Representative Conor Lamb announced Friday he is joining the crowded race for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat, seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2022 election. “We have to build on our majority and tell the truth about what’s really going on in people’s lives,” Representative Lamb said in a video. “We need …
Read More »The Unvaccinated Have Higher Chance Of Being Reinfected With COVID
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on Friday which reveals that unvaccinated individuals are more likely to get reinfected with COVID-19. The CDC studied 246 Kentucky residents who were reinfected this year after contracting the virus in 2020. Researchers found that those who were not vaccinated …
Read More »Congressman Suing Pelosi Over Mask Mandate Tests Positive For COVID
Republican Representative Ralph Norman, who is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for giving him a fine for violating the House’s mask mandate, tested positive for COVID-19 this week. “After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a COVID-19 test and was just informed the test results were positive,” the Congressman …
Read More »50% Of Americans Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against Covid
50% of the American population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said Friday, as inoculations rise in response to the surging Delta variant of the novel coronavirus. “50% of Americans (all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going!,” Cyrus Shahpar, White House Covid-19 data director, said in …
Read More »Biden Makes Historic LGBTQ Picks With Latest Judicial Nominations
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced four judicial nominees, including two historic nominations of LGBTQ judges, marking his sixth round of judicial nominees since taking office. Biden has nominated Justice Beth Robinson, has who has been an associate judge on the Vermont supreme court since 2011, for a seat on the US …
Read More »U.S. Administered More Than 864,000 Vaccinations In 24 Hour Period
The White House announced on Thursday that the US has administered more than 864,000 vaccinations in recent days. This is the highest daily rate since July 3. The Biden Administration is pushing Americans to get vaccinated as the rate of COVID-19 infections rises and different variants of the virus form. …
Read More »Landlords File Lawsuit To Block New CDC Eviction Moratorium
A group of landlords are challenging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new temporary eviction moratorium, calling the Biden administration’s action “nakedly political” and “unlawful” in a lawsuit filed in federal court. “[T]he CDC caved to the political pressure by extending the moratorium, without providing any legal basis,” the …
Read More »‘Right To Vote Act’ Introduced By Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced the Right to Vote Act, legislation to create a first-ever affirmative Federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens. As voting rights are under attack in Georgia and across the country, the Right to Vote Act protects American citizens’ fundamental right to vote. It establishes a first-ever …
Read More »Former President Trump Wants Tax Returns Blocked From Congress
Former President Donald Trump does not want the House Ways and Means Committee to have access to his 2019 tax returns. The former President’s attorneys are asking a federal judge to block the release of the documents because it will expose “private tax information” for “political gain.” For two years, …
Read More »Florida Is Epicenter Of COVID-19; Governor DeSantis Believes That Infection Rates Will Fall This Month
Florida accounts for 1 in 5 new cases of COVID-19 — the Sunshine State is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts believe that the state has not yet reached its peak. Many are questioning if the Governor of Florida is doing enough to stop the spread of …
Read More »Proof Of Vaccination Will Be Required To Enter Gyms, Restaurants, And Entertainment Venues In New York City
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that proof of vaccination would be required to enter gyms, restaurants, and entertainment venues in the city. “If you’re unvaccinated, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in many things,” the Mayor said. “If you want to participate in …
Read More »The US Donated More Than 100 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To 60+ Countries
The White House announced on Tuesday that the United States donated more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than sixty countries. The vaccines were distributed through COVAX, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global vaccine initiative. “This is more than the donations of all 24 countries that donate …
Read More »House Democrats Want To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine
On Wednesday, nineteen House Democrats sent a letter to the Capitol physician urging him to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or require testing at least twice a week for lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill. “To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Capitol Hill must do everything possible to lead by example …
Read More »How Cori Bush’s protest led to a new eviction moratorium
The CDC’s new moratorium doesn’t cover the entire nation, but it offers relief for tenants and reduces the potential for COVID transmission in some communities. Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th For days, Rep. Cori Bush demanded that President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Congress move to reinstate a …
Read More »New York Gov. Cuomo Found To Have Sexually Harassed Multiple Women
Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and fostered a toxic work environment, violating federal and state law, according to a bombshell, and much-anticipated investigation by State Attorney General Letitia James released Tuesday. The five-month probe led by outside lawyers Joon Kim and Anne Clark found that Cuomo harassed 11 …
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