President Biden signed an executive order Friday that’s intended to promote fairer business competition in the United States — and includes more than 70 different initiatives across several economic sectors, including technology and healthcare. The White House said Biden’s order aims to address agriculture, banking and the Internet and will …
Read More »ICE To No Longer Detain Pregnant Or Nursing Women
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would no longer detain pregnant or nursing women. This new policy is an expansion of former President Barack Obama‘s rules regarding pregnant women. The policy states that ICE should not “detain, arrest, or take into custody” those …
Read More »DNC To Invest $25 Million In the ‘I Will Vote’ Initiative
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Thursday at Howard University that the Democratic National Committee(DNC) is investing $25 million into the “I Will Vote” initiative. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) I want to make clear that this is about all voters. It’s about …
Read More »Schumer: Be Prepared To Work Into August Recess To Pass Infrastructure
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told his Democratic caucus in a letter Friday that the chamber may work through August to pass two infrastructure plans — a bipartisan bill and another piece of legislation that only has the support of his party. Schumer said senators are working with the White …
Read More »Secret Service Charged $10k For Rooms At Trump’s NJ Golf Club
The Secret Service was charged $10,000 for rooms at former President Donald Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey golf club in the month of May. The Department of Treasury paid $10,199.52 to Trump’s company to rent a four-bedroom cottage for 18 days of the month after the ex-president moved north to Bedminster, …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani’s Washington D.C. Law License Is Suspended
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has been suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the disgraced lawyer would be “suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia” until the “outcome of a full formal disciplinary hearing” in New York …
Read More »Fencing Around Capitol To Be Removed Starting Today
U.S. Capitol Police announced earlier this week that the fencing around the United States Capitol that was put up in the wake of the January 6 insurrection, will start to be removed as early as today. The process should take no longer than three days, weather permitting. “Based on the …
Read More »President Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal; Sets Aug 31 Exit
“We are ending America’s longest war,” President Biden said on Thursday as he announced the US military mission in Afghanistan would end on August 31. “The U.S. did what we went to do in Afghanistan,” Biden said in a press conference in the White House’s East Room. He cited killing …
Read More »Congressional Leaders Form Support Group To Cope With Aftermath Of Jan. 6 Attack
Congressional leaders have formed a support group to process the emotional aftereffects of the January 6 attack at the United States Capitol. The group chat, The Gallery Group, was set up by Representative Pramila Jayapal, There are over two dozen lawmakers in the group. Nikole Killion spoke to the lawmakers …
Read More »Hillary Clinton: Election Bills Are A Move ‘Toward White Supremacist Authoritarianism’
In an op-ed for Democracy Docket, Hillary Clinton wrote that the restrictive voting bills that are being passed in Republican-led states are a “clear attempt to move away from a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy and toward a white supremacist authoritarianism.” In the op-ed titled, “The Fight for Voting Rights Is The …
Read More »Federal Judge Denies Motion To Invalidate Parts Of Georgia Voting Law
A federal judge has denied a motion by a voting rights group to invalidate parts of Georgia’s new voting law. The Coalition for Good Governance filed the lawsuit against Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the State Election Board to stop enforcement parts of the newly-passed voting law, including The …
Read More »Former President Donald Trump Is Suing Twitter, Google, and Facebook
President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, Google, and the companies’ CEOs for banning and suspending his accounts on their platforms. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) “Our case will prove this censorship is unlawful, it’s unconstitutional, and it’s completely un-American,” President Trump said. …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Under Fire For Comparing Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Push To Nazi-Era ‘Brown Shirts’
Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is under fire for comparing President Joe Biden’s push to get Americans vaccinated to Nazi-era “brownshirts.” Greene was responding to Biden’s plan to mobilize officials to reach unvaccinated individuals at their homes. “People have a choice, they don’t need your medical brown shirts showing up at their door ordering …
Read More »New Book Reveals Fights Between Trump Campaign And RNC Officials
Michael Bender’s new book “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside of How Trump Lost,” discusses fights between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former President Donald Trump’s campaign manager. The fight between RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and Bill Stepien led to some RNC officials not voting for the former …
Read More »House Problem Solvers Caucus Supports Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
On Tuesday, members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus announced their support of the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure deal proposed last month by a bipartisan group of senators. The group is calling for “an expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House.” “The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus strongly supports the Senate infrastructure framework,” …
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