On April 7, 2017, a majority of Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined a majority of Republicans to sign a letter supporting the filibuster.
Dear Gov. Cuomo: Even if you're the boss – perhaps especially if you're the boss – when you're a 63-year-old man smitten by a lovely 20-something at the office, there are several considerations to keep in mind:
Typically, only half of the bills make it to this point in session. This year, of the 1,050 Senate bills filed, less than 460 made it to the House.
In 1634, the first English colonists arrived at St. Clement’s Island in Maryland to establish the settlement of St. Mary’s.
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s antislavery novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was published.
We read about a law professor from Louisiana State University who said because there are so many laws on the books, there is no one living in the United States over 18 that can’t be charged with a crime.
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But a politician is just like a pickpocket; it’s almost impossible to get one to reform. — 1923
Meet the unlikely new power couple of Washington, D.C.
On the first ever papal visit to Iraq, Pope Francis said: "We know how easy it is to be infected by the virus of discouragement that at times seems to spread all around us." He was talking to a persecuted people, but he was also talking to every one of us.