The Senate will vote on a same-sex marriage bill this afternoon that would supercharge the attacks, the marginalization, and the oppression of anyone who believes in traditional marriage.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated Sen. Rick Scott 37-10. Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Josh Hawley, Ron Johnson, and Mike Braun were among those who voted for Scott.
Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the Texas Constitution, allowing him to deploy National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety personnel to turn illegal migrants back to Mexico.
China has a near-monopoly on the mining and refinement of rare earth minerals (such as lithium and cobalt) that are used in electric vehicle batteries.
“This bill provides no [new] benefit or protection” to same-sex couples, says The Heritage Foundation’s Roger Severino. “All this bill does is target people of faith who don’t support woke ideology.”