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Jan 07 2013
News
Funny Money: Pundits float $1 trillion coin as answer to debt-ceiling standoff\
Imagine sitting around the kitchen table, trying to figure out how you're going to pay off that next-generation HDTV you just bought. Then someone has an idea. Brush off one of the old checker pieces in the attic, assign it a value of, say, $2,000 -- and use that newly minted "coin" to pay the credit card. Such an absurd idea is, pun intended, gaining currency as a technically legal way for
Fox News DigitalJan 10 2024
Headline Roundup
DeSantis, Haley Spar in Final GOP Debate Before Iowa Caucuses
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley faced off in a one-on-one debate Wednesday night, days out from the Iowa caucuses.
The Stage: The debate stage shrunk further in the final debate of the Republican primary. Vivek Ramaswamy failed to qualify for the debate, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his presidential campaign earlier on
Associated Press Wall Street Journal (News) Washington TimesOct 16 2014
Opinion
A Year of Living on the Brink
History will mark down 2014 as the year predicted 49 years ago by Martha and the Vandellas. In 1965 the group recorded a Motown classic, “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide.” We’re there, at the brink.
Liberia, ISIS, Ukraine, Hong Kong, a hospital fighting Ebola infections in Dallas, the year’s stock-market gains obliterated, and I almost forgot—just last week Secretary of State John Kerry
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jan 10 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden Administration Releases New Gig Worker Rule
The Biden administration has issued a rule aiming to prevent the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors."
The Details: Under the new rule, which takes effect on March 11, the Labor Department has a narrower definition of who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule replaces a Trump-era edict that allowed many workers to be
Associated Press Washington Examiner NewsweekFeb 07 2024
Headline Roundup
House Republicans' Divisions in Focus After String of Failures
A string of failed votes on Tuesday led outlets across the spectrum to highlight divisions among House Republicans.
For Context: On Tuesday, House Republicans failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after four Republicans broke from the party and voted with Democrats. Later that day, a standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill failed to pass.
USA TODAY The Hill Washington ExaminerDec 06 2012
News
Stuart Stevens: 'I Never Had A Good Feeling' About Romney Win After Hurricane
Former Mitt Romney campaign adviser Stuart Stevens on Wednesday tried to explain the Republican presidential candidate's loss, telling PBS's Charlie Rose that the campaign lost control in its final week as Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.
"After the storm, I never had a good feeling," Stevens said. "Not that the storm impacted things so much, per se, but these races -- a race like
HuffPostSep 08 2021
Headline Roundup
Yellen Urges Congress to Raise or Suspend Debt Ceiling
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to raise or suspend the debt ceiling as soon as possible on Wednesday, warning that inaction could lead to a historic default in October. “A delay that calls into question the federal government’s ability to meet all its obligations would likely cause irreparable damage to the U.S. economy and global financial markets,” Yellen
CNBC The Daily Caller New York Times (News)Dec 12 2022
Headline Roundup
Scientists Achieve 'Breakthrough' on Unlimited Energy Source
Scientists at a U.S. government laboratory in California reportedly took a big step toward producing an unlimited, clean energy source, according to the Energy Department.
Key Quotes: The scientists "made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time," as first reported in an anonymously-sourced story
CNN Digital Reuters The Daily CallerNov 28 2023
Headline Roundup
What's Behind Americans' Negative Economic Outlook?
Why do many Americans have a negative perception of the state of the economy despite strong output and declining inflation?
Political Pessimism: A Wall Street Journal (Center bias) analysis determined Americans’ poor outlook is more political than economic, writing, “Democrats and Republicans think the economy is great when their party controls the White House and terrible when the
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) Washington ExaminerJan 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Missing Navy SEALs Declared Deceased After 10-Day Search
The search for two missing Navy SEALs off the coast of Somalia was called off after 10 days on Sunday, and U.S. Central Command declared the SEALs deceased.
For Context: On Jan. 11, CENTCOM announced the seizure of a vessel transporting Iranian weapons to Yemen, where Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial and military shipping vessels in the Red Sea. While seizing the vessel, two
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