#NY GOP Rep. Tom Reed resigns after misconduct claims

#NY GOP Rep. Tom Reed resigns after misconduct claims

“NY GOP Rep. Tom Reed resigns after misconduct claims” Upstate Republican Rep. Tom Reed resigned from Congress Tuesday, just over one year after he apologized following allegations that he molested a female lobbyist in 2017.  Reed had already announced that he would not seek reelection in the fall, but revealed Tuesday that he was moving…

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#Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner

#Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner

“Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) is backing away from recent remarks suggesting he would appoint a pro-life health commissioner if elected – comments which have become a political lightning rod for rivals after a draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade was leaked to the public…

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#McConnell says stricter abortion rules ‘possible’

#McConnell says stricter abortion rules ‘possible’

“McConnell says stricter abortion rules ‘possible’” Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, said national abortion legislation is “possible” if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade​. “If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies — not only at the state level but at the federal level — certainly could…

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#Press pumps up Joe Biden

#Press pumps up Joe Biden

“Press pumps up Joe Biden” “History will be kind to me,” Winston Churchill said, “because I intend to write it.” Britain’s great statesman did as he promised, but Joe Biden has an even sweeter deal. He doesn’t need to put pen to paper because a cottage industry of so-called journalists is already twisting truth to…

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#Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022

#Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022

“Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022” The Issue: President Biden’s comment calling the “MAGA crowd” the “most extreme political” group. President Biden on Wednesday said the “MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history” (“Joe’s ‘Extreme’ Malarkey,” Editorial, May 5). So much for healing and unity. It is…

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#Letters to the Editor —May 4, 2022

#Letters to the Editor —May 4, 2022

“Letters to the Editor —May 4, 2022” The Issue: Monica Crowley and Andrew Stein’s column questioning Jewish support for Democrats. As a Jew living in New Jersey, I’m disappointed that so many other Jews I encounter still favor the Democratic Party (“Dems v. Jews,” Andrew Stein & Monica Crowley, PostOpinion, May 2). Crowley and Stein…

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