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Louisiana Senator John Kennedy tried to back his pro-NRA position with a rather silly comparison Senator John Kennedy, R-LA, (MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Several Republicans in Congress found themselves in the position of having to defend essentially unfettered access to guns in the face of yet another mass shooting, the…

Christopher Gavin, Boston.com Staff March 23, 2021 | 1:03 PM The U.S. Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as secretary of labor on Monday in a bipartisan vote backing him as President Joe Biden’s pick to helm the Department of Labor. The Dorchester Democrat got the strong backing of his party, and…

There is, among the works of Philip Roth, a book his friends urged him not to publish. The document, titled “Notes for My Biographer,” is a 295-page rebuttal of his ex-wife Claire Bloom’s 1996 memoir, Leaving a Doll’s House. Bloom had described the pain of his sudden withdrawal from their marriage…

A Fulani group identified as Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. FUNAM said it planned to kill Ortom on Saturday, but its plan suffered a setback due to a slight communication error. A statement by one Umar Amir Shehu…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Sunday expressed doubts about FBI Director Chris Wray’s initial assessment that the fatal shooting of six Asian women in Atlanta-area spas may not constitute a hate crime, saying it “looks racially motivated.” “From where I sit, I want to see a deeper…

The independent agency that investigates public complaints about the RCMP found that members' treatment of Colten Boushie's mother the night her son died were discriminatory. Additionally, the CRCC reiterated there was no evidence that Boushie participated in any property offences. Author of the article: Thia James Colten Boushie, 22, died…

Another week and another Republican says or does something ignorant, rightly gets criticized for it, and then claims to be the victim. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said on a radio show that he wasn’t concerned by the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 but, “had the tables been…

Florida Democrats are calling for the resignation of a GOP state senator who won her seat in a race that is currently the target of questions regarding election integrity. State Senator Ileana Garcia won her District 37 seat by 32 votes, according to Florida Department of State Division of Elections…

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Over 100 faculty signatories request the vice chancellor to ask Mehta to rescind his resignation Topics Pratap Bhanu Mehta | Arvind Subramanian | Ashoka University Vinay Umarji  |  Ahmedabad  Last Updated at March 19, 2021 00:16 IST Two days after Pratap Bhanu Mehta, former vice chancellor and professor of political science, resigned from Ashoka…