Big Pharma Held Responsible for Opioid Deaths . . . But Now What?
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9 Jul
2019
Written by Valerie Cumming

Big Pharma Held Responsible for Opioid Deaths . . . But Now What? »

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, so far during the opioid epidemic, roughly 218,000 Americans have been killed by overdoses Read more…

Trump Imposes Tariffs on Mexico
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4 Jun
2019
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump Imposes Tariffs on Mexico »

By now, you’re probably pretty familiar with the tariff war between China and the United States: basically, we raise tariffs on goods from Read more…

Goodbye President Bush
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12 Dec
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

Goodbye President Bush »

President George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on November 30, 2018 at the age of 94. He Read more…

Georgia’s Citizenship Question
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26 Jul
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

Georgia’s Citizenship Question »

Can a person be a citizen of a state without being a citizen of the United States? That question is at the heart Read more…

G7 Summit Marked by Controversy
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18 Jun
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

G7 Summit Marked by Controversy »

The 44th annual G7 summit was held on June 8-9 in Quebec, Canada. G7 stands for the Group of Seven, and includes the Read more…

U.S. Pulls Out of Iran Nuclear Deal
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16 May
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

U.S. Pulls Out of Iran Nuclear Deal »

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Last Tuesday, in his most recent controversial international move, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear accord. Here, Election Central Read more…

To Tax or Not to Tax?
Containers and cranes on docks
11 Apr
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

To Tax or Not to Tax? »

The United States and China trade about $650 billion worth of goods and products every year. But earlier this month, President Trump announced Read more…

Cohn Jumps Ship
President Trump's group of advisors has shifted again. This time, he'll need new help in the field of economics.
15 Mar
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

Cohn Jumps Ship »

The list of top advisers leaving the Trump White House has grown a bit longer. Last week, Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser Read more…

Governors and Mayors Fight For the Environment »

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On June 1, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, a move which caused concern from Americans and from others around Read more…

President Trump’s New Religion Executive Order
President Trump's new executive order on religious liberty was signed in the Rose Garden on Thursday, May 4.
7 May
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

President Trump’s New Religion Executive Order »

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Last Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order “promoting free speech and religious liberty.” In theory, the order will allow religious groups to Read more…