Category Archives: Letters from an American

Daily news summary by Boston College historian, Heather Cox Richardson.

Letters from an American 2023 02 02

Today the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted along party lines to remove Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her seat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Republicans voting to remove her justified their action by pointing to language she … Continue reading

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Letters from an American 2023 01 30

The news today illustrates a dramatic difference between governing and garnering votes. President Joe Biden was at the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland, today to celebrate the bipartisan infrastructure law, passed in November 2021, that is investing about … Continue reading

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