Tag Archives: Congress

President Joe Biden is amending refugee admission policies after receiving push back from Democrats and immigration advocates for keeping former President Donald Trump’s 15,000 refugee cap for Africa and the Middle East. “It is simply unacceptable and unconscionable that the Biden Administration is not immediately repealing Donald Trump’s harmful, xenophobic, …

Republican Senator Mitt Romney and Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema are working together to establish bipartisan legislation to increase the minimum wage. “We’re negotiating a minimum wage proposal which we would ultimately take to our group of 20 and see how they would react to it and go from there,” Romney …

The U.S. Department of Justice will not charge a U.S. Capitol Police officer for shooting and killing Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol Riots on Jan 6. Babbitt, a 14-year Air Force veteran and Trump supporter, was among rioters that broke into the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. Babbitt was shot …

90 CEOs, business leaders, lawyers, and experts spent their Saturday discussing how they can push back against states that are restricting voting. According to NBC News, the group discussed pulling their donations, moving businesses or jobs out of the states that have passed restrictive voting laws, and relocating events. “It …

Republican Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct allegations, was denied a meeting with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Two people familiar with the matter said Gaetz tried to schedule a visit with Trump after it was first revealed that he was being …

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill at Louisville’s Kentucky Center for African American Heritage that partially bans no-knock warrants. The passage of the law comes after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police officers in her home during a police raid. The law forbids no-knock warrants if there …

Major League Baseball announced that the All-Star Game and draft would not be held in Atlanta, Georgia, because of the state’s new voting laws. “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and the Players Alliance, among others, to …

Texas is moving closer to passing Senate Bill 7. The bill will prohibit drive-thru voting, limit early voting hours, and make it illegal for elected officials to send applications to vote by mail. Voting rights activists are calling the bill suppressive. “Make no mistake, Senate Bill 7 will disproportionately restrict …

13 Republican state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over a provision in the $1.9 trillion relief bill. The provision prohibits states from using federal aid to offset tax cuts. “Never before has the federal government attempted such a complete takeover of state finances,” Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia Attorney …

Representatives Mike Thompson, Joe Neguse, Val Demings, and Ed Perlmutter wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to take executive action to regulate concealable assault-style weapons under the National Firearms Act. “Concealable assault-style firearms that fire rifle rounds pose an unreasonable threat to our communities and should be …

During an interview on Fox News on Thursday, President Donald Trump told Laura Ingraham that his supporters, who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, posed “zero threat.” “It was zero threat. Right from the start, it was zero threat,” President Trump said. Five people were killed during the riot …

Democrats and voting rights activists are furious at Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for signing an election bill that jeopardizes the voting process. Republicans think that the new bill will reestablish fair elections. “If there’s one thing that’s clear, it’s that the Georgia election was certainly free of any consequential fraud,” Sen. Raphael Warnock said on MSNBC. “We counted …

President Joe Biden selected Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to combat the border crisis. “I have asked her, the VP, today, because she is the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are …

Democrat Rita Hart wants to overturn the Iowa U.S. House election after losing to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by six votes. The House Administration Committee is reviewing the challenge. “We don’t have to prove anything at this point, and that’s something I think is important to emphasize: The congresswoman has …

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is facing ‘false statement’ charges in Georgia for making baseless claims of voter fraud, according to The Daily Beast. “I think it’s clearly going to be an uphill climb,” Kenneth W. Mauldin, a retired district attorney, said. “It would be highly unusual to …