Archives for January 2023

The New York Times columnist says the nation's commitment to change, following the death of George Floyd and a wave of historic protests in its wake, has been abandoned - and that the spectacle surrounding the deaths of Black people at the hands of police continues. … [Read more...] about Charles Blow on Tyre Nichols’ death, and America’s shame

The former state treasurer, and former aide to Donald Trump, will replace Kelli Ward as the Republican Party chair in Arizona. … [Read more...] about Arizona Republicans pick former Trump aide to lead state party

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the first face-to-face meeting of the new Congress between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is coming soon. The main topic on the agenda? Paying America's bills and getting the country's fiscal house in order. We'll ask the speaker about what he thinks Congress should do to keep the U.S. from defaulting. … [Read more...] about Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 29

"I want to find a reasonable and a responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling but take control of this runaway spending," McCarthy told "Face the Nation." … [Read more...] about McCarthy wants “reasonable” debt ceiling deal, will meet with Biden this week

Democratic Rep. Val Demings of Florida, who served in law enforcement for 27 years, including four years as the Orlando police chief, says she "could not believe what I was seeing" in the video of five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man who died three days later. … [Read more...] about Rep. Val Demings, an ex-police chief, calls Tyre Nichols video “shocking and appalling”