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The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol has sent subpoenas to Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitter for information from their social media platforms. The committee is requesting that the four social media companies produce records related to the riots by Jan. 27, citing “inadequate …

The United States Senate has passed a bill to posthumously award Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley the Congressional Gold Medal. Till was tortured and murdered by two white men, K.W. Milam and his half-brother Roy Bryant, after Bryant’s wife, Carolyn, claimed he whistled to her at a grocery store …

Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th When the U.S. Senate returned to Washington last week after its winter recess, Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia poured cold water on the prospects for the Build Back Better plan, a sweeping $1.75 trillion Democratic economic proposal with numerous measures designed to …

The Biden Administration is planning to distribute 10 million COVID-19 tests per month to schools around the country in a bid to keep them open amid the record-breaking surge in cases related to the Omicron variant. The White House will send out 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to perform individual …

Health officials said Monday that almost 14 million people have so far signed up for medical coverage in 2022 through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before this week’s deadline. The Health and Human Services Department said the current open enrollment period has outpaced signups in 2020 by 21%. The tallies …

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned on Monday that staffing shortages would likely delay tax refunds and other services this year as the agency prepares for the 2022 tax filing season. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig told reporters that this year’s window for filing tax returns for the year 2021 would run …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced it is forming a unit to combat domestic terrorism as national security officials warn of a “persistent and evolving” threat of violent extremism within the U.S. Matthew Olsen, the assistant attorney general for national security, made the announcement as he noted that the …

On Tuesday, lawmakers in Florida introduced two bills that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is before most women even know they are pregnant. One bill, HB5, was filed in the House by Republican Erin Grall and another, SB 146, was filed in the Senate by Republican Kelli Stargel. …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pushed for congressional action, including changes to the filibuster, in order to pass voting rights legislation during their speeches at the Atlanta University Center Consortium on Tuesday afternoon. “Sadly, the United States Senate, designed to be the world’s greatest deliberative body, has …

The United States Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou entered circulation Monday, making the legendary poet and activist the first black woman to appear on the coin. The Maya Angelou Quarter is the first coin in the American Women Quarters Program. Other coins in the …

A legal challenge filed in North Carolina Monday says that Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn should be disqualified from running for reelection to Congress in 2022 after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The complaint, which was first reported by The Associated Press, is being backed by James Exum …

As part of its ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, the Biden Administration is requiring insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests, so people with private health coverage can get them for free starting January 15th. The new coverage …

South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune announced his plans for re-election in a tweet Saturday morning. Thune will be seeking a fourth term. pic.twitter.com/riLV3RU1v0— John Thune (@johnthune) January 8, 2022 “I’ve always promised that I would do the work, even when it was hard uncomfortable, or unpopular. That work continues, which is …

The United States Treasury Department said Friday it would reallocate $1.1 billion in pandemic rental assistance from places where it went unused to states and cities with a higher need for the aid. California will receive about $50 million in reallocated funds, the most of any state. New Jersey will …

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson officially announced Sunday morning he will run for re-election and seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, despite at one time promising only to serve two terms. Today, I am announcing I will continue to fight for freedom in the public realm by running for …