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May 20 2020
News
As Biden gives commencement address, Columbia Law faculty who opposed Kavanaugh downplay Tara Reade accusations
Columbia Law School was essentially united in opposition to Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation in 2018 -- as the university established a new, mandatory sexual misconduct education initiative, dozens of faculty members signed a petition in The New York Times saying the nominee's "temperament" alone was disqualifying, and students staged round-the-clock protests.
Now, as Joe
Fox News Digital
Feb 26 2021
News
House Steamrolls Religious Liberty, Votes to Pass LGBTQ Bill
The House voted Thursday to pass landmark LGBTQ legislation in a move that critics say would crush religious liberty.
The vote was 224 to 206 with three Republicans joining the Democrat majority to vote "Yes."
The bill, known as the Equality Act or H.R.5, passed 236-173 in the House in 2019 although it died in the Senate. Now, it's possible the Senate will give it a real look.
CBN
Jun 13 2020
Opinion
You Don’t Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism
he Trump administration and its Republican enablers are fighting a series of wars directed at targets inside the United States. A partial list would include immigrants, African Americans, Jews, poor people, middle-class people, people with student loan debts, the environment, voting rights, fair elections, blue-state taxpayers, the rule of law, honest elections, and all forms of accountability
The Nation
Jun 05 2019
News
Desperation And Broken Trust When Schools Restrain Students Or Lock Them In Rooms
Every time Jennifer Tidd's son was secluded or restrained at school, she received a letter from his teachers. Her son has autism and behavioral issues, and over three years — from 2013 to 2016 — Tidd got 437 of those letters.
"I see this pile of documents that's 5 inches tall that represents hundreds of hours of being locked into a room, and I feel, you know, horrible," Tidd says.
NPR (Online News)
Dec 30 2019
News
Trump impeachment trial drags Roberts into spotlight
Chief Justice John Roberts has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from being seen as just another political body, but when he presides over President Trump’s likely impeachment trial in the Senate, the partisan glare will be hard for him to avoid.
The 64-year-old chief justice who famously said judges should simply call balls and strikes will now hold influence over the most bitterly
The Hill
Oct 09 2020
News
Who won the VP debate?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, October 7th, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris faced off in the only 2020 vice presidential debate.The debate was moderated by Susan Page from USA today. There was a small audience Abridge News
May 29 2017
News
MISS. SHOOTING SPREE Suspected killer's relative: 'It don't seem like it's real'
A relative of the suspected gunman in the Mississippi shooting rampage that left eight people dead said he was "devastated" that a family dispute ended tragically on Saturday.
Fox News Digital
Jun 04 2019
News
U.S. judge denies Democrats' lawsuit to stop border wall funds
A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Democrats in the House of Representatives that sought to block President Donald Trump’s plan to divert funds to help build a border wall.
“While the Constitution bestows upon Members of the House many powers, it does not grant them standing to hale the Executive Branch into court claiming a dilution of Congress’s legislative authority
Reuters
May 18 2018
News
President Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections
The Trump administration acted Friday to bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, energizing its conservative political base ahead of crucial midterm elections while setting the stage for new legal battles.
Associated Press
Dec 15 2020
News
COVID Vaccines Arrive
“Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus… Some 145 sites around the country, from Rhode Island to Alaska, received shipments, with more deliveries set for the coming days. High-risk health care workers were first in line.” (AP News)
Many healthcare
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