Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the latest Biden administration official to mark the Transgender Day of Visibility, which this year falls on Easter Sunday.
The U.S. celebrates dozens of LGBT holidays and weeks, data shows, including the White House proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) brushed off mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion in relation to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, denouncing the conservative criticisms as irrelevant. Numerous GOP figures said “DEI” was somehow responsible for the bridge collapse last week, which was caused by a container ship wrecking into...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that he’s “confident” that the House will vote on aid for Ukraine after the Easter recess ends, pointing to private conversations with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Johnson has so far refused calls to bring a Ukraine aid bill to the floor for a vote, despite bipartisan pressure to fund...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) said on Sunday that he is brushing off the "DEI mayor" labels that began circulating after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last week. Shortly after the collapse of the bridge in Baltimore, social media posts circulated that attributed the incident to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In turn, some...
As an attorney who has practiced civil law for some 40 years, including before the appellate division, it is obvious to me that the appellate court arrived at its result by applying a fair application of the law under unique circumstances.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) on Sunday suggested he would consider rescuing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to oust him if the House can secure funding for Ukraine and repairs for the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. When asked by "Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream if he...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said the United States needs to employ its “leverage” to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza. Appearing on ABC News' "This Week," Van Hollen, a Maryland lawmaker and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he “continues to rebuff the president of the...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) denounced GOP attacks against President Biden over marking Trans Day of Visibility on Sunday, specifically calling out Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticisms as the “opposite of the Christian faith.” Trans Day of Visibility is observed every year on March 31, this year coincidentally falling on Easter. Conservatives criticized Biden for the...
GOP Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) on Sunday argued it is imperative that Israel goes into Rafah to "destroy" Palestinian militant group Hamas, despite warnings from the Biden administration against the move. "Number one, they [Israel] need American support; they have to go into Rafah to destroy Hamas," Scott said during an interview on "Fox News...