Republican lawmakers challenged the bill and
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Oct 12 2013
News
Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Worldwide War on Christianity’ Ignored by Obama, Media
The “war on Christianity” is being ignored by the mainstream media and the Obama administration, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) charged Friday, addressing the global attacks on Christians around the world. “From Boston to Zanzibar, there’s a worldwide war on Christianity,” Paul said to applause Friday when speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Jun 02 2020
News
How Trump’s scattered team scrambled to respond to historic protests
Trump lurched between conciliatory and aggressive statements as he sought to make a mark amid America’s broadest racial justice protests in a half century.
A barricade of police troops had already formed outside the White House by the time President Donald Trump returned Saturday evening, still giddy from his trip to Florida to watch the first manned commercial spacecraft launch into
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Oct 10 2013
News
Lew: Default Could Cause 'Irrevocable Damage'
By ANDREW TAYLOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Congress Thursday of irrevocable damage that an unprecedented federal default could cause even as House Republicans explored a short-term debt limit increase to provide more time to resolve their budget battle with President Barack Obama.
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