Exactly one year after the death of revered statesman and civil rights icon Representative John Lewis, the US Navy christened a ship in his honor in San Diego Saturday morning. The champagne bottle was shaken and popped as Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard christened the US Navy’s newest fleet oiler, John …
Read More »Two California Men Charged In Plot To Attack Democratic Headquarters
The Department of Justice apprehended two men that were planning to attack the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento, California. Ian Benjamin Rogers and Jarrod Copeland were arrested and charged with conspiracy to destroy a building used or in affecting interstate commerce by fire or explosive. Rogers is also facing weapons chargers …
Read More »Stephen Calk, Paul Manafort’s banker, found guilty in federal bribery case
According to a press release by the United States Department of Justice, Chicago banker Stephen Calk was found guilty on all counts last week in a federal bribery case. Prosecutors said he tried to trade $16 million in loans given to 2016 Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort in exchange for …
Read More »House Republicans introduce bill to ban federal mask mandates
House Republicans have introduced legislation to ban federal coronavirus mask mandates on public transportation, arguing it is time to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Rep. Andy Biggs, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, shared his laws first with Fox News. It serves as the House companion bill to Sen. Rand Paul’s mask …
Read More »Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt running for Texas attorney general
Texas civil rights Lee Merritt announced last week that he’s running against incumbent Republican Ken Paxton for Texas attorney general. I’m Lee Merritt, a civil rights attorney and community organizer. I’m running against Ken Paxton to be the next Attorney General of Texas. Are you ready to bring justice to …
Read More »Report says COVID-19 pandemic has worsened racial issues in U.S.
An annual report released by the National Urban League has found that racial issues in the United States have grown worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report released on Thursday, titled “State of Black America,” found that high rates of unemployment, lower incomes, and lower net worth left Black …
Read More »Biden: Social Media Misinformation On Covid “Killing People”
President Joe Biden said Friday that social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is “killing people,” and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) “They’re killing people. The only pandemic we have is among …
Read More »President Biden Considering U.S. Intervention in Cuba
The U.S. is weighing intervention in the Cuban government’s ongoing crackdown on widespread protests, President Joe Biden said Thursday, amid widespread shortages of food and medicine and attempts by Cuba to limit dissenters’ ability to communicate with one another. “They’ve cut off access to the internet,” Biden said at the …
Read More »ACA special enrollment surpasses two million people with a month to go
With a month left until the August 15 deadline, more than two million people have signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act(ACA) during the Biden Administration’s 2021 Special Enrollment Period, according to new enrollment reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The special enrollment period began …
Read More »Judge Rules Maryland Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Can Continue Until September
A Judge in Maryland ruled this week that enhanced federal unemployment benefits can continue until September. A judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the state to ensure those qualifying for unemployment to keep getting enhanced federal benefits. Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan and labor official wanted to opt-out of the …
Read More »Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Over Vaccine Passport Ban
Norwegian Cruise Line is reportedly suing Florida for banning Covid certificates, or “vaccine passports”, in what it has called “an impossible dilemma” if cruises are to return. The company, in a complaint filed in the US district court of Miami, is asking for Florida’s ban on Covid certifications to be invalidated …
Read More »Federal judge says DACA ‘Violates the Law’, blocks new applications
A federal judge has issued a decision Friday that blocks new DACA applications, after Texas and several other states filed a lawsuit against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen sided with the states in his ruling, agreeing that then-President Barack Obama had overstepped his …
Read More »Justice Stephen Breyer Hasn’t Decided Whether To Retire
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told CNN in an interview that there are only two factors that will dictate whether he retires — health and the court. Justice Breyer, the oldest member of the Court, says that he feels no pressure and has no plans to step down. The eighty-three-year-old …
Read More »President Biden Gives Remarks On Child Tax Credit Payments
More than 30 million American families have received their first monthly child tax credit payment from the U.S. government in an expanded income-support program that President Joe Biden said on Thursday could help end child poverty. At the White House on Thursday, President Biden praised the tax credit as a …
Read More »Surgeon General Says Misinformation Has Hindered Vaccination Efforts
The United States Surgeon General says that misinformation has hindered the COVID-19 vaccination process and that it is an “urgent threat.” The Surgeon General is advising social media platforms to crack down on the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. “Surgeon general advisories are reserved for urgent public health threats,” Dr. Vivek …
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