President Biden awarded 19 individuals with the United States' highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Friday — including many Democratic allies.
President Joe Biden will award the top US civilian honor Friday to a host of Democratic allies some six months before elections, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, secretary of state John Kerry and vice president Al Gore.Gore, who served as vice president to Bill Clinton and narrowly lost the 2000 election to George W. Bush, "accepted the outcome of a disputed presidential election for the sake of our unity," the White House noted.
President Biden and Senate Democrats are facing an unlikely source of resistance as they race to secure a hard-fought deal linking Ukraine aid with tougher border security: their Democratic allies in the House. Until now, it appeared that the greatest threat to the emerging national security package would be House Republicans, who are vowing to…
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) said the United States and its democratic allies have an obligation to uphold the laws of war and protect innocent human lives, in regard to the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. “I unequivocally condemn Hamas’ brutality, am horrified by the bloodshed left in its wake, and deeply mourn the innocent…