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GOP Leaders Criticized for Enabling ‘White Supremacy’ After Buffalo Shooting | Politics

16May

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GOP Leaders Criticized for Enabling ‘White Supremacy’ After Buffalo Shooting | Politics

Republican House leaders are under criticism in the aftermath of a Buffalo shooting over the weekend that officials called a racist attack by a gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three after reportedly writing and sharing a document online promoting far-right conspiracy theories.Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyoming Republican, did not mince words on Monday, accusing GOP leadership of enabling “white nationalism, white supremacy and anti-semitism,” while urging GOP leaders to “renounce and reject these views and those who hold them.”“The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism,” Cheney wrote in a tweet on Monday. “History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse.”Cartoons on the Republican PartyThe comment comes after the suspect in...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen hospitalized after suffering “minor stroke” during speech

16May

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen hospitalized after suffering “minor stroke” during speech

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Sunday that he suffered a stroke while delivering a speech this week. He said he is currently hospitalized, but he said he has been informed there are "no long-term effects or damage as a result of this incident."In the statement on Sunday, Van Hollen said he was delivering a speech in western Maryland when he experienced "light-headedness and acute neck pain." He said he sought medical attention upon his return home and was admitted to George Washington Hospital.He said an angiogram indicated he suffered a "minor stroke in the form of a small venous tear at the back of my head." He said he would remain under observation for the next few days "out of an abundance of caution." Van Hollen is up for reelection ...

Analysis: Massacre in Buffalo, NY, further rattles an insecure nation

16May

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Analysis: Massacre in Buffalo, NY, further rattles an insecure nation

But details emerging about the depraved racial motivations of the Buffalo suspect are the latest sign that the country's poisoned politics are not just unable to prevent such evil and the seemingly endless carnage caused by gun violence. They are actively making the situation worse, creating an atmosphere in which Black Americans were gunned down while doing their Saturday shopping. More than half a century since the greatest gains of the civil rights movement and nearly a decade and a half since the election of the first Black President, a growing roster of killings motivated by racial rage -- not just against Black Americans but against Jews and Hispanics as well -- appears to augur a frightening new passage of history in a nation that is internally estranged.This reality set off a day o...

Biden to travel Tuesday to Buffalo following mass shooting

15May

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Biden to travel Tuesday to Buffalo following mass shooting

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Tuesday to Buffalo, New York, "to grieve with the community that lost ten lives in a senseless and horrific mass shooting," the White House said Sunday. Ten people were killed and three injured Saturday in what officials are calling a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism. The suspect, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, was arraigned Saturday on a charge of murder in the first degree, the most severe murder charge under New York law. He pleaded not guilty.Mr. Biden said Sunday that he has been receiving updates from the White House, which is working with the Justice Department. "We're still gathering the facts; already the Justice Department has stated publicly and as investigating...

Shearer, French enhanced desert golf, politics

15May

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Shearer, French enhanced desert golf, politics

In February 1939 The Desert Sun recorded that B.F. Shearer arrived from Seattle and headed straight to the links. It was reported he could be seen daily at the O'Donnell Golf Course with Tom O'Donnell himself.Benjamin Franklin Shearer deserved some diversion; he was an impressive businessman and was highly devoted to civic causes like his namesake. Shearer's adoption of the desert as a second home was fortunate indeed as his presence benefited the entire community.Shearer's early career as a traveling salesman taught him about the individuality of West Coast towns and cities. He developed his own highly specialized business outfitting movie palaces with their fabulous appointments and would customize designs to fit the locales. (Many of the theaters he designed are now on the National Regi...

U.S. preparing 19,000 beds for migrant children in case of spike in border arrivals, officials say

15May

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U.S. preparing 19,000 beds for migrant children in case of spike in border arrivals, officials say

The U.S. is preparing for a potential spike in migrant children crossing the southern border without their parents, and has identified up to 19,000 beds at shelters and housing sites to prevent these minors from languishing in Border Patrol detention facilities, top Biden administration officials told CBS News.In interviews, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Cindy Huang, the recently departed director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, said officials are working to avoid repeating what occurred in 2021, when a shortage of shelter beds stranded thousands of migrant children in ill-suited Border Patrol and makeshift housing facilities."We have some less than 8,700 children in our care. That's down from a high of over 22,000 about a year ago. We ended up findi...

Hundreds rally again in support of abortion rights in Omaha | Politics & Government

15May

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Hundreds rally again in support of abortion rights in Omaha | Politics & Government

Nearly two weeks after a leaked draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, hundreds of people gathered in Omaha Saturday to denounce the anticipated decision and reaffirm their commitment to protect abortion rights.The demonstration outside the City-County Building was just one of many throughout the nation as local organizers billed the day as Roe v. Wade Day of Action. Wielding signs with messages like “Keep abortion safe and legal” and “No uterus, no opinion,” attendees rallied and heard from speakers who promised to keep fighting no matter what happens.Saturday’s rally was at least the second one to occur in Omaha since the media outlet Politico broke the story of the draft opinion on May 2.Support for personal choice was one of the commo...

Pence campaigning for Brian Kemp as he faces Trump-backed challenger in Georgia

14May

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Pence campaigning for Brian Kemp as he faces Trump-backed challenger in Georgia

Former Vice President Mike Pence is headlining a primary election-eve campaign event next week for Governor Brian Kemp, who is facing a Trump-backed primary challenger in former Senator David Perdue.Pence will rally with Kemp on Monday, May 23, ahead of the May 24 GOP primary in Georgia. Former President Trump has thrown his weight behind Purdue — the former president still harbors a grudge over Kemp for refusing to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal Constitution first reported the former vice president would campaign for Kemp. The former vice president tweeted his support for Kemp Friday, declaring, "@BrianKempGA is my friend, a man dedicated to faith, family and the people of Georgia. I am proud to offer my full support for four more y...

Roe draft is a reminder that religion’s role in politics is older than the republic

14May

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Roe draft is a reminder that religion’s role in politics is older than the republic

At its core, the abortion debate is between those who regard the fetus as a person and those who regard abortion as a rightful option for pregnant women. While there are religious and non-religious people on both sides of the argument, the loudest voices are often those of religious traditionalists on one side and contemporary secularists on the other. The discussion also entails biology, medical technology, policy questions and constitutional issues such as state's rights and a personal right to privacy. As the decades have passed, the discussion has also become saturated with partisan politics as the mix of opinion in the major parties has shifted dramatically. But through it all, there is no denying the centrality of religion. ...

USPS plan to order 40,000 “gas-guzzling” trucks sparks congressional probe

14May

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USPS plan to order 40,000 “gas-guzzling” trucks sparks congressional probe

The U.S. Postal Service's plan to add 40,000 gas-powered trucks that only get 8.6 miles per gallon has sparked a congressional inquiry, with House lawmakers questioning whether the agency "relied on flawed assumptions to justify the purchase of gas-powered trucks."The House Committee on Oversight and Reform said in a May 12 letter that it wants the USPS to provide more information about the service's "Next Generation Delivery Vehicle" plan, which initially involves an order for 50,000 vehicles. Of those, about 40,000 are gas-fueled trucks that only get 8.6 mpg, or only 0.4 mpg more than the USPS' older fleet of trucks, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The remaining 10,000 trucks will be electric vehicles. The postal agency's plan to re...