The House passed sweeping legislation on Thursday to ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivering a major victory to the LGBTQ community. The Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to provide protections for LGBTQ individuals, garnered unanimous support from House Democrats …
Read More »Supreme Court Allows Release Of Trump Tax Returns To NY Prosecutor
The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch bid by former President Donald Trump to keep his financial records, including years of his tax returns, out of the hands of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The decision, the second time the nation’s highest court has refused to block a grand jury subpoena …
Read More »Georgia GOP Voting Bill Will Disenfranchise Black Voters
The Georgia GOP refuse to accept their defeat in the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent congressional runoffs. Georgians choose a Black man, a Jewish man, and a Catholic man over the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant candidates that have always represented the state. To the GOP, this can only mean that …
Read More »Georgia GOP Attempts To Change State Constitution To Protect Donald Trump From Prosecution
Donald Trump believes Georgia is the epicenter of his presidential election loss. The twice impeached president has spewed riot-inducing rhetoric, lambasted Republican Governor Brian Kemp, and pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find votes” so he could win the state. These indiscretions were enough for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis …
Read More »GOP Representative Lauren Boebert Faces Investigation Over $22k Mileage Reimbursement
How many miles does an average person drive per year? According to AAA, the average American drives 12,500 miles per year. That number drastically reduced in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and multiple nationwide stay at home orders. Unlike most average Americans, freshman GOP Representative Lauren Boebert states she …
Read More »Senator Raphael Warnock Introduces Bill To Help Black Farmers
Newly elected Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia introduced a $5 billion Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act as part of the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus package. It aims to provide immediate financial relief to Black, indigenous and Hispanic farmers. The bill would provide direct payments to farmers of …
Read More »Trump Appointed Postmaster General Wants To Keep Job
Two Day Express mail is taking weeks to arrive, mail collection is inconsistent, and Americans are still receiving Christmas cards two months into the new year. The man who many blame for the collapse of the US Postal Service, Louis Dejoy, believes he should keep his job as Postmaster General. …
Read More »Parler Offered Trump 40% Of Company For Posting Exclusivity
During Donald Trump‘s presidency, there were numerous ethical conflicts. The former Commander In Chief peddled influence from Trump Tower, promoted products from The Oval Office, and used the Department Of Justice to settle personal grievances. Newly uncovered documents show that Trump sought to use his office for personal gain one …
Read More »Fox News Sued For $2.7 Billion Over Election Fraud Claims
Voting technology company, Smartmatic, swept up in baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, filed a gargantuan $2.7 billion lawsuit on Thursday against Fox News, several of the network’s most prominent commentators, and pro-Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, alleging the parties worked in concert to wage a “disinformation campaign” that has …
Read More »Capitol Insurrection Spurs Thousands Of Republicans To Flee The GOP
Republicans have endured a four-year assault on their core principles by disgraced ex-president Donald Trump. The deficit ballooned, states’ rights were assaulted, and blatant disrespect for the military were the hallmarks of the twice-impeached president’s administration. Through all of the turmoil, the overwhelming majority of Republicans remained loyal because they …
Read More »‘Good Trouble’ Comes to Georgia, John Lewis Memorial Approved
A Confederate monument in Dekalb, Georgia, will be replaced with a monument honoring the late civil rights leader Representative John Lewis. The monument on the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse’s grounds was removed last January, a period where both local governments and protesters also removed numerous other statues. County commissioners approved …
Read More »Progressives Pressure Biden For Recurring Stimulus Checks
More than 50 House progressives are pushing President Joe Biden to prioritize recurring direct checks instead of one-time payments in the next rescue package, upping the demands on Democratic leaders in their race to draft a bill. The group of House Democrats, led by Representative Ilhan Omar, sent a letter …
Read More »Democrats Introduce Bill To Make Washington, D.C., 51st State
“No taxation, without representation” is the slogan that fueled a revolution. Those four words ignited an inferno that changed the world and birthed the United States. The basic premise is that no citizen can be taxed without representation in the legislative body that allocates those funds. This idea sparked the …
Read More »Republican Ties To Extremists Involved In Capitol Riots Discovered
“We’re in it. We just haven’t started shooting at each other yet,” replied Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona when asked by members of the Oath Keepers if the United States was headed for a civil war. The statement was videotaped and distributed by the right-wing militia. This call to …
Read More »Biden To Reopen Obamacare Enrollment
President Joe Biden is scheduled to take executive actions to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges. This order is part of a series of executive actions related to health care, taking a step to help uninsured Americans that his predecessor rejected. The order will be Biden’s first …
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