My latest column in The Hill: Apprenticeships Can Help Save the Democratic Party: thehill.com/opinion/camp...

"Though we are not all called to be martyrs, we are all called to be witnesses. If you are a person of faith, it is more important than ever to view politics through the lens of that faith, and not the other way around." #BishopTyson #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/04/n...

This administration’s effort to erase our history and those who have lived it must fail.

If you feel like you spent more at the grocery store last year, you weren't imagining it. Essential items are all getting more expensive. Beef went up 16.4 percent, coffee rose 19.8 percent, and lettuce went up 7.3 percent. Americans need relief, not empty promises. https://nyti.ms/4qNnrwC

“The federal government and ICE responded by — in the middle of the night — removing all the ICE detainees and sending them out of state...It’s worse than it’s being reported.” #AbolishICE #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...

"The pain is great, but very endurable, because He who lays the burden also carries it." #MaryWard

If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.

One of my constituents died in ICE custody two weeks ago, so I went to Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center, and 2 things stood out to me🧵:

"We call on all people of conscience to work together for a society in which every person can walk their streets without fear, and with the knowledge that they are seen, valued, and protected." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/dc-fait...

KC Star columnist Bill Tammeus wrote a piece about professors in Kansas City who are tackling Christian nationalism in the classroom, and I’m featured in the article. flatlandkc.org/news-issues/...

"If something is demanded of us that goes against God of the Faith, then not only may we, but we must, refuse to obey." #NikolausGross #Martyr

We held our first town hall of the year at Widener University in Chester! Thank you to the over 400 constituents who showed up!

I can't support any bills that condone the President's war on children and families that cut food assistance, healthcare, and education programs.

This is inspiring.

Sic semper tyrranis

We don't need a dictator. And we certainly don't need you, Donald.

"Using a five-year-old as bait." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Remarkable. Lucid. Needed. @mark-carney.bsky.social names the moment, leans heavily on the wisdom of Thucydides and Havel. The American Century firmly is over. youtu.be/dTvFnC-oFGw?...

"The whole of humanity, now more than ever, needs the good news of peace, and every Christian is called to announce it and share it.” #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

More than 30 people have died in DHS custody over the last year. Last weekend, it was one of my constituents. He developed a medical issue and, by all reports other than the DHS official report, was denied medical care that might have saved his life.

You Are Welcome Professor! It’s Hard To Imagine Anyone Could Have Expected Trump’s Level Of Destructive Behavior

The President has made $1.4 billion since taking office last year. Do you feel wealthier than when he took office? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Please Read This Comprehensive Informative And Frankly Enlightening Review Of The GOP As I Knew It Until Trump & His MAGA Disciples Took A Wrecking Ball To The Party Of IKE Reagan And GHW Bush By My ⁦‪@CUApolitics‬⁩ Colleague Professor JK White. kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01...

Read author @jkennethwhite.bsky.social's new blog entitled "After One Year of Trump 2.0, the Grand Old Party Has Completely Unraveled" (kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01...). #TrumpAdministration #RepublicanParty #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump #upkansas

The pope effect is real.

Today’s medical news.

"Lord, teach me to unselfishly serve humanity." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

"Our Holy Father, we confess the weakness and sinfulness of our lives...Often when he have done no evil, we have undertaken nothing of good, and so we have been guilty of uselessness and neglect. From this sin of idleness and indifference, set us free. Amen (1953)." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

"That a white woman can be killed on camera, with impunity, and be demeaned and ridiculed in her death for standing up for her neighbors shows just how far down the road of violence the nation has gone." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We heard that ICE agents have been responsible for half the shootings in Minneapolis this year. They are not making this community safer. Americans deserve a Congress that demands accountability for what is happening across the country, not one that bends the knee to the President.

“We are entering a new era of martyrdom...because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us — with our bodies — to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable.” #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...

"God grant that this tragic midnight of man's inhumanity to man will soon pass and the bright daybreak of freedom and brotherhood will come into being. Amen (1957)." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

ICE isn't going after "the worst of the worst." Here's who they're really going after:

My latest column in The Hill: Congress Must Take Back Its Powers thehill.com/opinion/cong...

"God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his Church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest (16)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #LiveTheGospel #RememberThePoor #WelcomeTheStranger

Trump is targeting the nonpartisan Chair of the Federal Reserve because Powell won’t bend to his demands. Trump’s political interference is an abuse of power and a threat to our economy. American families can’t afford more of Trump’s economic sabotage. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

"We must state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. We must never abandon them (48)." #PopeFrancis #EvangeliiGaudium

Invading Greenland would not make America safer. It would play into the hands of our fiercest adversaries and betray an alliance that has kept us safe for nearly 80 years. My thoughts in @inquirer.com today: share.inquirer.com/FLLiWa

Americans were promised a "golden age." Instead, this administration's disastrous policies are creating the worst job market for young people since the pandemic.

“The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Even though @houserepublicans.bsky.social refused to extend the ACA tax credits, @housedemocrats.bsky.social got it to the floor and passed it today. We can still make healthcare more affordable for millions of Americans. Keep the pressure on!

As the top Dem in Congress's NATO delegation, I'm hearing from many of our allies who are deeply concerned by Trump's threat to invade Greenland and attack a NATO ally. Republicans must back up their words with action and use Congress's authority to stop Trump's recklessness.

An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old American citizen in Minneapolis today, further evidence that DHS's lawless and brutal tactics are not making Americans safer. Statements from the Trump administration seeking to justify the killing are directly contradicted by video & eyewitness testimony.

We pray for the soul of Renee Nicole Good. #PrayTogether #PrayForAmerica www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...

I guess we know why they cover their faces now

"They’re sowing chaos on our streets and in this case quite literally killing people.” #PrayForAmerica apnews.com/article/minn...

.@PabloReports: Any reaction to the WH blaming the police for what happened on Jan. 6th? Walkinshaw: I think it’s absolutely outrageous. It shows what a lowlife Trump is.

Issues impacting Americans every day: cost of healthcare, tariffs, and energy costs. What @houserepublicans.bsky.social is focusing on: showerheads.

"Whatever happens to me, whether I be lost or saved, I will continue to live always and purely for the love of God. I can take comfort at least until I die that I will have done everything that is in me to love Him." #BrotherLawrence #LoveGod #LiveTheGospel

My latest column in The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/immi...