Editorial Calls for Johnson To Stay As Speaker
The piece argues House Speaker Mike Johnson should remain in office, crediting him for pushing a $60.8 billion Ukraine aid package despite GOP isolationists led by Marjorie Taylor Greene. It notes Democrat support, Republican splits, and Greene’s push to oust Johnson via H Res 1108 while defending Johnson’s stance on Ukraine.
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Mike Johnson
Hakeem Jeffries
Jeffries
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Johnson
Ukraine
Putin
Kyiv
House
Greene
Donald Trump
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
House of Representatives
Kevin McCarthy
Joe Biden
Senate Democrats
McCarthy
Thomas Massie
Paul Gosar
Tim Kennedy
Buffalo
Community letters oppose opioid settlement spending in Iowa
A letter writer criticizes Iowa lawmakers for sitting on settlement funds from drugmakers over the opioid crisis. They urge early consultation with addiction experts and question the 25 percent share to Attorney General Brenna Bird. The writer condemns the blocking of support for addiction treatment and diversity initiatives.
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House
Pat Grassley
Senate
Grassley
Brenna Bird
Outside agitator label echoes civil rights smear at Columbia protests
Leonard Greene notes the use of the term outside agitator to label pro Palestinian campus demonstrators echoes tactics against civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. He cites Adams and Biden responses, frames protests as peaceful rights with dangers of labeling, and recalls Columbia’s history of disruptive campus action.
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Hether
Columbia University
Gaza
Columbia
City College
NYU
Eric Adams
Birmingham
Ala
Albany, Ga
Chicago
Memphis
Ing
King
United States
Adams
Jesse Jackson
Ralph Abernathy
Andrew Young
Joe Biden
Israel
Biden
White House
North Carolina
Title IX clash boosts Reynolds ire over LGBTQ protections
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds blasts a Biden administration expansion of Title IX to include sexual orientation gender identity and sex characteristics claiming it marginalizes women. The piece recounts political battles, prior laws, and implications for Iowa schools and families.
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Kim Reynolds
U.S. Department of Education
Biden
Reynolds
Iowa
Joe Biden
Brenna Bird
House
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Mount Vernon
Leonard Greene
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Mallard Fillmore
Bruce Tinsley
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Todd
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