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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, 81, announced his retirement after eight terms and nearly five decades in office during a press conference in his home state of Vermont yesterday. “While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle (his wife) and I have reached the conclusion that it is time to put …

On Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill – The Infrastructure and Jobs Act – into law. “My fellow Americans, today I want you to know: We hear you and we see you,” Biden said at a signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. …

Candice Norwood, The 19th Originally published by The 19th Nikema Williams was a young teen just beginning her menstrual cycle when she began experiencing sharp pain in her pelvic region so severe that some days she had to stay home from school. At the time, Williams, who is now a …

In a Sunday letter to colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the chamber is “likely” to vote on the long-delayed annual defense bill this week. Schumer said the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a bipartisan package meant to make the U.S. economy more competitive against China and bolster U.S. supply …

A Florida man is facing prison time after making threatening phone calls to several members of Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. According to evidence presented at trial, Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) made three threatening phone calls from his home in Venice, Florida to certain congressional offices in …

Last week, Newsmax White House reporter Emerald Robinson had her Twitter account temporarily banned when she tweeted about a conspiracy theory that links COVID-19 vaccines and Satan, noting that “the vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE so that you can be tracked.” Newsmax pulled Robinson off the air and …

A U.S. appeals court has upheld its ruling to place a hold on President Joe Biden‘s vaccine-or-test mandate for large U.S. employers. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals called it “staggeringly overbroad.” The court, based in New Orleans, issued a stay last weekend of the mandate that will require companies …

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September in search of better pay or better job opportunities. That record number is up from the 4.3 million who quit jobs in August. “Labor now has the initiative, and the era of paying individuals less …

Former Trump aid Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Bannon is charged with one …

A federal judge has ruled that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s executive order that bans public schools from imposing mask mandates cannot be enforced because it violates federal law by putting students with disabilities at greater risk of contracting COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel of Austin also blocked Texas Attorney …

Saturday, Nov. 6, marked 10 months since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. The government continues investigations into losses that resulted from the breach of the Capitol, including damage to the …

Nearly 30 Democratic United States House members plan to introduce a resolution censuring GOP Congressman Paul Gosar for posting an edited video on social media depicting himself murdering Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden. On Sunday, Gosar tweeted from both his official and personal accounts and posted on …

A judge has approved a $626 million settlement after a slew of lawsuits were filed by Flint, Michigan residents over the water crisis in the city. The Flint water issue has gone on for years. On Wednesday, a judge agreed to a $626 million settlement after the state of Michigan …

Originally published by The 19th The Biden administration announced Wednesday that $785 million of the American Rescue Plan will go toward the communities that were hit hardest by the pandemic, following the recommendations of a COVID-19 health equity report that was released last month. “COVID-19 made it clear that in …

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that Congress passed last week – and that President Biden is expected to sign on Monday –  includes a provision that will require all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to come equipped with anti-drunk driving technology. The bill calls for all new vehicles to …