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The White House has announced that Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson and 12-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul are among those President Joe Biden has appointed to the President’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The Board of Directors is tasked with advancing the goals of the HBCU …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 28, 2022 The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reopened partisan disagreements Monday as members scheduled a vote for April 4 on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Republicans’ criticisms of Jackson’s record and responses were either untrue or …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 24, 2022 WASHINGTON – Representatives of the American Bar Association reiterated their finding that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well qualified to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and law enforcement groups rebutted GOP accusations Jackson is soft on child pornographers during the final …

Read text of the opening remarks by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee to the Supreme Court, on the first day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as delivered March 21, 2022. Watch the remarks here or below. Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Grassley, and Distinguished Members of the …

by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent March 21, 2022 WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began her four-day confirmation process to become the nation’s first Black female associate justice on Monday, listening to hours of opening statements from Senate Judiciary Committee members before giving her own. In her first …

President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week that asks federal agencies to establish a roadmap for regulating cryptocurrency and identify risks and potential for innovation, US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler wrote on Twitter. “The rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership …

Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. Below is President Joe Biden‘s proclamation.   Every March, Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to honor the generations of trailblazing women and girls who have built …

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 422-3 Monday night making lynching a federal hate crime. While the bill passed with broad bipartisan support, three Republicans – Reps. Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Chip Roy (Texas) – voted against it. Congressman Bobby Rush …

by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent February 28, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address is set to focus significantly on the economy, with the former member of the U.S. Senate calling on Congress to pass much of the agenda stalled in the so-called Build Back …

National security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Friday that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time. “Any American in Ukraine should leave as soon as possible, and in any event in the next 24 to 48 hours,” Sullivan said during a press briefing at the White House. Those remarks echoed President Joe …

Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America — our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations.  Shining a light on …

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced the relaunch of the government’s “moonshot” program that seeks to cut cancer deaths in the country by 50% over the next few decades. Biden first launched “moonshot” in 2016 while serving as vice-president under President Barack Obama, allocating a total of $1.8 billion to …

Candice Norwood, Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th   President Joe Biden is poised to follow through on his campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, as reports emerged Wednesday that Justice Stephen Breyer was set to retire. Black women constitute just about 3 …

Chart of the Week | Chart of the Week | After the longest period in history without an increase, the federal minimum wage today is worth 21% less than 12 years ago—and 34% less than in 1968. : Real value of the minimum wage (adjusted for inflation)

The United States Army announced on Thursday that 468,459 active-duty soldiers had been vaccinated against COVID-19, fewer than 120 days after a vaccination mandate went into effect for all U.S. service members. That number represents 98 percent of the active-duty force who have received at least one dose of the …