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Mother’s Day Presents an Opportunity to Honor and Stand Up for Real Women

May 13, 2023 stand, Women, opportunity, presents, Real, honor, Mother’s0 comment

It’s a man’s world again. We’ve won. We’ve seized women’s sports, parenting titles, and Woman of the Year and Prom Queen awards. The gals were making headway there for a while, but now the men are back on top. I can still remember them, although their memory fades by the day—actual women, that is. Once upon a time, women had domains all to themselves, free from male interference—their own sports, doctors, locker rooms, and dressing rooms. Not to mention achievements such as “first female four-star officer of the U.S. Public…

Humane, Orderly Border Policies Needed

May 13, 2023 border, Orderly, policies, needed, Humane0 comment

WASHINGTON – Ahead of today’s expiration of the Title 42 policy and House Republicans’ planned vote on H.R.2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Immigrants and migrants are a core part of the fabric of American society and we have an obligation to maintain a system of immigration that balances security, opportunity, and humanity. People seeking asylum should be able to escape from violence and poverty, and seek safety and freedom to build a better life in our country. Immigrants…

Biden questions need to cut spending, citing deficit reduction over first term

May 9, 2023 Biden, need, spending, questions, term, Citing, Reduction, first, Over, deficit0 comment

President Biden on Tuesday questioned House Republicans’ push to cut spending in exchange for raising the debt limit, asserting that his administration had already lowered the deficit and saved taxpayer dollars. The Washington Times stories: White House

Chairman McCaul threatens to hold Secretary of State Blinken in contempt of Congress

May 9, 2023 Hold, Secretary, threatens, chairman, contempt, McCaul, Blinken, state, Congress0 comment

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for not turning over confidential messages from career diplomats. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Blinken hasn’t complied with a subpoena demanding access to so-called dissent channel cables from State Department personnel during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The dissent channel serves as a forum for diplomats to critique department policy decisions. McCaul said a State Department briefing last month on the content of those cables fell short…

Nikki Haley’s Dilemma Is Also the Republicans’ Problem

May 9, 2023 Republicans, dilemma, Problem, also, Nikki, Haley’s0 comment

Republicans have had 10 months to hammer out a coherent post-Roe message on abortion. You would think they’d have nailed it by now. Yet on Tuesday, Nikki Haley set out to declare her position on the issue—and proceeded to be about as clear as concrete. She began with plausible precision. “I want to save as many lives and help as many moms as possible,” the former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations told reporters gathered at the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America headquarters, in Northern Virginia—a press…

‘Nothing Has Changed’ Since Feb. 1 Meeting, McCarthy Says on Debt Ceiling

May 9, 2023 says, Since, debt, nothing, meeting, Ceiling, McCarthy, changed, Feb.0 comment

President Joe Biden met with Republican and Democrat leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling as the U.S. could “run out of cash” in less than a month. Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. at the White House. Biden and McCarthy previously met on Feb. 1. “Nothing has changed since then. The only thing that has changed is the House has raised the debt ceiling and passed the bill. That’s why we…