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The Trump administration feuded with state and local leaders over pandemic response – now the Biden administration is trying to turn back a page in history
Biden voices support with Cuba as demonstrations sprung up
On Monday, President Joe Biden expressed support for Cuban protesters following the break out of demonstrations going against its government. “We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba’s authoritarian regime,” the president said through a statement. “The United States calls on the Cuban regime to hear their people and serve
Dominion, Smartmatic lawsuits against Fox News may not threaten freedom of the press
Nancy Costello, Michigan State University Free speech advocates have long believed that suing a news organization threatens free speech. Democracy needs a press to be free to report, without fear or favor, the facts as it sees them. But recent
Biden is already carving out a different Middle East policy from Trump — and even Obama
Ben Rich, Curtin University The Biden administration hasn’t wasted time in making a significant shift in US policy toward the Middle East. Over the past week, the US has launched reprisal strikes against Iranian targets in Syria and released damning
After Trump, what is the future of the Republican Party?
David Smith, University of Sydney In the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, seven out of 50 Republican senators voted to convict the former president of inciting insurrection. This has raised more questions than it has answered about where the
Congress could use an arcane section of the 14th Amendment to hold Trump accountable for Capitol attack
Gerard Magliocca, IUPUI Until recently, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was an obscure part of the U.S. Constitution. The amendment is better known for its first section, which guaranteed individual rights and equality following the abolition of slavery. Section