After years of litigation, the families of the nine victims murdered in a Charleston church shooting have settled with the Justice Department. The families sued after the FBI’s investigation revealed the system used for conducting background checks failed to flag the sale of the gun convicted shooter Dylann Roof used …
Read More »President Biden Announces ‘Historic’ Spending Plan
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he had reached a “historic economic framework” with Democrats in Congress on his social spending plan, the Build Back Better Act. President Biden: "Today, I'm pleased to announce that after months of tough and thoughtful negotiations, I think we have an historic, I …
Read More »Stacey Abrams’ Organization Eliminates Over $210 Million In Medical Debt For People In Five States
Fair Fight, the national voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams, announced its action to eliminate over $210 million of medical debt for over 108,000 people across Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, and Mississippi through RIP Medical Debt. The more than 108,000 individuals will receive a letter in the coming days, …
Read More »Key races to watch in November 2 elections
In Virginia, polling shows Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in a tight race that’s focused on abortion and schools. Also worth watching: November elections in Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, New Jersey and more. Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th The year after a presidential contest is not a big one …
Read More »Report: Paid Leave May Be Out Of Build Back Better Act
Democrats will reportedly drop paid family and medical leave from the Build Back Better Act. According to reporting, Sen. Joe Manchin wouldn’t agree to the initiative because he doesn’t think it can be paid for. “I just can’t do it,” the West Virginia Senator said. “To expand social programs when …
Read More »FDA panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11
On Tuesday, the vaccines advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine be approved for children between 5 and 11 years old. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee convened Tuesday morning to hear presentations for several hours before it held the …
Read More »CDC Temporarily Extends Covid Restrictions For Cruise Industry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a temporary extension of COVID-19 restrictions for the cruise industry. The temporary extension of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for cruise ships will run through January 15, 2022. The current regulations were set to expire on November 1. The temporary …
Read More »Senate Democrats Introduce ‘Real Corporate Profits Minimum Tax Act’
The Real Corporate Profits Minimum Tax Act would raise over $300 billion and promote a fairer tax system Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are introducing legislation with a number of his colleagues to prevent America’s largest corporations from paying nothing in …
Read More »Charlottesville ‘Unite The Right’ Civil Trial Begins
A civil court case over 2017′s violent Unite the Right rally began Monday in federal court in Charlottesville, Virginia. The trial got underway with day one of jury selection. The case goes to a question of conspiracy. Did the alt-right people and organizations who came to Charlottesville in August 2017 …
Read More »Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Honor Prince with Congressional Gold Medal
Led by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the full Minnesota delegation in Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have introduced bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Rogers Nelson. The bill honors Prince for his “legacy of musical achievement and… indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture.” …
Read More »HHS Announces $800 Million In Funding to Support Domestic Violence; Sexual Assault Survivors
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding nearly $800 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children. The funds will cover COVD-19 testing, vaccines, mobile health units, and other support for domestic violence services programs, as …
Read More »Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Participated In ‘Dozens’ Of Briefings With GOP Lawmakers
According to reporting by Rolling Stone, two planners of the pro-Trump rallies on January 6 who are cooperating with the House Select committee investigating the insurrection, claim that GOP lawmakers and White House officials were intimately involved in the planning of both the rallies that day, as well as efforts …
Read More »Speaker Pelosi On Build Back Better Bill: ‘We’re Almost There
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said that Democrats are nearing a deal on President Joe Biden‘s ‘Build Back Better’ Act. The social spending bill that Democrats have been negotiating for months includes most of the president’s priorities, including an array of benefits for students, families and the elderly, and …
Read More »House passes expanded workplace protections for nursing mothers
Last week, in a bipartisan vote of 276-149, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s (D-NY) Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act. The legislation will ensure that all nursing mothers have protections in the workplace by expanding them to nearly 9 million employees not currently covered …
Read More »Memorial Service For Colin Powell Set For Nov. 5
The memorial service for former Secretary of State Colin Powell will be held at Washington National Cathedral on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. “Beyond his military and diplomatic success, Secretary Powell became a universally respected north star on the nation’s moral compass,” said Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral. “Now, in this …
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