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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department is investigating the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The investigation comes after Breonna Taylor was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky last year. Her death sparked widespread protest around the world. “It will determine whether LMPD engages in unconstitutional stops, …

The Texas House rejected a proposal that would have allowed the state to use billions in federal dollars to provide healthcare coverage to uninsured Texans. Democrat State Representative Garnet Coleman who sponsored the amendment said a federal funding agreement would help to provide coverage for Texans. Texas has the highest …

West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid-19. The state’s Republican Governor, Jim Justice, announced the program as part of his ongoing initiative to get more younger residents vaccinated. “We have vetted this in every way that we possibly can …

Florida’s Republican-led Senate has advanced a voting bill that limits drop boxes and voting by mail. The bill would require voters to show identification to an election official before casting a ballot, limit where drop boxes could be located, and prevent anyone except official election workers from handing out food and …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new effort on Monday that will feed more than 30 million children over the summer by expanding the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits funded by President Joe Biden‘s American Rescue Plan. P-EBT was established in March 2020 to provide food dollars …

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a civil investigation into Louisville Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department Monday. Garland said the Justice Department would investigate whether there is a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing at LMPD. The investigation will determine whether LMPD unlawfully executes …

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced legislation to create the Parent Tax Credit, a tax cut to help working parents afford to start a family and raise their children. Through a fully refundable tax credit provided directly through automatic, monthly advances, Senator Hawley’s Parent Tax Credit gives working parents the flexibility they need to …

Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., is “seriously considering” running for Senate or governor in Florida. “I am seriously considering running,” Demings told  ‘The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.’ “I have received calls and texts and messages from people all over the state asking me to run because they feel that they are …

Democratic state Sen. Troy Carter won the special election runoff in Louisiana‘s 2nd Congressional District, defeating fellow Democratic state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson on Saturday night. Carter captured 55 percent of the votes in the district that serves nearly all of New Orleans, stretching west and north to Baton Rouge. …

Republican Senator Tim Scott says that he will be finished drafting a proposal for a policing reform bill in the next two weeks. “I think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week, depending on how quickly they respond to our suggestions,” Scott said. Scott …

Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two Republican-backed election bills on Friday. House Bill 2332 and House Bill 2183, would have limited individuals from delivering 10 ballots during each election and the Governor, Secretary of State, or the courts would have been banned from changing election rules. “Although Kansans have cast millions …

The city of Albuquerque sent a $211,175.94 bill from former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign rally in 2019 to a debt collection agency. “In my mind, he owes us a lot more because there was about a day and a half where we couldn’t even function as a city,” Albuquerque Mayor …

The House Ethics Committee has fined Representative Jim Clyburn $5,000 after Capitol Police reported he avoided being screened before entering the House chamber. A report from Politico says the number 3 House Democrat initially went through screening when he entered the Chamber earlier this week but did not go through the …

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that he would endorse Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski for her reelection campaign. “People understand that they have a person that understands Alaska and has Alaska in her blood and in every part of her veins and every morsel of her body,” Manchin told Politico. While Murkowski …

Caitlyn Jenner has announced that she will challenge Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom in a recall election. “California has been my home for nearly 50 years,” Jenner wrote on her campaign website. The Olympic gold medalist and reality television star says she moved to California because it was a place where …