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Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a $568 billion infrastructure package that, at about a quarter of the price of President Joe Biden‘s proposal, seeks to narrow what is defined as infrastructure. The proposal focuses on roads and bridges, public transportation, railways, drinking water, wastewater, safety, waterways, airports, water storage, and …

Cardi B shut down Representative Glenn Grothman for his comments about her Grammy Performance. On Thursday, the lawmaker went on the House floor and described the complaints he received after Cardi B’s “WAP” performance at the Grammy’s. “Wake up, [Federal Communications Commission] FCC and begin to do your job. The …

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal have introduced the College for All Act to open up the dream of a college degree to millions of working-class children. The legislation would make the most substantial federal investment in higher education in the modern history of the United States and its …

Republican legislators are introducing laws that target protestors. According to Truthout, Republicans have introduced 81 bills in 34 states aimed at protestors. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an anti-protest bill into law. Chris Sprowls, speaker of the Florida House, doesn’t want future protests to get out of hand …

The Senate passed an anti-Asian hate crime bill after a series of attacks against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Racism has always existed in America unfortunately and the legacy of anti-Asian sentiment goes back centuries to dark chapters in our history, like the Chinese-exclusion act and the internment of …

For the second time, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending the historic bill to the Senate on a party-line vote. “We look forward to a swift vote in the Senate on this essential legislation,” House Speaker Nancy …

Unemployment claims in the United States have reached a new low in the COVID-19 era, the Labor Department showed in its weekly report Thursday. The report said 547,000 U.S. workers filed new jobless claims last week — the lowest figure since March 14, 2020, and a weekly decline of almost …

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis police department. “Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional …

President Joe Biden wants employees to receive paid leave for getting vaccinated. “I’m calling on every employer, large and small, in every state to give employees the time off they need with pay to recover if they’re feeling under the weather after the shot,” President Biden said. “No working American should …

Vanita Gupta has been confirmed in a 51-49 vote as the associate attorney general for the Department of Justice. Gupta is the first woman of color and civil rights attorney to serve as associate attorney general. Gupta joins Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco as the No. …

The US Department of Agriculture has announced that it is extending Universal Free Lunch through the 2021-2022 school year. “This is an effort to help more than 12 million school students who are going through food insecurity. States and districts wanted waivers extended to plan for safe reopening in the fall. …

North Carolina will not pass a controversial bill that limits medical treatments for transgender youth. The state’s Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said the chamber wouldn’t advance a bill proposed by three GOP members that sought to limit medical treatments for transgender people under 21. “We do not see a pathway …

45% of Republicans say that they do not plan on getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll. “Republicans are more skeptical of government; when the government comes out and says, we think you ought to take the vaccine, some people’s natural reaction is, ‘let me think about …

A judge in Colorado’s largest judicial district will resign after using a racial slur, employing derogatory language to speak about another judge, espousing opinions about racial justice from the bench and directing court employees to work on her personal business. The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday censured 18th Judicial District …

Church leaders are calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot for its silence towards the new voting laws in Georgia. “We just don’t think we ought to let their indifference stand,” Reginald Jackson, Bishop at African Methodist Episcopal, said. Jackson says the home improvement store has remained “silent and …