Spyke

Posts

politics·politics byGiddyGap

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.

Scars on the walls have been repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters have been replaced. And there is no plaque, display or remembrance of any kind.

Lawmakers rarely mention the attack, and many Republicans try to downplay it, echoing President-elect Donald Trump’s claims that the carnage of that day is overblown and that the rioters are victims.

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes powerhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-plaque-trump-reminders-erased-police-af6fe32d72b36c880aec0639ba92e869Open linkView original on lemm.ee
politics·politics byGiddyGap

President-elect Trump wants to again rename North America’s tallest peak

President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called.

President-elect Trump wants to again rename North America’s tallest peakhttps://apnews.com/article/denali-mckinley-alaska-tallest-peak-donald-trump-990bfc96869ccb4f23cec6ec648b570eOpen linkView original on lemm.ee
politics·politics byGiddyGap

Why hasn’t the US been trying to fix its health insurance problems?

A Gallup poll released this week but conducted before the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, found that most Americans, 62%, think it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure that all Americans have health care coverage. A minority, 36%, said it’s not the government’s responsibility.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/politics/health-insurance-problems-what-mattersOpen linkView original on lemm.ee