The Hill: “Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a clip of Budde’s comments. … During the service, Budde…
“GOP Lawmaker Moves to Allow Third Term for Trump”
Political Wire: “Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is proposing a constitutional amendment to allow President Trump to seek a third term. Trump in November joked about seeking a third to House Republicans: “I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something.””
“How A.I. Could Reshape the Economic Geography of America”
NY Times: “Chattanooga, Tenn., a midsize Southern city, is on no one’s list of artificial intelligence hot spots. But as the technology’s use moves beyond a few big city hubs and is more widely adopted across the economy, Chattanooga and other once-struggling cities in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South are poised to be among the…
“Texas Has a Perverse Idea of Religious Freedom”
NY Times: “Last year, on Feb. 7, lawyers from the Texas attorney general’s office showed up at Annunciation House — a religious nonprofit founded by local Catholics that provides food, shelter and clothing for migrants in El Paso — and demanded “immediate access” to its records regarding its past and current residents. As Annunciation House explained…
Remains of Indigent Used for Medical Dissection in TX Without Authorization
WaPo: “Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die with no one able or willing to claim their remains. Some died without living relatives, while others were estranged from family. Many are survived by loved ones who would gladly have laid them to rest but could not afford cremation or burial costs. In September, the…
“Ku Klux Klan fliers in Kentucky order immigrants to ‘leave now,’ police say”
WaPo: “The fliers feature a cartoon image of Uncle Sam kicking at a family of four while holding a proclamation declaring a “Mass Deportation” on Jan. 20 and stating, “Monitor & Track all Immigrants REPORT THEM ALL,” according to images shared by police departments in Ludlow and Bellevue. A Ku Klux Klan group headquartered in…
“Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution”
WaPo: ” The Virginia Senate passed three resolutions Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the automatic restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution, the latest action in a years-long amendment slog. The Senate votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated…
“Cecile Richards, Ex-President Of Planned Parenthood, Dies At 67”
HuffPo: “Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family announced in a post on social media Monday. She was 67. “This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” the post reads. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice…
NC GOP Candidate for Supreme Court Working to DQ Ballots from Servicemembers – But Only in Liberal Areas
the Assembly: “No members of the state’s Rules Review Commission—all appointed by the Republican-led General Assembly—flagged it before signing off on the voter ID rules on March 27, 2024, according to meeting minutes. (Senate leader Phil Berger’s daughter, Ashley Snyder, heads the commission’s staff.) Lawyers for the state and national GOP hadn’t mentioned the exemption in a January…
“Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions”
WaPo: “As antiabortion advocates launch legal efforts to stop abortion pills from reaching women in states with bans, they are increasingly turning to one group with uniquely intimate and specific informationto help them find cases: male sex partners of women who decided to end their pregnancies. The strategy propelled a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed last month by…