by jpitney | Jan 24, 2025 | 2776, California Politics, Electoral College, Environment, History, Immigration, Jobs, Lincoln, Mass Media, Race, Redistricting, Trade, Vaccine
Connor Sheets at LAT: Los Angeles County officials missed dozens of opportunities for water infrastructure improvements that experts say probably would have enabled firefighters to save more homes during the Palisades fire, public records show. As crews battled...
by jpitney | Aug 1, 2024 | Immigration, Reagan
September 20, 1986 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Americans are a unique people, a colorful tapestry of traditions and cultures woven into one vibrant society. The motto graven on our coins — E Pluribus Unum — reflects the...
by jpitney | Feb 8, 2024 | Congress, Immigration, Senate
Lankford: This is the pen that I was handed at that desk when I was sworn… There’s no reason for me to have this pen if we’re just going to do press conferences. I can do press conferences from anywhere. But we can only make law from this room...
by jpitney | Dec 11, 2023 | Donald Trump, Immigration, Religion
“Our religion” in Utah: LDS, Evangelical/Mainline/Black Protestant, Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, “nones”, and other world religions. I’ve met and worshipped with almost all of them and I love them. https://t.co/yMHh4f9FHJ...
by jpitney | May 20, 2023 | Civility, Immigration
Kyle DUnphey at The Deseret News: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox apologized a day after he called members of Congress “imbeciles” who “can’t get their crap together” to pass immigration reform. “Just want to apologize for using a derogatory term yesterday to describe...
by jpitney | Mar 13, 2023 | Immigration, Patriotism
Ke Huy Quan’s acceptance speech for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Thank you. Thank you. My mom is 84 years old and she’s at home watching. Mom, I just won an Oscar! My journey...
