Apparently, it is no longer a priority for the country — America lifted 3 million children out of poverty during 2021 by increasing the child tax credit and sending it as monthly payouts. Parents spent it on child care, rent, utilities, food and school expenses, according to the Census. Unfortunately, it was temporary support. Lawmakers worried too much aid could lead…

Women still find ways to get help, support reproductive rights — Anti-abortionists are getting so frustrated that some are pushing cities and counties — at least 50 in Texas alone — to vote to prosecute those who drive women to states that allow reproductive rights. That state’s six-week abortion ban allows any citizen to sue a person or organization that aids…

DOJ, local and state officials need to get more aggressive — In June 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice created the Election Threats Task Force to better protect election workers — those in elected and appointed positions, as well as volunteers. This month, the task force announced it has charged 14 cases and secured nine convictions. That’s not good enough. Neither…

Texas school officials show how extreme right-wing has become — A clear case of how fog-brained the “anti-woke” movement can get: A Texas school board trustee objected to a poster showing joined hands of children of different races. A child was so “traumatized” by it that the parents insisted on relocation to another classroom, said Melissa Dungan, of Conroe County…

Some have shown courage to testify; party leaders must respond — Donald Trump’s indictment for various schemes to overturn his 2020 election loss will get distorted by allegations that Democrats, President Joe Biden and “the deep state” are unfairly trying to prevent his return to the presidency. Yet in reality, Republicans provided the details of Trump actions to the House Committee…

Suppressing citizen voices part of a national strategy — Ohio voters will go to the polls Aug. 8 to decide Issue 1 — if the state should raise approval of ballot measures from 50 percent to 60 percent of the vote, making it harder to amend the state constitution. Why hold a vote in the summer — contrary even…

Right-wing partisanship more apparent after recent term — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is the ruthless strategist who deserves to be consided the father of the current super-conservative U.S. Supreme Court. While Senate majority leader, he stalled hearings of President Barack Obama’s nominee for almost a year until the election of President Trump and his choice of Justice…

He admits lying about Georgia election workers who faced threats How big must your sense of entitlement be to admit in court that you lied about innocent people committing a crime yet argue it was your right and that you are not responsible for the pain you caused? Rudy Giuliani…

His DOJ ruled harshly in whistleblower release of one document — To understand how much deference the Justice Department has given former president Donald Trump in his handling of government records, consider how an Espionage Act case was handled during his administration. Reality Winner, a former Air Force veteran and National Security Agency translator, served a five-year, three-month prison sentence for…