May 18, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz has falsely tried to label “every single” Senate Democrat as “supporting abolishing the police,” based on a misleading interpretation of the words of two of President Joe Biden’s nominees.
Both nominees said in confirmation hearings that they do not support defunding the police, though both have made comments in the past supportive of redirecting some police funding for social programs such as for mental health and drug intervention with the intent to reduce the need for police intervention. Neither candidate has advocated for “abolishing the police,” as Cruz put it repeatedly.
Biden’s nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, was confirmed by the Senate by a 51-49 vote on April 21. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote for her. The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked along partisan lines in a May 13 vote on Kristen Clarke, who was tapped by Biden to lead the civil rights division at the U.S. Department o
Bill declaring racism a public health crisis clears Senate
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Biden’s Pick for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Has History of Using Racist Asian Stereotypes
Rahm Emanuel said he wanted to adopt an Asian child who could be quiet and do a lot of studying
Andrew Stiles • May 12, 2021 1:40 pm
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Rahm Emanuel, the scandal-plagued former Chicago mayor who attempted to cover up a racially charged police shooting in 2014, as U.S. ambassador to Japan. If journalists cared about Democratic politicians being racist (see: Northam, Ralph), this would be a controversial choice, given Emanuel s history of using racist anti-Asian stereotypes.
Then-mayor Emanuel dabbled in some ugly racist tropes during a 2019 event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. After being introduced by an Asian-American student, Emanuel patted the female student on the buttocks before invoking regressive stereotypes about the Asian community.
A businessman beat a 30-year political veteran and a Donald Trump acolyte to cinch the win under a new rank choice voting system in an election involving fewer than 30,000 votes.
Glenn Youngkin makes his closing remarks during a GOP gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the College Republicans in Lynchburg, Va., on April 19. (Kendall Warner/The New & Advance via AP, File)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) Virginia Republicans have selected two of their candidates for the first post-Trump statewide election with businessman Glenn Youngkin securing the top of the party’s 2021 ticket Monday night.
“I am prepared to lead, excited to serve and profoundly humbled by the trust the people have placed in me,” Youngkin said on Twitter Monday night. “Virginians have made it clear that they are ready for a political outsider with proven business experience to bring real change in Richmond.”