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Nov 25 2022
News
Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city
Natalia Kristenko’s dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson.
The 62-year-old had walked outside her home with her husband Thursday evening after drinking tea when the building
Associated Press
Feb 16 2023
News
Republicans worry as self-inflicted wounds pile up
Republican lawmakers are wary of their party’s propensity for self-inflicted wounds and are hoping for more discipline heading into the next election cycle.
Leading Republicans think that the House GOP’s raucous reception of President Biden at last week’s State of the Union played into the president’s hands and that the proposal by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to sunset all federal
The Hill
Sep 11 2022
Opinion
9/11 anniversary underscores unfinished business at DHS
On the anniversary of 9/11, the 21 years since the horrible attack on our nation reminds us that we still have a great deal of work to do, particularly to protect our country from global catastrophic threats. I was honored and privileged to serve President Bush and Homeland Security Advisor, Gov. Tom Ridge, in the post 9/11 White House, a dramatic and uncertain time to say the least. After Gov
The Hill
Apr 19 2021
News
What the decline in religious affiliation means for America
Just 47 percent of Americans say they are members of a church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship, according to a new survey released by Gallup late last month. It’s the first time churchgoers have dropped beneath 50 percent since Gallup began recording data on the subject more than 80 years ago.
The new finding continues a sharp decline in religious affiliation that started at
Yahoo! The 360
Mar 02 2023
News
How JD Vance and Democrats pushed through partisan politics to introduce rail safety legislation
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) put aside partisan politics to work with Democrats to address the toxic train derailment that affected his state.
In a rare moment, Vance, a hard-line conservative, reached across the aisle to sponsor a rail safety bill with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that will implement new rail safety measures and impose financial penalties for those who do not reach them. He
Washington Examiner
Feb 23 2023
Analysis
A global divide on the Ukraine war is deepening
Clement Manyathela, who hosts a popular and influential talk show on South Africa’s Radio 702, remembers the outrage he felt when Russian troops first surged into Ukraine. He had believed Russia’s insistence that it wasn’t planning to attack and felt cheated when war broke out.
“We were lied to,” he said.
But as the fighting continued, he, and many of those who call in to his
Washington Post
Feb 23 2023
News
In a war of unending surprises, Biden has another up his sleeve
As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden made a historic, unannounced visit to the capital of the embattled country.
The risky trip on Monday to an active war zone was not just a powerful symbol of American support, it was a shot in the arm to a population that has endured Russia’s devastating attacks on civilian
CNN Digital
Nov 03 2022
Opinion
America Can Have Democracy or Political Violence. Not Both.
Over the past five years, incidents of political violence in the United States by right-wing extremists have soared. Few experts who track this type of violence believe things will get better anytime soon without concerted action. Domestic extremism is actually likely to worsen. The attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House of Representatives, was only the latest episode,
New York Times (Opinion)
Oct 13 2022
News
Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol took the remarkable step Thursday of voting to subpoena former President Trump during what could be its final public hearing.
The televised vote comes after the panel wavered for months on whether it would subpoena the bombastic former president, who has frequently criticized the investigation as a partisan witch
The Hill
Aug 26 2022
Analysis
Denver Public School Tells Students Cops Are Trained To See Minorities as Criminals
A Denver public high school this week showed students a video that claimed police "have been trained to see people of color" as criminals.
During an assembly Tuesday, students at Denver South High School watched "Don’t Be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks," Fox 31 reported. The video also claims police target "gender non-conforming folks and Muslims," and instructed
Washington Free Beacon