seeing president joe biden take the dais in the house of representatives to deliver his second state of the union address to a joint session of congress. and the stakes are extremely high. it comes after a year when women saw their rights to their own bodies taken away. books and lessons about black history and lgbtq folks are being banned, and very real threats to democracy are still looming large. this is an opportunity for president biden to speak directly to the american people about where we are as a country and to set the tone for what the next two years of his term will look like. biden is expected to tout his administration s accomplishments with an emphasis on the strong economy, super low unemployment, and receding inflation, while also making a renewed call for bipartisanship despite a divided guess. in a just released excerpt from the president s prepared speech, biden is expected to say, quote, to my republican friends, if we could work together in the last congr
for the most outstanding journalism of the year, and they delivered this warning. on the political fronts, i think, it is clear that the nation is facing the most serious internal attacks on the fundamental values and institutional structures that define a democracy. since the pulitzer s were introduced a century ago. then precisely, to counteract problematic authoritarian tendencies, throughout the society. now that warning was followed by the announcement of that year s pulitzer prize for national reporting, which went to the new york times and the washington post for quote, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest on russian interference in the 2016 election and its connection to the trump campaign, the presidents elects transition team, and his eventual administration. that choice naturally drew the ire of then president donald trump, who did not stop complaining about the decision, even after he left the white house. it actually lead the pulitzer board t
congressman. how do you feel about? this members of congress walking around with ar-15 tents, how do you feel about? that i ve been around here today asking for the, who was giving does printed them? i visited a couple of them wearing a pin. the answer is that there is a group protecting gun rights, but my question is, that is a very risky message to the nation, support of my visit here, i am taking advantage of the opportunity to visit these guys and have these conversations. i had a few of those conversations. i don t think they will wear it again, at least the ones that were able to speak to me today. what about you, congressman? this idea that members want to bring guns on the floor? it s a slap in the face to survivors, a slap in the face to family members and people involved in the fight. manny just set it, we are just about a week away from the fifth anniversary of what happened at marjory stoneman
a promise to do in forensic audit of the 2020 election ban, and to ban abortion, among other things if he wins office. cox has also managed to be a bit of a nuisance to governor hogan for years now. he recently tried to impeach the governor over his covid-19 public health measures. as for his ally in the maryland attorney general race, wait for this one. michael preroutka also won the republican nomination. he is a nationalist on opposing abortion, protecting gun rights, and prosecuting officials that have have violated the god given liberties of marylanders. to sharpen the image of christian nationalism for you, this is a guy that founded the institute on the constitution, which believes, and again, i m quoting. there is a god, our rights come from him, the purpose of civil government is to secure and protect our god given rights. that is the kind of candidate that is now on the ballot for state office in the great state
friends in pensacola think the nra has become extrained. and want their schools to be safe just like we want our children s schools to be safe, but the nra that we grew up with, that nra is no longer interested in protecting gun rights. they re interested in promoting gun sales. i m all for gun rights. i m for the second amendment. i believe it means what it means. i think americans should be able to have handguns. should be able to have shotguns. i don t want the government regulating that. i m even uncomfortable with state carry laws. that s how much i sgdisagree wi a lot of people in the audience, but the insanity that we have seen has to be curbed and it has to be stopped and don t tell me that you need military style assault weapons to protect your home or to go hunting. you do not. and this madness must stop and