Originally published by The 19th The Biden administration announced Wednesday that $785 million of the American Rescue Plan will go toward the communities that were hit hardest by the pandemic, following the recommendations of a COVID-19 health equity report that was released last month. “COVID-19 made it clear that in …
Read More »Infrastructure Bill Mandates Anti-Drunk Driving Technology In New Cars
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that Congress passed last week – and that President Biden is expected to sign on Monday – includes a provision that will require all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to come equipped with anti-drunk driving technology. The bill calls for all new vehicles to …
Read More »Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. The DOJ says Uber’s policies and practices of charging wait time fees based on disability …
Read More »13 Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act
A report published by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that 13 Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits government employees from engaging in campaign activity. “Taken together, the report concludes that the violations demonstrate both a willingness by some in the Trump administration to leverage the …
Read More »Arlington National Cemetery to mark 100th anniversary of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Visitors to Arlington National Cemetery will have the opportunity to both re-create history and make history this Veterans Day. On Nov. 11, the cemetery is holding special ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The public is invited. The cemetery will host a full …
Read More »Jan 6 Committee Subpoenas Kayleigh McEnany, Stephen Miller
The House Select Committee investigating Jan 6 announced they have issued subpoenas to former White House Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Senior Advisor Stephen Miller, and eight other former administration officials as part of its investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol and its causes. The committee is demanding …
Read More »US to buy another $1 billion worth of Merck’s COVID-19 pill
The US government will buy another $1 billion worth of the Covid-19 pill made by Merck & Co Inc, the company said on Tuesday. The government in June agreed to buy 1.7 million courses of molnupiravir for $1.2 billion and is now exercising options to buy 1.4 million more. With …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris In Paris To Ease US-France Tensions
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Paris this week on a 4-day diplomatic tour to mend strained relations with France. The Deputy Commander-in-chief of America will be on a four-day tour and will arrive late Tuesday. According to reports from NPR, Harris will be delivering an address to the Paris …
Read More »Twitter Flags Rep. Gosar’s Video Of Him Killing AOC, Attacking Biden
Twitter said Monday that Rep. Paul Gosar‘s (R-Ariz.) sharing of a doctored video to Twitter and Instagram showing him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and attacking President Joe Biden with two swords violates the company’s “hateful conduct” policy. The company restricted engagement with the tweet, blocking the ability to like, …
Read More »Justice Department indicts two men over REvil ransomware attacks
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced two foreign nationals have been charged for their involvement in deploying REvil ransomware attacks. The feds also announced they have seized $6.1 million allegedly traceable to ransom payments. The two face up to 115 and 145 years in prison, respectively. They’re charged in …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Additional Witnesses Tied To Efforts To Overturn Election
The House Select Committee investigating Jan 6 today announced they have issued additional subpoenas to six individuals involved in efforts to promote false claims of election fraud or overturn the results of the 2020 election. The committee is demanding records and testimony from witnesses, including staff members of the former …
Read More »President Biden Lifts International COVID-19 Travel Ban
The current COVID-19 travel ban impacting visitors to the United States is set to end. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that starting today, November 8, 2021, non-citizen travelers who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land …
Read More »Here Is What’s In The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
On Friday, Congress passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a signature part of President Joe Biden‘s economic agenda. The bill has $550 billion of new federal investments in everything from bridges, to roads, to broadband, to water. On Saturday, the president called it a “once-in-a-generation investment that’s gonna create …
Read More »Women return to the labor force in October as jobs rebound
Originally published by The 19th After their largest drop-off from work so far this year in September, women began to rejoin the workforce in October, helping drive an economic rebound, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. About 309,000 women left the workforce in …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Requirement
On Saturday, a federal appeals court temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The Republican attorneys general of Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah, as well as several private companies, filed petitions on Friday challenging the mandate in the U.S. 5th Circuit …
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