
Jennifer Lewis: Ben Cline is an extremist
Sixth District Republican Congressman Ben Cline does a good job of disguising himself as a sensible mainstream conservative.

Sixth District Republican Congressman Ben Cline does a good job of disguising himself as a sensible mainstream conservative.

We didn’t know it then, but what happened five years ago in Charlottesville, Va., was a foretaste of what was to come.

You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.

The Reproductive Freedom For All Act would codify women’s rights to abortion and protect contraception access.

Threatening to make attacks with nuclear weapons is known as “deterrence” when the United States does it, but it’s called madness, blackmail, or “terrorism” if Russia, China, or North Korea does.

The rights of women to have access to contraception in the United States are one step closer to protection under federal law.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced July 20 her support for legislation to codify into law the right of Americans to access birth control.

Only 31 percent of Americans approve of the way President Joe Biden is doing his job.

The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House with a 267-157 vote, including 47 Republicans. The legislation, which now goes before the Senate, seeks marriage equality for all genders, including federal rights, benefits and obligations of marriages in federal code.

Is an insurrection percolating in the MAGA universe? A civil war?