| Democrats elevate faith – and forgiveness – on campaign trail Posted: 08 May 2019 04:35 PM PDT ![Democrats elevate faith – and forgiveness – on campaign trail]( "Democrats elevate faith – and forgiveness – on campaign trail") Dear reader: Our top story today looks at how some of the Democratic presidential candidates are trying to reclaim religion from the far right, by openly discussing their faith on the campaign trail. Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has been at the forefront of this trend. At a forum last month, the openly gay mayor took on the religious right's opposition to gay marriage, saying he wishes the "Mike Pences of the world" would understand "that if you've got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me – your quarrel, sir, is with my creator." Yet some of Mr. ...
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| With Barr in crosshairs, a look back at last time Congress cited contempt Posted: 08 May 2019 01:57 PM PDT ![With Barr in crosshairs, a look back at last time Congress cited contempt]( "With Barr in crosshairs, a look back at last time Congress cited contempt") On June 28, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over withholding documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious, a failed Obama-era gun sting program. Six years, two attorneys general, and one White House turnover later, the Department of Justice finally announced that it would release the documents to Congress. A few months after the contempt citation against Mr. Holder, the GOP-led House Oversight Committee filed a civil lawsuit against him over withholding the documents.
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| When does birthright citizenship become citizenship for sale? Posted: 08 May 2019 01:41 PM PDT ![When does birthright citizenship become citizenship for sale?]( "When does birthright citizenship become citizenship for sale?") Kerry Starchuk's activism begins with homemade granola cookies – specifically, when she took a plate to her new neighbors. Ms. Starchuk, a part-time housecleaner, insists her position is not anti-Chinese or anti-immigrant but is about rules and values, especially in a region where foreign wealth and capital have changed the face of communities.
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| Why Sudan is a pivot for democracy Posted: 08 May 2019 12:04 PM PDT ![Why Sudan is a pivot for democracy]( "Why Sudan is a pivot for democracy") One of the more inspiring and yet least-noticed news items in recent weeks has been the thousands of pro-democracy protesters camped out – peacefully – in front of Sudan's military headquarters. Extreme heat, threats of violence, and fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan have not deterred them from their demand for civilian rule over the army now in charge of Africa's third-largest nation. Nearly a month after popular protests against longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir led to his ouster by the military, Sudan is at a crossroads between democracy and autocracy.
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