Emanuel Cleaver: “This is a moment that does not yield great joy, at least not for what just happened in terms of the death of my friend…”

I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit and opposing this sham bill.

as I sat on the bed this morning, trying to get up, I received a phone call to tell me that Congressman Bill Clay had just passed. I sat there for a few minutes, feeling sad. Then it occurred to me that death is not the greatest loss in…

I think it is important for us to voice our own experiences and ideas on how we can make this beautiful chaotic institution into something that would work just a little bit better.

What I am wanting you to help me fix that in my mind is the difference--because of what is going on right now--and with Hamas. What is the difference between a political prisoner and a hostage?