David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, wrote a column in the form of a memo from what he called an "imaginary Democratic consultant" arguing that national Democrats ought to dial back their pro-abortion policies in order to meet more American voters where they're at and improve their chances in elections and in delivering other pieces of their agenda.
Not all New York Times readers are happy about it.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) asked prosecutors not to pursue charges against nine people from an interdenominational religious group who occupied her office in Portland last year to protest her support for the Republican tax cut. Collins asked that members of the group each donate $100 to a victims compensation fund.
