Poli Alert Political & Civics

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted unanimously last week to recommend booster shots for people who were vaccinated with the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. People who were vaccinated with the Moderna product who meet eligibility criteria can …

No Black woman has ever been elected governor, and no Black women currently serve in the U.S. Senate. But some candidates are hoping to change that.  Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th Black women candidates could make gains — and possibly history — in 2022 across the ballot, with a …

Across the country, courts often impose excessive fines and fees without considering an individual’s ability to pay – disproportionately impacting low-income communities and communities of color. This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the State Justice Improvement Act, legislation that will make …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week called for a special legislative session next month to pass legislation to ban the COVID-19 vaccine mandates announced by the White House last month. Legislative leaders said they might use the session to pull away from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA), which …

The United States Supreme Court has once again decided not to block the controversial and severely strict Texas abortion ban, but it has agreed to hear arguments in the case.  The ‘Texas Heartbeat Act ‘makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion after six weeks– a period in …