Archives for April 2023

Squint a little as you take in the scene, or just close your eyes and listen to the voice, and 2023 stumbles back into another era. Another Memphis. … [Read more...] about In Tennessee, expulsions echo a decades-old protest movement

As President Biden eyes a re-election campaign, he is giving all indications of sticking with the less-is-more approach that he took in 2020 and has carried over to the White House. … [Read more...] about President Biden bets on low-profile approach ahead of 2024 re-election push

The White House mounted a vehement defense last week of President Biden's decision-making in Afghanistan, seeking to put a shine on the calamitous withdrawal in August 2021 as the Pentagon and State Department sent classified reports to Congress detailing the failures. … [Read more...] about The buck stops…not here: Biden pins blame for disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal on Trump

Pro-life activists said Republicans who attack the issue head-on win elections and those who ignore or avoid the issue lose because they allow opponents to define them. … [Read more...] about Republicans scramble for winning message on abortion after Roe SCOTUS ruling

House Republicans will start considering a plan to raise the nation's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit when lawmakers return to the U.S. Capitol this week, while the Senate will grapple with a key vacancy that is holding up President Biden's judicial nominees. … [Read more...] about Congress returns to face debt ceiling fight, Judiciary battle