How Jeffries made his ascension to House Dem leader ‘look easy’
That effortless appearance took work: Behind the scenes, House Democrats’ biggest power transfer in two decades was hardly a shoo-in. Democrats across the caucus said Jeffries — along with his top lieutenants, Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) — succeeded thanks to years of careful maneuvering to consolidate support from every influential bloc
Schumer congratulates Jeffries on historic House Democratic leader election
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The GOP’s same-sex marriage evolution: A slow, choppy tidal shift
His decision to get involved was emblematic of a Republican Party that’s divided over how much to edge away from hardline positions on social issues as it tries to rebuild credibility with swing voters after a disappointing midterm performance. As much as some Republicans hope to counterbalance the chaos of the Trump years and a
McConnell: Anyone meeting with antisemites, white supremacists ‘highly unlikely’ to be president
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Conservatives sharpen their knives as McCarthy works to peel off skeptics
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), who has a proposed rules change on the Wednesday agenda, said that “I don’t think the first [debate] was very productive” and that he hasn’t decided if he’ll back McCarthy for speaker on Jan. 3. Bishop added that he’s looking to see if Wednesday’s session will be “different in tenor than”
Christianity struggled to grow—until this skeptic became a believer
ByJean-Pierre IsboutsPublished December 1, 2022• 10 min readAfter Jesus’ death in A.D. 33 , his early followers began slowly spreading out from Jerusalem to find sanctuary in places such as Cyrus, Phoenicia, Damascus, and Antioch. The authors of the New Testament, like St. Luke the Evangelist who is believed to have penned the book Acts
These radiant portraits show women as they want to be seen
ByNina StrochlicPhotographs ByEsther Ruth MbabaziPublished December 1, 2022• 6 min readFor several years, “fly on the wall” was Esther Ruth Mbabazi’s approach to photography. Be invisible. Don’t influence the scene. Then, in 2019, the 28-year-old Ugandan had an opportunity to do just the opposite.That’s when Mbabazi learned of the Gulu Women With Disabilities Union, a
Leeches are still used in medicine—yes, really. Here’s why.
ByPriyanka RunwalPublished December 1, 2022• 9 min readA rare type of cancer called synovial sarcoma landed Ellie Lofgreen at the University of Utah Hospital this summer. Surgeons removed a tumor—the size of a small cantaloupe—wrapped around her knee joint and also cut out a few inches of bone and muscle connected to the knee. They
How your favorite plant-based milk impacts the planet
EnvironmentOat, soy, hemp, and more: If you’re looking to ditch dairy, the options can be overwhelming. Here’s what you need to know about each milk’s environmental effects.ByKieran MulvaneyPublished December 1, 2022• 9 min readNext time you’re at the grocery store and reaching for that gallon of whole milk, maybe instead, for the sake of the
Winter is coming. These trips help you embrace it—or escape it.
TravelThese city getaways are ideal for the chilly season, whether you’d rather snowshoe around Oslo or groove to calypso on Trinidadian streets.ByJoe YogerstPublished December 1, 2022• 8 min readThink “winter vacation,” and some travelers picture warm shorelines and sun-splashed ancient ruins. Others dream of slipping on snowshoes to explore a national park or bedding down