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Jul 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
When the United States Turns Away From the World
This past week’s political headlines were dominated by chatter about presidential facemasks and executive clemency. But there was less noticeable and more important news that surfaced as well, which underscored the continued retreat of the United States from its role on the world stage.
Donald Trump has been an avowed protectionist for decades, and although his anti-trade tendencies
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Jan 15 2014
News
House approves bipartisan spending bill
The House approved and sent to the Senate a landmark $1.1 trillion spending bill that fills in the blanks of December’s budget agreement and sets a new template for appropriations for the remainder of President Barack Obama’s second term. Adopted 359-67, the giant measure literally touches every corner of government. And more than any single document to date, it defines the new budget reality
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Nov 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Mitch McConnell Becomes the Most Important Man on the Planet
As it now stands, Joe Biden will be the first incoming president since George H.W. Bush in 1989 to take office without his party holding full control of Congress. Biden would be the first Democratic president since Grover Cleveland to be sworn in without both the House and Senate on his side. Although the smart money projected that last week’s elections would bring in a Democratic Senate
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Dec 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
When It's Finally Time for Vaccines
A View from the CenterEditor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Learn what a Center rating means and get all sides of this topic by reading left-wing and right-wing views on the coronavirus vaccine.
I want to see superstar basketball player LeBron James get the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine on live television. And Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura
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Oct 14 2020
Analysis
Amy Coney Barrett: Scalia protege in outlook, not temperament
Jennifer Brady, a centrist Democrat and former English professor at Rhodes College, can’t reconcile two things: her strong admiration for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett – one of the top two students she had in 36 years of teaching – and her deep concern about Senate Republicans pushing through her nomination so late in an election year.
“Had the Republicans not cynically
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Apr 26 2018
Perspectives Blog
North Korea Pledges to Suspend Nuclear Testing
North Korea announced that it would cease nuclear testing indefinitely as Kim Jong-Un travels to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Experts are divided on whether or not this actually signals openness to disarming. The news coincided with French President Emmanuel Macron's U.S. visit, who hopes that President Trump's meeting with Jong-Un will buy time for the Iran Deal. Mike Pompeo John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Jan 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
Surveys Suggest Most Democrat Voters are Moderate, Care About American Ideals
Some may conflate the Democratic Party with a party of the far left, represented by politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Yet surveys show a much more moderate Democratic Party that cares deeply about foundational American principles and are proud to be American. The majority of Democrats view themselves in moderate ways and vote in relatively moderate ways, too.
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Jul 13 2017
Perspectives Blog
Don Jr. Met With Russian Lawyer
News broke this week that Donald Trump Jr. had contact with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election allegedly to receive opposition research on the Clinton campaign.Don Jr. released his email string to show the full extent of the communication and maintains that the "Russia hysteria" has been blown out of proportion by the press. It is unclear at the time what effect this will John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Jun 15 2017
Perspectives Blog
Fight the Rage and Ignorance - That's What AllSides Is All About - Here Is What You Can Do
If you’ve tuned into the news within the last 24 hours, even if just for a cursory glance, you’ve most likely heard about the tragic shooting in Alexandria, VA – where a gunman opened fire on the GOP’s Congressional Baseball Game practice.
But the most striking part of the recent press coverage has been the resulting call for unity on both sides of the political aisle, perhaps more
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Jan 05 2024
Headline Roundup
What Did the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Reveal?
Unsealed court documents from a lawsuit regarding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case revealed Epstein’s connections to politicians, celebrities, and other notable figures.
“Sordid World of Sexual Abuse”: The Miami Herald (Lean Left bias), which led the effort to have the documents unsealed, stated in an editorial that the documents “revealed more about the sordid world of sexual
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