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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The United States Supreme Court Tuesday denied an emergency request asking for a pause to the federal COVID-19 airline mask mandate. The mandate, put in place via executive order by President Joe Biden when he took office last January, was scheduled to expire Tuesday. However, it was extended through March …

On a late summer day in 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the National Mall before hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to march for freedom, justice, and equality.  On that day, Dr. King shared a dream that has continued to inspire a Nation:  To bring …

President Joe Biden on Friday announced his nomination of three Federal Reserve officials as he seeks to reshape the central bank amid bumpy economic recovery. Biden nominated Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as Vice-Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and nominated Lisa Cook …

On Friday, President Joe Biden announced a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 bridges across America over the next five years in the biggest investment of its kind since the creation of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. The funding will come from the $1 bipartisan infrastructure …

The Biden Administration is planning to distribute 10 million COVID-19 tests per month to schools around the country in a bid to keep them open amid the record-breaking surge in cases related to the Omicron variant. The White House will send out 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to perform individual …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pushed for congressional action, including changes to the filibuster, in order to pass voting rights legislation during their speeches at the Atlanta University Center Consortium on Tuesday afternoon. “Sadly, the United States Senate, designed to be the world’s greatest deliberative body, has …

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson officially announced Sunday morning he will run for re-election and seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, despite at one time promising only to serve two terms. Today, I am announcing I will continue to fight for freedom in the public realm by running for …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Speaking from Statuary Hall in the Capitol, where Trump supporters violently surged, President Biden said the US …

By Rebekah Allen, The Texas Tribune Jan. 4, 2022 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz predicted Republicans will impeach President Joe Biden as political payback if they win back the U.S. House this year in the midterm elections. “Yeah, I do think there’s a chance of that, whether it’s justified or not,” …

The Biden administration announced Monday it will allocate $1 billion to expand independent beef, pork and chicken processing in an effort to increase competition in the meatpacking industry and reduce costs for consumers. The White House said the plan also is aimed at boosting profits for livestock producers, who have …

President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. and its allies will “respond decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine, according to a White House statement on January 2. Biden “reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said …