Poli Alert Political & Civics

President Joe Biden announced a new mortgage relief program for homeowners with federal loans on Friday. Homeowners’ monthly mortgage could be reduced by up to 25%. “[M]any homeowners will need deeper assistance due to pandemic-related income loss. For example, due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, some homeowners …

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded their authority when they temporarily suspended evictions. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that the agency …

Republicans are finally urging Americans to get vaccinated as the COVID-19 infection rates go up across the United States. “These shots need to get in everybody’s arm as rapidly as possible, or we’re going to be back in a situation in the fall that we don’t yearn for, that we …

An ex-Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was arrested this week on charges related to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. Former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Mark Ibrahim initially claimed he traveled across the country from California to go to the Capitol because a “friend I served in Iraq with …

Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer announced in a video on Thursday that she is running for Senate. I'm Abby Finkenauer, and I'm running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for. After 46 years in DC, @ChuckGrassley has lost touch with both. I'm from a proud union family. …

The Department of Justice launched gun trafficking strike forces in five cities across the United States on Thursday to eradicate the growing gun violence. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco launched the strike forces during a trip to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …

President Biden on Thursday signed a bill to increase funding to the Crime Victims Fund, which supports victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes. In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Biden signed the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of …

The Biden Administration on Thursday imposed sanctions against the Cuban Defense Minister and a government special forces unit for human rights violations during a government crackdown on protests this month. Protests have been widespread throughout the country for the past two weeks, due to growing frustrations with the lack of …

On Thursday, the White House announced that it is investing $1.6 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan passed in March toward boosting COVID-19 testing and mitigation efforts in schools, prisons, homeless, and domestic violence shelters. “As COVID-19 cases rise among unvaccinated people and where the more transmissible Delta virus …

Amid a nationwide rise in infections and hospitalizations from the surging delta variant of COVID-19, just three states with lower vaccination rates — Florida, Texas, and Missouri — accounted for 40 percent of all cases. One in five cases occurred in Florida alone. An analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled out all of the members he selected for the January 6 select committee after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his choices. McCarthy accused Pelosi of an “egregious abuse of power” during a news conference on Wednesday and said that the House Speaker …

A federal judge blocked Arkansas’ controversial abortion bill on Tuesday. The Court wants to consider the challenge to its constitutionality. The bill would have been effective starting Friday. “Since the record at this stage of the proceedings indicates that women seeking abortions in Arkansas face an imminent threat to their …

The Texas Senate passed a bill that removes two dozen curriculum requirements, including Civil Rights, from the state’s education code. Senate Bill 3 passed in an 18-4 vote. The bill eliminates Section 28.002 of the state’s education code. Public school teachers will no longer have to teach students about the …

The United States is extending its border restrictions to Canada and Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Twitter that nonessential travel would be restricted until August 21, 2021. Only individuals that are making “essential travel” will be allowed to cross the border. “DHS is in constant contact with …

Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes announced on Tuesday that he is running for a seat in the United States Senate. I’m Mandela Barnes and I’m running to be Wisconsin’s next Senator. Hard-working families deserve every opportunity, but politicians like Senator Ron Johnson aren’t delivering. Instead of changing our dreams, we need …