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Last week, 30 Catholic members of Congress signed a “Renewed statement of principles” to reaffirm his support for abortion rights on the anniversary of the Women’s Health Organization’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, both cases previous ones that established the constitutional right to abortion and governed what limits could and could not be placed on abortion. The statement was deeply confused about the principles at stake. It’s the latest entry in the post-Dobbs derangement syndrome that has afflicted many on the left. Many of us on the Catholic left have advocated…

Three young girls, ages 2, 5 and 8, who had been missing since May 22 have been found safe, Mesa police announced Sunday. Mesa police said no charges were filed in this case because it was not a kidnapping case. The only living parent, the children’s mother, was arrested in Texas and a family member had agreed to take the children. When the mother was released to prison, she asked for them to be returned. One child was located in California and the other two were found in Texas. Mesa police said each state’s Department of Child Services was contacted…

The Justice Department’s watchdog agency found that prison guard misconduct and long-standing problems gave disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein “an opportunity to take his own life” before his 2019 suicide. >> Read more trending news Epstein died on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. The General Inspection of the Department of Justice determines in a report issued on Tuesday that “numerous and serious failures” by prison staff allowed Epstein to be left alone and unsupervised in his cell with an excess of sheets before he hanged himself. In the report, officials said investigators…

Spokesman Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday declared Donald J. Trump the “strongest political opponent” against President Biden, adding to make clear his loyalty to the former president just hours after suggesting in a televised interview that Mr. Trump he might not be the best Republican presidential candidate. positioned to prevail in the 2024 elections. The hasty attempt to ingratiate himself with Mr. Trump underscores Mr. Trump’s fear. McCarthy to alienate the former president as he struggles to hold together his fractured House majority and withstand growing pressure from right-wing lawmakers loyal to Mr. trump And it reflected the precarious position of…

FORT HAMILTON ARMY BASE OBSERVES CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY FORT HAMILTON – The U.S. Army garrison at Fort Hamilton has a new commander, following last Friday’s biennial military change of command ceremony. Lt. Col. Harold Morris relinquished command to Lt. Col. John “Rocky” Rhodes in a 50-minute ceremony in a time-honored tradition in the military community that consists of the inspection of the troops, with glorious colors, a cannon salute and a water salute by New York’s Bravest. – the FDNY Incoming commander Lt. Col. John “Rocky” Rhodes will lead the New York City Recruiting Battalion, whose more than 300…

[1/4]Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he greets supporters at Salgado Filho International Airport, on the day the Electoral Justice begins the trial to determine his political rights, as he arrives in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Diego Vara/Archive… Read more BRASILIA, June 27 (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was staring into the political abyss on Tuesday when a justice of the federal electoral court (TSE) voted to ban him from office until 2030 for anti-democratic abuse of power during difficult elections last year. . The vote by Benedito Goncalves, the…

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday expressed some doubt that former President Donald Trump is the best Republican candidate to defeat President Joe Biden and take back the White House next year. In an interview with CNBCMcCarthy initially said Trump could beat Biden in November 2024. “Yes, he can beat Biden,” said McCarthy, who added that “Trump’s policies are better and simpler than Biden’s.” Asked whether Trump can win the general election given two criminal cases in which he is a defendant, McCarthy noted that he may not be the strongest option. “Can he win this election?…

CNN plays a tape of Trump that appears to show classified military documents Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Despite his big lead in a crowded Republican primary field, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he doesn’t know if Donald Trump is the “strongest” candidate to take on President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. In an interview with CNBC, McCarthy said that Trump can beat Mr. Biden, but that he is not sure another Republican could not do better. Later in…