By Rudy TakalaMay 27th, 2021, 11:07 am
CNN’s John Avlon said Thursday Democrats need to focus on solving “violent crime” if they want to win in 2022.
The CNN analyst made the point in a
New Day monologue about Wednesday’s shooting in San Jose, California, where a gunman killed nine people before killing himself. The deadly event marked the 232nd mass shooting in America this year. “This death toll is taking place against a broader backdrop, because violent crime increased in the nation’s cities last year after decades of decline, and it’s showing no signs of showing,” Avlon noted. “Major American city sites saw a stunning 33 percent increase in murder last year. Contrast that with the steep and steady murder decline America saw between 1991 and 2014.”
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to rewrite Trump-era regulations that curtailed the power of states and tribes to protest major energy projects that threaten rivers, lakes and streams.
Just when you think GOP couldn t get more extreme, along comes Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to shock and offend many Americans with her latest comments comparing life under Covid-19 to living in Nazi Germany, but will these remarks force GOP leadership to actually hold her accountable? In this latest episode of The Point, CNN s Chris Cillizza explains why Republicans are not likely to punish MTG anytime soon.
Posted: May 27, 2021 4:20 PM
Updated: May 27, 2021 4:20 PM
Posted By: Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst
In February, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell excoriated former President Donald Trump, calling him practically and morally responsible for the attack on the US Capitol. Now, McConnell opposes the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection going so far as to ask his fellow Republicans for a personal favor to block it.
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You would think it would be a given for babies born alive from failed abortions would receive lifesaving medical care, right? Unfortunately it is not, because such protections are not enforced. Instead, state legislatures have acted to pass what s known as born-alive protection act bills to send to their governors, though it s mostly Republicans signing legislation. Most Democratic governors have vetoed it. On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) signed such legislation into law protecting these abortion survivors.
?? I’ve signed HB 237!
Alabama supports the right to life. I appreciate Rep. Ginny Shaver’s work on this critical bill, and I’m proud to sign this into law and cement our commitment to the unborn. #alpolitics Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) May 25, 2021