West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced Sunday he “cannot” vote for President Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Act, a sweeping policy framework that encompasses the vast majority of the Biden administration’s domestic agenda. His potential ‘No’ vote essentially brings efforts to get the plan through Congress to a halt. Manchin, …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Biden’s Vaccine Mandate For Large Businesses
A US federal appeals court on Friday reinstated President Joe Biden‘s COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandate for businesses. The Biden administration’s rule of having workers at private companies either get vaccinated or get tested weekly for the coronavirus from January 4 has sparked deep controversy in the county. The ruling by the 6th US Court …
Read More »The Federal Minimum Wage Is Still Only $7.25
Chart of the Week | Chart of the Week | After the longest period in history without an increase, the federal minimum wage in 2021 was worth 21% less than 12 years ago—and 34% less than in 1968. : Real value of the minimum wage (adjusted for inflation)
Read More »Florida Man Gets 5 Years For Assault In Capitol Riot; Longest Sentence Yet
A Florida man was sentenced on Friday to just over 5 years in prison for assaulting law enforcement officials with dangerous weapons during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Robert Palmer is the first Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced on the charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a …
Read More »President Biden Delivers Commencement Address At South Carolina University
On Friday, President Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina to deliver the commencement address for the graduates at South Carolina University. South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip James Clyburn marched with graduating seniors, something he didn’t get to do when he graduated because the school didn’t hold December commencement ceremonies …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Issues Subpoena PowerPoint Author
On Thursday, the House Select Committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6 announced that they have issued a subpoena to Trump advisor James P. “Phil” Waldron for records and testimony. Waldron appears to have been involved with efforts to promote claims about fraud in the 2020 election. According to widespread media reports, …
Read More »President Joe Biden Awards The Medal of Honor to 3 Soldiers
President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor — the country’s highest military award for valor — to three U.S. soldiers for their conspicuous gallantry in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers are Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, an Army Ranger who died after stepping between Taliban fighters and …
Read More »U.S. Army says 98% Of Active Troops Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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 …
Read More »Keechant Sewell To Become NYPD’s First Female Police Commissioner
On Wednesday morning, New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced Keechant Sewell as his pick for NYPD police commissioner. Sewell, 49, will be the first woman police commissioner in the department’s history. “I bring a different perspective to make sure the department looks like the city it serves,” she said. …
Read More »Man Who Threatened To Shoot Pelosi Sentenced To 28 Months
On Tuesday, a North Carolina man who threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Cleveland Meredith Jr., a Trump supporter from Hayesville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communication of threats in September. U.S. District Judge Amy …
Read More »White House Unveils Plan To Replace Every Lead Pipe In U.S.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced a White House initiative to eliminate lead from water pipes and homes in the next decade using billions in new funding allocated through the new bipartisan infrastructure law. “Here’s the truth, and it’s a hard truth: Millions of people in our country, many …
Read More »Washington, DC Suing Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over January 6 Attacks
Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced that he is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for their alleged involvement in planning and carrying out the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The lawsuit also aims to hold more than 30 individuals accountable for their role …
Read More »United States Passes 800,000 COVID-19 Deaths
A year since the rollout of vaccinations started, the official death toll due to COVID-19 has surpassed 800,000 in the United States, making it the country worst hit by the pandemic. According to the tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, around 450,000 of those deaths took place in 2021, despite …
Read More »House Votes To Hold Mark Meadows In Contempt of Congress
The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to hold former President Donald Trump‘s last chief of staff, Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress. Last week, Mark Meadows informed @January6thCmte he would not cooperate further – abandoning his duty to country. Tonight, the House voted him in contempt and referred him for …
Read More »Trump’s Tax Returns Can Be Released To House Committee, Judge Says
A federal district judge ruled Tuesday that the Treasury Department can give former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal — and that Congress has the power to make them public. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington dismissed Trump’s challenge to a request …
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