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The number of Americans who quit their jobs in October remained high, decreasing only slightly to 4.2 million, down from a record 4.4 million in September, according to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report that came out on Wednesday. In addition, the number of job …

On Tuesday, by a vote of 363 to 70, the House of Representatives passed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill authorizes $768 billion in spending for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2022, $25 billion more than requested by President Joe Biden. The big increase split Democrats, …

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced Monday that it had closed its investigation into a witness’s alleged recantation of her account of the events leading up to the murder of Emmett Till. The investigation was …

In a 50-47 vote Tuesday, the Senate approved Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus to take over as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. President Joe Biden in April nominated Magnus for the position, citing his “lengthy career” in law enforcement and experience working in a border state. “In Tucson, …

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris marked the White House’s very first Maternal Health Week, delivering remarks and a call to action on the urgent crisis the nation faces. Harris used the occasion to highlight investments proposed in the Build Back Better Act, which would support safer pregnancies and childbirth …

On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major expansions to the “Key to NYC” program, the first-in-nation vaccination mandate for workers and customers at indoor dining, fitness, entertainment and performance venues. New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announces all private-sector workers in New York City will be …

California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, who has served ten terms since 2002, will be resigning from Congress in a matter of weeks to take a role at former President Donald Trump‘s new media company. Rising to fame for his staunch Trump support during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 …

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday that it has filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against the State of Texas and the Texas Secretary of State, challenging the State’s redistricting plans for the Texas congressional delegation and the Texas House of Representatives. …

President Joe Biden on Monday touted aspects of his Build Back Better social spending bill aimed at reducing the costs of prescription drugs as Democrats worked to pass the legislation by Christmas. In a televised address from the White House, Biden said the $2 trillion bill would address “outrageously high” …

The US will not send any government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as part of a diplomatic boycott over alleged human rights abuses perpetrated by China. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Monday that while US athletes will still compete in next year’s Winter Olympics …

Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie is facing backlash over a Christmas photo he shared of his family holding military-style rifles just days after a shooting that claimed the lives of four teenagers in the state of Michigan. Massie posted the picture on Twitter saying: “Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring …

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed five abortion-related bills passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. The bills would have created additional requirements on what abortion providers must tell women seeking an abortion as well as details those providers must provide the Department of Health Services for its annual reports. The …

Former United States Senator and GOP Republican Presidential nominee Bob Dole died Sunday morning at the age of 98. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation confirmed his death after a battle with lung cancer. Dole had revealed in February 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and was …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is revising the current Global Testing Order to shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States. The new protocol updates the current requirements, which mandate foreign travelers be fully vaccinated. …

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD). The investigation will …