United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will join the United States Senate Committee on Finance in the 117th Congress. She also announced plans to introduce legislation implementing a wealth tax on fortunes over $50 million. The Finance Committee’s jurisdiction covers taxation and revenue policy, including oversight of the Internal Revenue …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Details Personal Account of Capitol Riots
On Monday, Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared an emotional video about the riot at the U.S. Capitol and how her past as a sexual assault victim influenced what she went through. Ocasio-Cortez recalled in an Instagram Live of over 150,000 people going into hiding as rioters scaled the Capitol on January …
Read More »Schumer, Pelosi File Joint Budget Resolution To Give Congress Additional Tools To Pass COVID Relief
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday announced they have filed a joint budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2021 that gives Congress an additional legislative tool to pass the urgently-needed bipartisan COVID relief legislation that enacts President Joe Biden’s comprehensive American Rescue Plan which helps defeat the …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Bonnie Jenkins
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 »Cabinet Profiles: Tom Vilsack: Secretary Of Agriculture
The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …
Read More »ACLU Elects Black Woman As President; First Black Person In Role
The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that its national board elected Deborah Archer as its new president. An established civil rights lawyer, scholar, and teacher, Archer began her career as the Marvin M. Karpatkin Legal Fellow at the ACLU. She has been a member of the ACLU board since …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Symone Sanders
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 »GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Launches PAC To Challenge Trump Wing Of Party
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump earlier this month, has been railing against his party’s extreme right-wing on social media over the past few weeks. He’s called out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for flying to meet former President Trump; Matt Gaetz for …
Read More »GOP Senators Propose Counteroffer to Biden’s Covid Relief Package
Ten Republican Senators led by Susan Collins are preparing to present their own $600 billion covid relief plan to the White House as a counteroffer to President Joe Biden‘s $1.9 trillion plan. In a letter released by Collins’s office, the senators, including Mitt Romney and Bill Cassidy, urged President Biden to meet …
Read More »Trump’s Legal Team Quits Week Before Impeachment Trial
According to reporting from the New York Times, all five of the impeachment lawyers who were expected to represent former President Donald Trump have called it quits just before his trial is expected to start in the Senate next week. The legal team led by South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers, resigned …
Read More »CDC To Require Masks On All Forms OF Public Transportation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. Travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting next week to curb the spread …
Read More »AOC To Ted Cruz “ You Almost Had Me Murdered”
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday there is “no common ground” to work together legislatively after his “role” in the Capitol riot earlier this month and urged him to resign. “You almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out,” …
Read More »Cabinet Profiles: Cecilia Rouse: Chair Of The Council Of Economic Advisors
The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …
Read More »Cabinet Profiles: Marcia Fudge: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …
Read More »Rep. Jimmy Gomez To Introduce Resolution To Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene From Congress
In light of numerous reports revealing her repeated endorsements of sedition, domestic terrorism, and political violence, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) announced today he will introduce a resolution to expel Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from the U.S. House of Representatives. “As if it weren’t enough to amplify conspiracy theories that …
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