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The U.S. National Debt Is Up By A Record $1.2 Trillion This Year: But Here's Why You Don't Care
WASHINGTON, DC - The national debt increased by $1,271,158,167,126.72 for fiscal year 2018 according to the latest information published by the U.S. Treasury this month. (The U.S. federal government's ...
09 Oct, 2018
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Nikki Haley Leaves UN for Private Sector, Denies 2020 Ambitions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Tuesday, who said in her resignation letter that she was leaving public life for the private sector.The ...
09 Oct, 2018
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4 min read
OPINION: Partisanship Has Destroyed the Judicial Nomination Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Though 44 % of American voters self-identify as independents – not aligned with either party - the American government is dominated by the two political parties. There is a gr ...
08 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
Kavanaugh Is Confirmed to the Supreme Court - Now What?
WASHINGTON, DC - As they promised to do on Friday, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) voted 'yes' to elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second nominee, ...
06 Oct, 2018
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What's Been Lost In The Partisan Confirmation Debate
WASHINGTON, DC - If there was any discussion whatsoever about constitutional law in the fight over Donald Trump's Supreme Court appointment to replace Anthony Kennedy, the public didn't hear it and wo ...
06 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
CA Independents Could Decide Which Party Controls Congress
Stanislaus County, California - The nation is watching a number of California congressional races as the battle for control of Congress comes to a head. With so many seats up for grabs, control over t ...
05 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
Did Dianne Feinstein's Kavanaugh Gambit Cost Democrats the Senate?
I. Independent Voters Are Disgusted With The Relentless Negativity of Partisan Gutter PoliticsIndependent voters make up over 40 percent of registered voters in the United States today, while fewer th ...
04 Oct, 2018
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The Baltimore Sun's Complete Blackout of Maryland's 2018 Libertarian Candidates
Writing in a letter to the editor of The Star Democrat, Warren Davis says "Independent voters should elect Jesse Colvin," the Democrat running to unseat Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) in the state's 1s ...
02 Oct, 2018
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Kavanaugh Hearings: ‘Exhibit A’ Why Voters Go Independent
Washington, D.C. - In a party-line vote of 11-10, the Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee pushed Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor, of course with a ...
28 Sep, 2018
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4 min read
New Report: Marijuana Arrests Increased in 2017 Despite Legalization
According to FBI statistics released this week, marijuana arrests in the United States actually increased to 659,700 in 2017 over 2016's total of 653,249. That's despite the fact that in 2017, the num ...
26 Sep, 2018
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2 min read
