Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that in under 24 hours, she was able to raise over $2 million for Texas relief efforts. By early Saturday morning, she tweeted that the fundraising had reached $3.2 million. AOC’s office told Yahoo News on Friday that on Thursday evening, via Twitter, the New York …
Read More »President Biden Calls On Congress To Enact ‘Commonsense Gun Law Reforms’
Sunday marked the third anniversary of the tragic Parkland shooting. The same day, President Joe Biden called on Congress to institute “commonsense gun law reforms.” According to CNN, the reforms would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact …
Read More »Trump’s Legal Team Rejects Invitation To Testify At Impeachment Trial
On Thursday, House Impeachment managers offered Donald Trump the opportunity to testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, but Trump and his legal team quickly rejected the invitation. According to CNN, the move was to get Trump on record about his role surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot. Now, Democrats …
Read More »Mandatory COVID-19 Tests For U.S. Domestic Flyers In Discussion, CDC Official Says
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it was in serious discussions on requiring travelers to test negative for the coronavirus before flying domestically. According to Reuters, the head of the agency’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine told reporters during a call that it is “actively …
Read More »Biden: “It’s Time To Act;” Addresses Racial Inequity
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed numerous executive actions regarding racial equity policy. According to CNN, Biden focused on a nondiscrimination policy, prison reform, and public housing. “It’s what the core values of this nation call us to do. And I believe the vast majority of Americans — Democrats, Republicans, …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani Sued By Election Tech Company Dominion For $1.3B
Dominion Voting Systems is fighting back after Donald Trump and his allies spread conspiracy theories tarnishing its reputation. Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is being sued for participating in the defamation claims. According to CNN, Giuliani pushed the “Big Lie” about election fraud on his podcast and several television …
Read More »FBI, DOJ Discuss Not Charging All Capitol Rioters
The FBI and the Department of Justice may not charge some of the rioters who participated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, federal law enforcement officials are privately debating if they shouldn’t charge some of the hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed their way into …
Read More »Donald Trump’s Former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Bid For Arkansas Governor
On Monday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former press secretary for Donald Trump, says she will be running for governor in the state of Arkansas. “With the radical left now in charge of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense. In fact, your governor must be on the front …
Read More »Man Threatened to Assassinate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Officials Say
A 34-year-old Texas man is behind bars for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot and violent threats, including a call to assassinate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Garrett Miller from Dallas, Texas, is listed in a five-count federal complaint and was arrested Friday, the Associated Press reports. It didn’t take much …
Read More »Biden’s Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Plan will Start From Scratch
President Joe Biden does not plan to adopt any of the Donald Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan. Sources close to the matter told CNN that Biden and his advisers are taking on a difficult unprecedented challenge as they transition into office. Still, they promise to make progress towards improvement …
Read More »Senate Democrats Announce “For the People Act’
In 2018, the Democrats won the majority of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Following the victory, they introduced and passed the For the People Act as H.R.1. The act’s goal was to restore voting rights, reform campaign finance laws, and enhance ethics enforcement. Now that the Democrats …
Read More »Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Sued For Blocking Constituents On Twitter
According to Newsweek, a former state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit against Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican Congresswoman who blocked constituents on the social media platform Twitter. The lawsuit accuses Boebert of Colorado of violating the First Amendment when she blocked at least 12 people on Twitter. Most of …
Read More »GA Prosecutors Are Seriously Considering A Criminal Investigation Over Trump’s Election Interference
According to the New York Times, prosecutors in Georgia are moving towards a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s election wrongdoings. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is said to be seriously considering a probe of Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election in the state …
Read More »Pro-Trump Rioters Were “About One Minute” From Getting To VP Mike Pence
The details of last week’s Capitol riot are still unfolding. A new article reveals that supporters of President Trump were “about one minute” from crossing paths with Vice President Mike Pence. According to a Washington Post report, Pence was escorted to a safe place about 60 seconds before the mob …
Read More »NRA Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Reincorporate In Texas
The National Rifle Association has remained a primary focus in some of the country’s most heated debates regarding weapons rights and has now filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to USA Today, the powerful gun lobby filed in Texas following New York attorney general Letitia James’ lawsuit seeking to dissolve the …
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