On January 20, 2021 at noon Eastern Time, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Shortly after Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office, President Biden delivered the following remarks to the American people on the steps of the US Capitol in Washington DC: Chief Justice Roberts,…
If Representative Jackie Walorski had an inkling of honor – or respect for the people of Indiana’s 2nd Congressional district – she would tender her resignation from Congress, effective immediately. The five-term Republican dishonored her office when she aided and abetted insurrectionists at the United States Capitol. Rather than stand up to the mob, Walorski…
Black Lives Matter South Bend released a statement on Thursday condemning Trump supporters’ siege of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. On a day when Congress convened to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the November 2020 presidential election, the heart of American democracy descended into chaos as Trump supporters heeded the call of their…
Governor Eric Holcomb announced today that Indiana’s May 5 primary has been delayed until June 2. Holcomb signed Executive Order 20-07 directing that the primary be rescheduled. Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and the chairs of the state Democratic and Republican parties agree with the delay. “As Indiana’s Chief Election Officer, it is my…
The registration deadline to vote in the 2020 presidential primary is fast approaching. Monday, April 6 is your last chance to register in Indiana if you plan to vote in the May 5th primary. If you need to register or change your address, the good news is that it is not too late. You have…
South Bend mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg gave a brief interview with Univision on Wednesday. Buttigieg took the opportunity during the interview to criticize the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, which resulted in the separation of thousands of children from their parents at the border. He has been an outspoken critic of President…
A video of former vice president Joe Biden praising former vice president Dick Cheney resurfaced on Thursday after a correspondent for the progressive media outlet Young Turks retweeted the clip dating from 2015. Biden – who just announced his campaign for president last week and is one of the twenty-one Democrats seeking the party’s nomination…
South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will appear on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show tonight at 11 PM Eastern. The interview will be available online tomorrow.
In an interview, South Bend mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg cast doubt on the electability of rival Bernie Sanders, who ran a surprisingly strong campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2016. Sanders finished as the Democratic Party’s runner-up with 43% of the vote. According to the New York Times, Buttigieg said that voters “were refreshed…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the first 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump on Friday. The Massachusetts Democrat decided to call on the House to move to impeach Trump shortly after reportedly reading the redacted Mueller report on Thursday. Warren pointed to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s finding that Trump may have…
