Mary Leah Siegel @mlsiegel

#Christmas reminds us that God loves us and wants to be with us. Jesus was born because He loves us. This is a marvelous gift, and with it comes another one: we too can love each other as brothers and sisters. How much we need this today!

Lindsey Graham admits that Republicans have had months to pass standalone disaster aid. A reminder that MAGA Mike Johnson refused to call the House back from an extended vacation to pass more funding after the hurricanes. Republicans cannot govern.

🚨THE HOUSE HAS PASSED a bill to avert a midnight shutdown. THE BILL passed 366-34-1 170 Republicans voted yes, 196 Democrats voted yes. 34 Republicans voted no. A total of ZERO Democrats voted no. Dems saved Republicans here. NO DEBT CEILING -- House Republicans weren't at…

Statement by the American Society of Anesthesiologists: “In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or procedure goes beyond an…

Even amid snowstorms and record-breaking passenger numbers, the flight cancellation rate over Thanksgiving weekend held at a very low 0.4%. For 2024 to date, flight cancellations in the U.S. remain below average at 1.3%.

Amazon and Walmart are the largest US companies by both revenue and number of employees. But 87% of jobs for Amazon and 91% for Walmart pay less than $20/hr. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos is worth $229B and the Walton family is worth roughly $270B. See the problem here?

Notice how it's always "America was founded on Christian principles!" until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.

Rep. Richard McCormick: "We're gonna have to have some hard decisions. We're gonna have to bring in the Democrats to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There's hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, we just have to have the stomach to take those challenges on."

In the past 24 hours, Joe Biden secured a ceasefire deal in Lebanon and deal that brought three wrongfully detained Americans home in advance of Thanksgiving.

Billionaires in the U.S. are .0005% of the population, yet accounted for 18% of 2024 electoral spending. Just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 billion. This is not democracy. It is oligarchy. Time to overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections.

For MAGA Twitter who is praising Donald Trump for “closing the southern border in one day by threatening Mexico with tariffs.” Here’s Mexico’s ACTUAL response. Maybe ask the right wing influencers that you consume all your information from why they’re lying to you. 👇👇

#Holiness is a gift from God; it is He who sanctifies us. We therefore ask the Lord to make us holy and our hearts like His. God's grace heals and frees us from all that prevents us from loving as He loves us.

The richest man in the world has announced plans to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Hey Maga, not everything about the government is terrible or a conspiracy. There are reasons why things like this had to be put in place. I love being ripped off. This is…

Not enough people are talking about how Donald Trump's team continues to skirt federal law by failing to sign critical documents as required by the Presidential Transition Act.

Trump is the first president-elect ever to not sign an agreement that makes transition donations public. That means no one knows who is contributing to his transition, and how much, and it also allows foreign donations. I don't believe even Trump supporters think this is a good…

GM just announced a round of layoffs, impacting 1,000 workers. But the company reported Q3 earnings that put it on track for record profits this year. Its CEO received $27M in compensation in 2023. And GM announced $6B in stock buybacks this June. Textbook corporate greed.

Navarro: Bill Clinton had two AG nominees who had to withdraw because they had employed illegal nannies. Matt Gaetz is accused of sleeping with a girl who's almost young enough to need a nanny

People on both sides of the political spectrum need to listen to this. Please!

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—signed into law three years ago today—is historic in its proportions. It has set into motion a generation’s worth of infrastructure projects and good-paying careers in every state in the country. It’s the Big Deal.

I just went down to the Senate Floor to try and pass a bipartisan bill to reauthorize disaster assistance for small businesses. I’m deeply disappointed my colleagues blocked it, but I’m absolutely not stopping my fight for communities that were seriously hurt by Helene.