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    With a new Congress recently sworn in, this might seem like a bad time to talk about raising federal lawmakers’ pay. A government funding package failed last month, throwing Washington into a frantic effort to keep the government open, in part because it included a small pay increase for members of Congress.

      The courts are slowly catching up with the many illegal Biden administration rules, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals cleaned up after the Federal Communications Commission’s net-neutrality rule. Credit an assist from the Supreme Court.

      For a president to be mentioned in the same breath as Jimmy Carter is not considered a compliment. But that won’t be his legacy. Based on the remarkable body of his life’s work, being compared to Carter should be a badge of honor. Few have done so much for so many for so long.

      In a bittersweet exit, N.C. A&T alumnus Michael Regan, the first Black man to head the Environmental Protection Agency, will step down three weeks early. Regan’s last day on the job will be New Year’s Eve. He will leave behind him a notable record of accomplishment.

      I will never forget what Donald Trump did and did not do on that day. I will never forgive him for encouraging and whipping up that crowd into a frenzy and then gleefully watching their hateful destruction on TV and doing absolutely nothing to rein in the violence. I will also never forget nor forgive the 147 cowardly Republicans in the House and Senate who excused Trump and his followers for what they did to our democracy.

      Jan. 6, 2021, was not "a day of love," and it was not peaceful. Fast forward to Monday, Jan. 6, 2024. Republicans won, so fears of another riot were not as strong, although precautions were taken. We were reminded of the words of President Biden, who said you can't love our country only when you win. 

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