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On Wednesday, House Democrats selected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to lead the party in 2023 after California Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced that she would not seek a leadership role in the new Congress.

On Tuesday, the misleadingly named “Respect for Marriage Act” was passed by the Senate. Twelve Republicans and every Democrat voted yes for the bill, whose name makes it sound as if it affirms and supports marriage. In reality, however, it further enshrines a redefined understanding of marriage into law. According to this bill, marriage is nothing more than the legal affirmation of adult desires, rather than a  bedrock for thriving civilizations, built on the realities of who men and women are and oriented around the needs and best interests of children. This new bill replaces the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that codifies same-sex marriage into federal law but that critics say threatens religious freedom in spite of a religious liberty amendment that was added to gain support.

In a major victory for faith-based doctors and hospitals, the Biden administration has chosen not to appeal a court decision from August that ruled the administration cannot force medical professionals to perform abortions and gender-transition procedures that violate their religious beliefs.

U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin died on Monday following a years-long battle with colorectal cancer. He was 61.

An overwhelming majority of Americans, including voters from both major parties, believe the political system is being abused by legislators who have placed their personal interests ahead of the interests of others, according to a new poll.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, President Joe Biden said he would launch a renewed effort to ban assault rifles amid a recent string of mass shootings across the country.

The Republican Party has no excuse for its failure to win control of the Senate in this year’s midterm elections. Facing record-high inflation, an unpopular President, and a general malaise across the country, the GOP should have gained control of the Senate, racked up a sizeable majority in the House, and flipped Governorships all across the country. Instead, Democrats remain in control of the Senate, the House majority will be slim at best, and won several Governors’ races that should have gone to the GOP. Like a football team that blew a winnable game, the GOP needs to sit in the film room and figure out what went wrong.

A coalition of pro-life doctors and organizations filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court last week, charging that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill violated federal policy and placed the lives of women at risk.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s presumed prime minister-to-be, pledged on Monday to preserve democracy and to reach a “broad” consensus on legislation as he forms a coalition government composed of four factions.