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National Popular Vote Compact Makes Huge Inroads in Another State
National Popular Vote Compact Makes Huge Inroads in Another State
Ballot Access News reported Wednesday that the Oregon State House passed a bill that would add Oregon to the National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC). The plan is simple: Each state that joins the NP ...
25 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Debriefing Democracy: 5 Takeaways in Nonpartisan News This Week
Debriefing Democracy: 5 Takeaways in Nonpartisan News This Week
From the ongoing legal battle against the Commission on Presidential Debates to taking nonpartisan election reform to the nation's largest battleground state, here are 5 key stories on election and po ...
21 Apr, 2017
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Lawmakers Unabashedly Make Gorsuch Hearing about Partisan Revenge
Lawmakers Unabashedly Make Gorsuch Hearing about Partisan Revenge
"Sometimes we in our discourse today ... use labels as a way to not engage with other people, to treat and divide us and them. And as a judge, I don't think that is a fair or appropriate or useful way ...
22 Mar, 2017
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GOP, Dems Prepare Partisan Circus Act for Gorsuch Hearings
GOP, Dems Prepare Partisan Circus Act for Gorsuch Hearings
It has now been over 400 days since the late Justice Antonin Scalia passed away and a potential replacement is finally getting a hearing before the Senate. On Monday, March 20, the Senate Judiciary Co ...
20 Mar, 2017
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Chinese Scholars Speak Out on US-Chinese Relations Under Trump
Chinese Scholars Speak Out on US-Chinese Relations Under Trump
In recent years, Americans' perception of US foreign policy has shifted, with 51 percent of people indicating that Asian countries are more important to US relations abroad than Eu ...
10 Jan, 2017
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Partisanship Is Destroying the Supreme Court -- Literally
Partisanship Is Destroying the Supreme Court -- Literally
In the wake of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowing to fight Trump "tooth and nail" on confirmation hearings, Vice President Joe Biden is imploring a different approach: Do your constitutional ...
06 Jan, 2017
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You Can Sell Taiwan $2 Billion in Weapons, But Don't Take Their Phone Call
You Can Sell Taiwan $2 Billion in Weapons, But Don't Take Their Phone Call
Editor's note: The following is a transcript of the above video. Reality Check is a segment by investigative journalist Ben Swann on CBS46 in Atlanta, Georgia. Well it seems like a ridiculous con ...
14 Dec, 2016
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Terror at Home: We Are Smarter Than We Think
Terror at Home: We Are Smarter Than We Think
Fear mongering media outlets have convinced many that we are losing the war on terror at home. The truth is, however, that we are doing quite well.According to the October Terror Threat Snap ...
17 Nov, 2016
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Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump's Candidates for the Supreme Court
Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump's Candidates for the Supreme Court
When Donald Trump is inaugurated as president on January 20, he’ll have one immediate spot on the Supreme Court to fill. By the end of his time as president, that could grow to two or three or even fo ...
16 Nov, 2016
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