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Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Faces Expulsion Over Pocketing Overpayment

New Iran Strikes Jolt Hormuz and Raise Questions for the U.S.

New Iran Strikes Jolt Hormuz and Raise Questions for the U.S.

An open letter to Trump voters

An open letter to Trump voters

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Trump Administration’s Record-Breaking Level of Personnel Turnover

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Podcast: With Major Parties in Power, ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’

Podcast: With Major Parties in Power, ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’
The Fulcrum
By The FulcrumAug 03, 2021
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Michael O'Neil, U.S. Communications Manager for the Green Party, joins T.J. O'Hara, host of the Deconstructed podcast from IVN, to discuss the Green Party's past, present, and future. Michael O'Neil has over 15 years of political communications experience and has served the Green Party in a variety of capacities for the past 12 years, including roles as Assistant to the Campaign Manager for Dr. Jill Stein's 2016 presidential campaign and co-manager of that campaign's Brooklyn, NY Office.


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The Founders Built Safeguards. Our Politics Rendered Them Useless
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The Founders Built Safeguards. Our Politics Rendered Them Useless

The men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 were students of history, and it taught them a singular lesson: power corrupts, and unchecked power can destroy a republic.

They designed our experiment with overlapping safeguards to ensure that no single faction, branch, or man could hold the nation hostage. What remained unresolved was agency: who, exactly, can determine when to trigger those safeguards? History has since exposed this as the system's deepest vulnerability.

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House Bill Pushes Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Federal Benefits Fraud, Refocusing from Immigration

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House Bill Pushes Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Federal Benefits Fraud, Refocusing from Immigration

WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, introduced a bill Wednesday morning that would create a permanent U.S. Treasury Inspector General position for fraud accountability as part of a broader effort to crack down on the misuse of federal benefits.

The bill would offer an alternative, bipartisan way to prevent federal benefits fraud, after several months of politically charged congressional hearings.

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Senate votes increasingly pass with support from senators representing a minority of Americans, raising questions about representation, rules, and democracy.

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Record Number of Bills and Nominations Passed With Senators Representing a Population Minority

From taxes to the environment to public broadcasting like PBS and NPR, the Senate has recently passed record levels of legislation and confirmed record numbers of nominations with senators representing less than half the people.

Using historical data, GovTrack found 56 examples of Senate votes on legislation that passed with senators representing a “population minority.” 26 of those 56 examples, nearly half, have occurred since President Donald Trump’s current term began.

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Just the Facts: Where the Iran War Really Stands Now

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Just the Facts: Where the Iran War Really Stands Now

The Fulcrum strives to approach news stories with an open mind and skepticism, striving to present our readers with a broad spectrum of viewpoints through diligent research and critical thinking. As best we can, remove personal bias from our reporting and seek a variety of perspectives in both our news gathering and selection of opinion pieces. However, before our readers can analyze varying viewpoints, they must have the facts.

As negotiations commence under a fragile two-week ceasefire, which remains uncertain, diplomats, analysts, and governments worldwide are evaluating the advantages, vulnerabilities, and unmet objectives of both parties in the conflict.

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