The pandemic has brought to a head the complexities of one very uniquely American problem: the emphasis we as a country put on individual freedoms, which, this past year, has repeatedly run headlong into the need to care for our fellow man during a global health crisis.
It’s also revealed in new ways a more depressing American problem: mass shootings.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: A Return To The Other Very American Problem”
Hark! Fresh gaslighting and deflection on this week’s menu.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, who served as a Trump campaign adviser and who is dating his eldest son, will return to the campaign trail, this time as the national chair of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ Senate campaign. Continue reading “Guilfoyle Appointed As National Chair Of Greitens’ Senate Campaign”
The Biden administration has directed immigration enforcement agencies to stop using references to immigrants that were commonplace under the Trump administration, according to the Washington Post on Monday. Continue reading “Biden Admin Orders ICE, CBP To Halt Usage Of Immigration Terms Embraced In Trump Era”
Over the weekend, a spate of county Republican parties in Georgia showed their devotion to former President Donald Trump by punishing officials deemed insufficiently loyal to him.
Continue reading “County GOPs Across Georgia Drift Further To The Right In The Post-Trump Era”
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) announced Monday that he will be leaving his post next month to take a job leading his state’s chamber of commerce. His departure will give House Democrats a little more cushion in their extremely tight margin of control in the chamber.
Continue reading “Departure Of House GOPer Will Give Dems Some Breathing Room On Vote Margin”
Today is the first day that everyone in the United States 16 and over is eligible to be vaccinated. 25.4% of the US population is now fully vaccinated. But look a bit deeper and you see that as of this morning 50.4% of Americans 18 and over have now received at least one shot. 32.5% are fully vaccinated. Given the interval of 3 or 4 weeks between injections, we can figure that by mid-May around 50% of all adults will have been vaccinated.
President Joe Biden is slated to meet with Democratic and Republican lawmakers from both chambers of Congress at the White House on Monday afternoon to discuss his sweeping infrastructure proposal.
Continue reading “Biden To Hold Bipartisan Meeting With Lawmakers On Infrastructure Plan Today”
President Joe Biden’s White House officials have removed Betsy Weatherhead, a top climate science researcher at the White House who was brought on board by a Trump political appointee.
Continue reading “Biden WH Removes Trump-Era Climate Scientist From Top Research Role”
Biden administration officials on Sunday defended the President after he faced swift and strong criticism from refugee advocacy groups and Democratic lawmakers for initially signing an order last week that would keep a Trump-era limit on U.S. refugee admissions in place for the fiscal year. The President has since committed to increasing the nation’s refugee cap, but did not provide a specific amount. Continue reading “Biden Admin Rips Trump Policy While Insisting POTUS Didn’t Break Vow On Refugees”
