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Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act. The legislation would hold law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to obtain medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress. In 2017, Andrew Kearse, a 36-year-old Black …

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) delivered a defiant speech on the House floor Tuesday night, the eve of a vote that is expected to oust her from her Republican leadership position. Without naming former President Trump, Cheney blasted “a former president who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to …

Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the US East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyber attack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware. The company transports 2.5 million barrels per day of petrol, diesel, jet fuel and …

Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, told MSNBC that all schools are expected to fully open in the fall. “Students don’t learn as well remotely,” Cardona said. “There is no substitute for in-person learning.” According to a survey from the Education Department, 54% of public schools below high school were providing full-time …

Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, needs help paying for his legal bills. According to a report from The New York Times, Giuliani’s advisers have asked the former President to help. Last week, federal prosecutors executed a search warrant at Giuliani’s home and office. The lawyer is being …

Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat who represents Illinois‘ 17th Congressional District, announced Friday she won’t run for re-election next year. She said she’s retiring from Congress after her current term is up. “As I turn every corner on each decade of life, I take time to reflect and evaluate what …

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention released new mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people. “If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with people who are vaccinated and unvaccinated, or dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households, the science shows …

The Republican National Committee and three other organizations spent $1 million bulk buying Republican candidates books. According to The Wrap, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent $400,000 on 25,500 copies of Representative Dan Crenshaw’s memoir, “Fortitude,” the Senate Conservatives Fund spent $90,000 on Senator Tom Cotton’s “Sacred Duty,” and $65,000 …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday invited President Joe Biden to attend a joint session of Congress later this month. The address is not an official State of the Union because a president’s first speech before Congress is not considered a State of the Union. In a letter to Biden, Pelosi …

President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure initiative, the “American Jobs Plan,” includes a $5 billion investment towards community-based violence prevention programs. “The crisis on gun violence has destroyed Black and Brown communities for decades. Our pain, our trauma and our lives have been lost for too long without action,” the Community …

New details emerging regarding Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is under federal investigation for a past sexual relationship with a 17-year-old. The New York Times reports Rep. Gaetz and indicted Florida politician Joel Greenberg recruited women for sex online and paid using cash apps. Gaetz’s camp issued a statement saying …

Several civil rights and voting rights groups have joined together to challenge SB 202, a bill that Georgia Republic Gov. Brian Kemp signed last week. The bill requires voters to use identification cards to obtain an absentee ballot, limits access to voter ballot boxes and make it illegal to give …

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 …

President Joe Biden will hold his first fundraiser since being elected to support Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Lance Bottoms endorsed Biden early in his candidacy. She campaigned for him in Iowa and spoke at the Democratic National Convention. The Mayor was rumored early on to be a potential vice …

Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Jody Hice for Georgia’s Secretary of State. “Jody has been a steadfast fighter for conservative Georgia values and is a staunch ally of the America First agenda,” Trump said. “Unlike the current Georgia Secretary of State, Jody leads out front with integrity,” Trump said. ” I have 100 percent confidence …