Category: National

Letters: If Joe Biden steps down, so should Donald Trump

from Chicago Tribune Editorial Page  July 3rd, 2024 I, like millions of other Americans and people from around the world, watched the cringe-worthy presidential debate. Neither candidate inspires confidence in the United States as a world leader. What I find most interesting is Sunday’s editorial (“As America sank into the couch, Biden and Trump combined …

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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Secure the Border

New actions will bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum Biden taking action as Congressional Republicans put partisan politics ahead of national security, twice voting against toughest reforms in decades Since his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to secure our border and address our broken immigration …

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EARTHDAY.ORG Proudly Unveils ‘How to Do Earth Day 2024’ Toolkit

Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2024) – Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, millions of people from more than 190 countries worldwide have come together every April 22nd to stand up for the planet and champion a greener, more equitable future for us all. Now in its 54th year, Earth Day serves as a …

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2024 Election Analysis from the NY Times

2024 Election: Live Updates (click on link) https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/2024-election

A new collaborative bipartisan deal to reign in Border chaos is “dead” thanks to Republican House

They haven’t even read it but will kill the bill in order to promote a “Trump” deal promised if he is elected. From  Axios – Jan 29, 2024 at https://www.axios.com/2024/01/29/trump-republicans-border-deal-senate-immigration Trump, House Republicans plot to kill border deal Stef W. Kight Republican and Democratic senators are taking to the airwaves, scrambling to pass severe restrictions …

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The Republican Party will lose the 2024 presidential election

found in https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2023/04/the-republican-party-will-lose-the-2024-presidential-election By Jason Li April 13, 2023 | 4:15pm CDT An important disclaimer: the future is unpredictable.  No matter the amount of research you gather, the trends you uncover or even your faith in personal intuition, you can never truly know what’s ahead. This piece is less a prediction of the future and more …

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3 winners and 1 loser from Election Day 2023

Democrats had a good night. So did abortion rights. Glenn Youngkin, not so much. Found in VOX Nov 8, 2023 at https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/11/8/23951783/election-day-2023-results-analysis-winners-losers-beshear-cameron By Andrew Prokopandrew@vox.com Updated Nov 8, 2023, 9:04am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window Share this on Twitter (opens in new wind Share All sharing options President …

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In interview, Biden says 2024 elections could be ‘last gasp’ of MAGA Republicans

In Spectrum News  BY JUSTIN TASOLIDES WASHINGTON, D.C. PUBLISHED 12:22 PM ET OCT. 02, 2023 In an interview that aired Sunday, President Joe Biden warned that the MAGA faction of the Republican Party — short for “Make America Great Again,” the now-infamous slogan of former President Donald Trump — poses a threat to democracy, and the 2024 …

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Investing in America

  For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure …

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Key facts about Americans and guns – (Pew research Center)

Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nation’s political debates. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Americans the right to bear arms, and about a third of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, President Joe Biden and other policymakers earlier this year proposed new restrictions …

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