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Written by: Bethania Palma
April 28, 2020
A scathing opinion column was copied and pasted then circulated online, prompting some to questi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 22, 2020
Dan Patrick called for social-distancing measures to be eased for his state amid the coronavirus ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 19, 2020
Or as former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld might ask, "Do we know what the unknowns are"?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 26, 2020
Two statements the U.S. president made roughly a week apart in March 2020 came under intense scr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 12, 2020
A personal account concerning the spread of COVID-19 in Italy went viral in March 2020.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 10, 2020
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate's history with desegregation busing has haunted him o ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 9, 2020
Readers inquired about a viral Facebook post amid an outbreak of the new coronavirus in 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2020
It wasn't necessarily a compliment.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 27, 2020
The former first lady thanked Weinstein for his role in a White House student film event — four ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 21, 2020
An example of what candidates should avoid, especially if their record on race has already come ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 20, 2020
"I didn’t need little Bruce Springsteen," Trump proclaimed at a campaign rally.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 19, 2020
"When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taugh ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 18, 2020
South Dakota's Republican governor accused the 2020 presidential candidate of "pompous ignorance ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 12, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly labeled the "fake news media" as the "enemy of the pe ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 11, 2020
The Virgin Group founder wrote that Donald Trump vowed to "spend the rest of his life destroying ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 2020
Events always seem more obvious and predictable after they have already taken place.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 7, 2020
Some detractors hinted at a degree of irony in this quote after the conservative radio host anno ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 28, 2020
During a candidates forum in Iowa, the former vice president weighed in on the driving question ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2020
The political quote was widely circulated after the NBA legend's death in January 2020.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2020
Red flag laws allow law enforcement agencies to act on court orders and remove guns from people ...
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