Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th With the pending retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Joe Biden is poised to make good on his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court. There’s a lot we don’t know: who Biden’s choice will be, …
Read More »Ted Cruz calls Biden’s vow to nominate first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court “offensive”
By Andrew Zhang, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2022 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court insulting to Americans and the eventual nominee — a comment that sparked anger from those who say Cruz is missing the …
Read More »Two Men Arrested For Threatening To Kill President Biden In Separate Incidents
A Kansas man who said God told him to visit President Joe Biden was apprehended outside a Hagerstown Cracker Barrel Friday for threatening to kill the president. According to charging documents, Scott Ryan Merryman told police in Independence, Kansas, on Jan. 25 that he was headed to Washington, D.C., to …
Read More »Biden Touts Infrastructure Importance In Pittsburgh
On Friday, President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to tout the importance of his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal just hours after a bridge in the city’s Frick Park collapsed. A Port Authority bus and multiple private vehicles were on it during the collapse. Pittsburgh officials said ten people were injured, but no …
Read More »House Dems Introduce Resolution To Ratify Equal Rights Amendment
On Thursday, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, unveiled a resolution recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all legal requirements to be recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. …
Read More »Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Announces Retirement
Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, was joined by President Joe Biden on Thursday as he announced his retirement from the United States Supreme Court in the White House’s Roosevelt Room. “I think he’s a model public servant in a time of great division in this country. Justice Breyer has been everything …
Read More »Biden Poised To Nominate First Black Woman To Supreme Court
Candice Norwood, Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden is poised to follow through on his campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, as reports emerged Wednesday that Justice Stephen Breyer was set to retire. Black women constitute just about 3 …
Read More »80+ Democrats Urge Pres. Biden to Deliver on Promise to Cancel Student Loan Debt
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y), and United States Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) led more than 80 Senate and House colleagues calling on the Biden administration to release the Department of Education’s (ED) …
Read More »US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Is Retiring
According to reporting from NBC News, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. The retirement will allow President Joe Biden to name a replacement to the nation’s highest court. During the 2020 campaign, Biden pledged to name an African American woman if he got the chance. “The two leading …
Read More »OSHA Withdraws Vaccine-Or-Test Requirement For Large Employers
The Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it would withdraw its vaccine-or-test requirement for large private employers after the United States Supreme Court dealt the Biden administration’s coronavirus strategy and the rule itself a decisive blow when it blocked its enforcement earlier this month. Effective Wednesday, the temporary standard – …
Read More »President Biden Names Thirteenth Round of Judicial Nominees
President Joe Biden has announced his thirteenth round of nominees for federal judicial positions and his first slate of nominations in 2022, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 83. The choices continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that …
Read More »Biden has nominated 8 Black women to appellate courts, laying groundwork to fulfill campaign promise
Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden could potentially double the number of Black women ever confirmed to federal appellate courts, a key stepping stone to the U.S. Supreme Court. As of Wednesday, with the selection of Arianna J. Freeman for the 3rd Circuit, the president has …
Read More »Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate For Federal Employees
A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the Biden Administration cannot enforce its vaccine mandate for federal employees, issuing an injunction that halts the requirement nationwide. Judge Jeffrey Brown found the president had no legal authority to require feds to get vaccinated, saying that while he has broad power over federal …
Read More »Voting Rights Bills Once Again Blocked By Republicans
Senate Republicans once again blocked a pair of voting rights bills in a Wednesday evening procedural vote, holding firm in their opposition to a top priority of President Joe Biden and prompting Democrats to take up filibuster reform – even without full party support. In an expected loss, Democrats failed to …
Read More »White House To Provide 400 Million N95 Masks To Americans
As the omicron variant surges and hospitals are pushed to capacity, the White House announced a new program Wednesday to give 400 million nonsurgical N95 masks to Americans free of charge. According to a White House official, Americans will be able to receive the masks at tens of thousands of …
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