On Friday, the Senate passed legislation to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions responding to the Jan. 6 attacks at the Capitol. The Senate passed the legislation via unanimous consent as it wrapped up the fourth day of former President Trump’s impeachment trial. …
Read More »North Carolina Man Charged With Threatening To Assassinate Pres. Biden
A federal criminal complaint was unsealed in federal court on Thursday, charging David Kyle Reeves of Gastonia, N.C., with threatening the President of the United States. Reeves was arrested on February 5 and charged with making a threat against the President Joe Biden. He faces a maximum penalty of five years …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump continues today. House Democrats closed their impeachment case against Trump on Thursday by linking his history of incendiary rhetoric and months-long campaign to undermine the November election to the statements of insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 Former …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Erin Wilson
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »HUD To Enforce Fair Housing Act To Prohibit Discrimination, Reversing Trump Policy
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The move follows an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has begun. On Wednesday House impeachment managers, led by lead manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, played violent video scenes of the Jan. 6 attack. Some of the footage was never seen before video from Capitol security cameras. The managers spent the …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Kristen Clarke
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Twitter To Uphold Permanent Ban Of Donald Trump
Twitter will uphold its ban on former President Donald Trump, even if he were to run for office again. “When you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform,” Twitter CFO Ned Segal told CNBC on Wednesday morning. “Our policies are designed to make sure that people are not …
Read More »Georgia Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Trump’s Efforts To Overturn Election Results
As reported previously, a phone call between former President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger was being investigated by Georgia officials. Prosecutors in Fulton County have now initiated a criminal investigation into that call in which Trump pressured Raffensberger to “find” enough votes to reverse his loss …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has begun. Yesterday, Senators voted 56-44 to proceed with the impeachment trial because it is indeed constitutional. Today, House managers plan to use previously unseen security footage as they begin laying out their case that President Donald Trump incited …
Read More »Michigan Senate Leader Calls U.S. Capitol Attack A ‘Hoax’
Michigan’s Republican Senate Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on video calling the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol a “hoax” and embracing other conspiracy theories related to the insurrection. In a meeting with Hillsdale County Republican Party officials, of which video has been posted on Youtube, Skirkey said of the …
Read More »GOP Senators Pan Performance Of Trump Attorneys
Various Senate Republicans have publicly criticized former President Donald Trump’s legal defense team’s performance on day 1 of his second impeachment trial. Most of the criticism was reserved for attorney Bruce Castor, who delivered a sometimes rambling and unfocused opening argument while trying to make the case that the trial …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Deanne Millison
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Senate Says Trump’s Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
After hours of debate between House impeachment managers and attorneys representing Donald Trump, the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The vote was 56-44, with six Republicans joining all 50 Democrats. Those Republicans were Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump has begun. Senators, sitting as jurors, will soon hear up to four hours of debate over whether the Constitution allows the chamber to try a president who has already left office. Watch Live:
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