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Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp passed a bill that adds new restrictions to the voting process. Democrats believe that the bill disenfranchises Black voters. “Georgians turned out in record-breaking numbers because they could access the ballot,” Rep. Rhonda Burnough said. “Lies upon lies were told about our elections in response, …

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that there is no right to carry a gun in public. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 7-4 ruling rejected a challenge to Hawaii’s requirement that residents must pass an application to have weapons outside the home. Hawaii’s law requires residents to …

Kim Janey made history Wednesday when she was sworn in as the first Black and first female mayor of the city of Boston. “To think that my teenage grandsons were born at a time when there never had been a black person on our city council,” Janey said. “Today is …

President Joe Biden selected Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to combat the border crisis. “I have asked her, the VP, today, because she is the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are …

On Tuesday, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth and Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono vowed to withhold votes from white nominees until more underrepresented groups are given opportunities in President Biden‘s Administration. “We do not have anybody either (at a senior level) in the West Wing or in a cabinet-level position, and I don’t …

Democrat Rita Hart wants to overturn the Iowa U.S. House election after losing to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by six votes. The House Administration Committee is reviewing the challenge. “We don’t have to prove anything at this point, and that’s something I think is important to emphasize: The congresswoman has …

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is facing ‘false statement’ charges in Georgia for making baseless claims of voter fraud, according to The Daily Beast. “I think it’s clearly going to be an uphill climb,” Kenneth W. Mauldin, a retired district attorney, said. “It would be highly unusual to …

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday signed legislation that sets aside $577 million for Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The HBCU legislation becomes law after more than 15 years of court battles, protests, and political fighting. Alumni and boosters of the universities — Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State and the …

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed historic legislation abolishing the death penalty in Virginia. Northam scheduled a tour Wednesday of the death chamber at the Greensville Correction Center and signed the landmark legislation outside the facility. This makes Virginia the 23rd state and the first in the South to end …

Senator Chuck Schumer announced today that he will recommend three exceptional attorneys to serve as the United States Attorneys in the Southern, Eastern and Western District offices of New York. Schumer will forward the names of Damian Williams for the Southern District, Breon Peace for the Eastern District, and Trini …

Texas civil rights attorney, Lee Merritt, announced his desire to be Texas’s new Attorney General in a video uploaded to Twitter over the weekend. “Texas deserves an attorney general that will fight for the constitutional rights of all citizens,” Merritt tweeted. The attorney, who has represented families of Black people …

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 …