WASHINGTON — Dedicated on May 30, 1922, the stately Lincoln Memorial in Washington is a beloved symbol of the United States. It honors America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, who led the country from 1861 to 1865 and is often considered its greatest president. Lincoln, who fought to end slavery while preserving the nation, led the country […]
“These massacres are preventable,” said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Following the latest school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic lawmakers are highlighting recent data showing firearms are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children as evidence of the fatal consequences of Republican opposition to gun control legislation. “This is a choice,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) tweeted Wednesday. “Every […]
“There are a lot of MAGA Republicans for whom no amount of gun violence… will ever, ever convince them to take any action,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Less than two weeks after a white supremacist gunned down 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked legislation aimed at […]
“Our investigation will continue undeterred because no one is above the law,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must sit for depositions as part of the state’s ongoing civil probe into the Trump Organization’s allegedly fraudulent business […]