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The national news media gushed with worshipful joy over the fact that Peter Buttigieg has acquired twin babies. Other babies may have been born to members of this administration, but the national media carried no stories about them. Babies have been born to other wealthy celebrities, and of course thousands of American babies have been recently born to American mothers and fathers, but there have been no slavish media celebrations of their arrivals. There’s a good chance that American youngsters and their parents are at risk in Afghanistan, but the national media is not investigating their identity in order to...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Twitter that he and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, have welcomed twins into their family. Pete Buttigieg shared a photo to Twitter of the couple holding the babies, named Penelope Rose and Joseph August. “Chasten and I are beyond thankful for all the kind wishes since first sharing the news that we’re becoming parents,” he said. “We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family.”