Assemblyman Ron Kim told CNN that he received a threatening phone call from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last Thursday. The assemblyman says that Gov. Cuomo threatened his career. “Gov. Cuomo called me directly on Thursday to threaten my career if I did not cover for Melissa [DeRosa] and what …
Read More »Georgia GOP Attempts To Change State Constitution To Protect Donald Trump From Prosecution
Donald Trump believes Georgia is the epicenter of his presidential election loss. The twice impeached president has spewed riot-inducing rhetoric, lambasted Republican Governor Brian Kemp, and pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find votes” so he could win the state. These indiscretions were enough for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Osaremen Okolo
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Trump Attacks Mitch McConnell In New Statement
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a blistering new statement just days after the Kentucky Senator voted to acquit Trump during his Senate impeachment trial. While McConnell voted along with 42 other Republican Senators to acquit Trump, he took to the floor after …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Bide-Harris Administration: Clarke Humphrey
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Mississippi Congressman Files Suit Against Trump For Capitol Insurrection
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and others on Tuesday that seeks damages for the emotional distress he suffered during the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus whose …
Read More »President Biden Extends Mortgage Relief And Bans Foreclosures Through June
President Joe Biden announced a program extension for mortgage relief and extended the ban for home foreclosures through June 30. “The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a housing affordability crisis,” The White House said. ” Now, homeowners will receive urgently needed relief as we face this unprecedented national emergency. Today’s action …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Ashley Williams
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »GOP Senators Face Backlash For Impeachment Votes
Nearly all of the seven Republican senators who voted to impeach Donald Trump are facing strong condemnation from their home states, with at least six facing or having already received official censures from their local GOP. The Republican Party of Louisiana’s leadership voted on Saturday to censure Bill Cassidy on …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Karen Andre
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Speaker Pelosi’s Statement on Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate: “The Congress and Country can take great pride in the House Impeachment Managers, who defended our Constitution and our Democracy in the Senate with a moving and masterful presentation that demonstrated extraordinary …
Read More »Donald Trump Acquitted In Second Impeachment Trial
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial came to an end on Saturday after the Senate decided to acquit him on the charge of “incitement of insurrection” following the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol. The vote was 57-43. Every Democrat voted to find him “guilty,” the question technically before the Senate, …
Read More »The Black Women Of The Biden-Harris Administration: Zephranie Buetow
During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is coming to a close. Trump’s attorneys used just two and a half of their allotted sixteen hours to mount their defense of the former President. The main part of their presentation was a video spliced together of Democrats saying …
Read More »Senate To Award Capitol Police Officer Congressional Gold Medal
On Friday, the Senate passed legislation to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions responding to the Jan. 6 attacks at the Capitol. The Senate passed the legislation via unanimous consent as it wrapped up the fourth day of former President Trump’s impeachment trial. …
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