Political News

The Affordable Care Act special enrollment period will be extended for three months to August 15 the Biden Administration announced Tuesday. “As a result of the American Rescue Plan, additional savings will be available for consumers through HealthCare.gov starting April 1,” a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and …

On Tuesday, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shared the U.S. Postal Service 10-year reorganization plan. DeJoy says the plan includes longer delivery times for some first-class mail, shorter hours for some post offices, and higher postal rates. “This is a very positive vision,” DeJoy said. According to NPR, a small percentage …

Former President Donald Trump is said to be serious about launching a new social media platform to compete with the social networks that banned him earlier this year. “I’m doing things having to do with putting our own platform out there that you’ll be hearing about soon,” Trump told Fox News …

The Biden adminstration announced sanctions against two Chinese government officials and two military leaders in Myanmar. The Department of the Treasury said that Wang Junzheng and Chen Mingguo are “connected to serious human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, which reportedly includes arbitrary detention and severe physical abuse, among …

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday urged Americans to avoid travel while warning of a possible “avoidable surge” in the coronavirus. “Much of the travel, we know, is related to people who are going on spring break,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a press …

Sidney Powell’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.3 Billion defamation lawsuit. Powell is arguing that the conspiracy theories should not have been taken seriously. “Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude …

Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Khan is an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, where she teaches and writes about antitrust law, infrastructure industries law, and the antimonopoly tradition. At 32, Khan would be the …

The Supreme Court has decided to review the Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case. A lower court opinion has just been brought back to the forefront, suggesting the death penalty as a sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev is one of the brothers convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The …

Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s according to several people, including one familiar with club operations, who said Mar-a-Lago had “partially closed” a section of the club and quarantined some of its workers …

President Joe Biden is said to be preparing to nominate District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Merrick Garland on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The move could be a temporary stop for her on her way to helping Biden fulfill his campaign promise to choose a Black woman for a …

Four leaders of the Proud Boys were charged with conspiring to block Congress from certifying U.S. President Joe Biden’s election, unsealed court documents revealed. According to the indictment, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Charles Donohoe conspired to encourage other members to attend the Stop the Steal protest in …

14 Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The resolution passed in a 398-14 vote. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted against the measure, said that “we can’t simply be the military police for the entire world.” “When we do that, that’s how we end up …

Things continue to unravel for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Alyssa McGrath, an aide in the governor’s office, is accusing Cuomo of sexual harassment. McGrath told the New York Times that Cuomo regularly commented on her appearance, stared at her, and made improper remarks. McGrath also said that the governor …

New York Republican Congressman John Katko has introduced a bill calling on President Joe Biden to declare a one-time federal holiday to raise awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine and encourage people to get the shot. Katko said “National COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Day” would promote the rapid distribution of the shots, …

Georgia State Rep. Barry Fleming has been asked to resign as a county attorney after co-sponsoring a bill restricting voting access in Georgia. Fleming, a Republican, served as county attorney in Hancock County, where 7 of 10 residents are Black. Hancock county’s election board was accused in a federal lawsuit of unfairly …