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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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May 12 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Ryan and Trump Meet
Media and protestors swarmed Capitol Hill this morning for a meeting between Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. The meeting, held at the Republican National Committee headquarters, was said to be set with the goal of discussing differences and bridging gaps in the wake of Ryan claiming he wasn’t ready to endorse the presumptive GOP nominee. Let’s have a look at how different sides are John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Dec 09 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Kamala Harris Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) officially ended her 2020 presidential campaign on Tuesday.
Harris reportedly told supporters in an email that her campaign "simply doesn't have the financial resources we need to continue." The senator freshman will be up for re-election in 2022.
Commentators across the political spectrum issued analysis, with some on the left lamenting that the
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Dec 21 2023
Headline Roundup
Judge Orders Release of Over 150 Names Included in Epstein Documents
A federal judge ordered the Jan. 1 release of the names of over 150 people mentioned in documents pertaining to the case of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
For Context: Epstein was a financier convicted of sex trafficking. He had connections to notable figures, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, and Bill Gates. Epstein was
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Oct 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
When 20th Century Senators Don’t Matter Anymore
Dianne Feinstein has served in the U.S. Senate since 1992, longer than all but four of her colleagues. Only seven Senators other than Feinstein have held their seats for more years than Susan Collins, who won her first campaign four years later. Both the California Democrat and the Maine Republican had a pretty rough time last week, as both were chastened by political parties that didn’t seem
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Jan 26 2022
Headline Roundup
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire
President Joe Biden will soon have an opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, as Justice Stephen Breyer reportedly plans to retire.
News outlets across the spectrum cited anonymous sources close to Breyer who said the 83-year-old liberal justice planned to step down at the end of the Supreme Court's current term this summer. NBC News (Lean Left bias) was first to report the
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Jan 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
Past Electoral College Vote Objections by Democrats, Explained
From the LeftEditor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left.
In today’s bipolar political discourse, it’s easy to wave away controversies because “both sides do it.” This dynamic has reared its head once again, this time regarding Republican senators and House members objecting to the confirmation of certain swing states’ Electoral College votes. Commentators
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Oct 26 2020
Analysis
Pressure builds for US police to change military mindset
On a September morning in 2008, Brian Wood made a distraught retreat from a heated dispute with his wife and sat down with a gun in his truck in the driveway of his suburban Salt Lake City home. The part-time firefighter was having a mental health crisis, and he fired two warning shots when police arrived at the beginning of a 12-hour standoff.
Wood’s father-in-law, William “Dub”
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Jun 15 2018
Perspectives Blog
Fact Check: Does Trump or Obama Deserve Credit for the Economy?
The Story: With the release of the May jobs report, most publications across the aisle found a rare area of agreement. The numbers, they said, were inherently positive. But opinions decidedly diverge over how long the party will last, and which leader (Trump or Obama?) deserves the credit.
The Questions: How good is the economy actually doing, and who gets acknowledgement for any
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May 24 2012
News
Strategy on Rivals Career Holds Pitfalls for President
Last week, a few dozen hedge fund and investment executives arrived at the Park Avenue home of Hamilton E. James, president of the private equity firm Blackstone. Each had paid $35,800 to spend two hours at a fund-raiser with President Obama, but the timing proved awkward: A few hours earlier, Mr. Obamas campaign had begun a blistering attack on Mitt Romneys career in private equity, the same
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