Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state, has died of cancer aged 85, her family said. President Bill Clinton first chose Ms. Albright as US Ambassador to the United Nations during his first term in office, and then as America’s top diplomat in 1996 for his second term. At …
Read More »Oklahoma’s House Passes A Near-Total Abortion Ban
Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Oklahoma’s state House on Tuesday voted 78-19 to pass a near complete ban on abortions, legislation that far surpasses Texas’ six-week ban. The bill is now headed to the Senate and, if passed, will be the strictest anti-abortion bill in the country. The …
Read More »As Gas Prices Fall From Record Highs Some States Provide Additional Relief At The Pumps
The price for a gallon of gas continues to slowly fall after hitting a record $4.33 on March 11. The national average for a gallon of gasoline on Tuesday was $4.25, according to AAA. The primary reason for the falling prices is the lower global price of crude oil, which peaked …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Her Record On Day 2 Of SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sharpened their criticisms of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, probing her work as a public defender on behalf of terrorism suspects, the judicial sentences she has handed down for child …
Read More »White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tests Positive For COVID
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19 and will no longer be heading to Europe with President Joe Biden. Psaki said she took a PCR test Tuesday ahead of the trip, and Biden had a negative PCR test the same day. “Today, in preparation for travel …
Read More »Justice Clarence Thomas Remains Hospitalized with ‘Flu-like Symptoms’
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms,’ and is being treated for an infection. Court officials said Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, on Friday evening after having flu-like symptoms. He was tested, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with …
Read More »President Biden To Travel To Poland This Week
President Joe Biden will visit Poland on Friday, March 25, according to a White House statement released on Sunday. After meeting in Brussels with NATO, G7, and EU allies, the President will travel to Warsaw. Biden will hold talks with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to “discuss how the United States, …
Read More »What To Know About Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
Candice Norwood, Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings began Monday, less than a month after President Joe Biden announced her history-making nomination. The Senate is charged with confirming nominees to federal courts, and it’s Jackson’s fourth Senate confirmation hearing but the first time …
Read More »Spending Bill Includes $400 Increase For Pell Grants; Increase In HBCU Funds
The $1.5 trillion spending bill that President Joe Biden signed into law last week includes a $400 increase in the maximum Pell Grant. The increase, the largest in years, brings the maximum amount per year to $6,895. “The $400 increase to the maximum Pell Grant — the largest increase in …
Read More »Ohio Latest State To Allow Permitless Concealed Carry Of Firearms
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law last week doing away with the permitting restrictions to carrying concealed firearms in the state. Senate Bill 215, which will go into effect in about three months, states people 21 or older can carry a concealed gun without a permit if …
Read More »How to Watch Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
The confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, are expected to begin on Monday. The event is scheduled to start on Monday, March 21, at 11 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing in the player below. They are scheduled …
Read More »South Carolina Now Offering Firing Squad As Option For Execution
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson was informed Friday that the department is now able to carry out an execution by firing squad as required by law under S.C. Code 24-3-530, according to a release from the South Carolina Dept. of Corrections. The legislation became law May, 14, 2021. It …
Read More »Ukraine Wants A No-Fly Zone. Would One Make Any Sense In This War?
Christopher Michael Faulkner, US Naval War College and Andrew Stigler, US Naval War College Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addressed the United States Congress on March 16, 2022, and, as widely expected, requested additional U.S. military assistance for Ukraine. Zelenskyy also asked for the U.S. to create a no-fly zone …
Read More »North Carolina Investigating Mark Meadows’ Voter Registration
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s office told The News & Observer of Raleigh on Thursday that an investigation had been opened into whether former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had committed fraud in his voter registration for the 2020 election. The allegation of voter fraud emerged after …
Read More »House Passes CROWN Act, Banning Race-Based Hair Discrimination
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed H.R.2116, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The act would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits …
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