Politics

Becerra and Biden are Roman Catholic, and the new administration's support for abortion rights poses a dilemma for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Its president, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, congratulated Biden on his inauguration Wednesday, yet warned that his policies on abortion and contraception “advance moral evils and threaten human life and dignity." … [Read more...] about Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debate

The National Guard can be tasked with ensuring a peaceful transition of power. An unprecedented number of troops were sent to Washington, even more service members than are currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. You all did a tremendous job, and we are very proud of the job you did. But the way you have been treated in D.C. is simply unacceptable. You don’t deserve to be resting on concrete or marble floors. You were sent to ensure the violent rioting that happened in 2017 when Trump was inaugurated wasn’t replicated on January 20th, 2021 with President Biden’s ceremony. Mission accomplished. … [Read more...] about Michigan State Rep. Calls on Gretchen Whitmer to Bring National Guardsmen Home

“I just wanted to come today to say thank you to all of you for keeping me and my family safe. And I know that you’ve left your home states. The Bidens are a National Guard family,” Biden said, mentioning their late-son Beau Biden, who served in the Delaware Army National Guard. … [Read more...] about Jill Biden Delivers Cookies to National Guard Troops Following Capitol Controversy

He continued, “By persuading people in their district, persuading those moderate voters that put them there in their district and explain why we think what we think. It’s not just about the red meat rhetoric we always like to spew out. It’s about persuasive arguments.” … [Read more...] about Dan Crenshaw: Road to House Majority Is Through Pressuring Moderate Democrats in Swing Districts

And last week, following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, state Democratic party chair Ray Buckley charged that "Kelly Ayotte’s silence on the domestic terrorist attack at the Capitol, incited by President Trump, and the death of two Capitol Police officers, reinforces that she will always put her own political interests ahead of the well-being of our country." … [Read more...] about New Hampshire’s former GOP Sen. Ayotte will ‘definitely’ look at 2022 bid, sources say