As previously reported, the Biden administration on Tuesday conceded it would narrowly miss its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to 70 percent of US adults by July 4. “We think it’ll take a few extra weeks to get to 70 percent of all adults …
Read More »U.S. on track to miss President Biden’s July 4 vaccination goals
The United States appears unlikely to reach President Joe Biden‘s vaccination goals as a more contagious COVID-19 variant has led to rising case numbers in some parts of the country. With two weeks left to meet Biden’s goal of 70% of American adults with at least one vaccine dose and …
Read More »President Biden Announces Family Dog Champ Has Died
President Joe Biden‘s eldest dog, Champ, has died at age 13. The president first confirmed the news of Champ’s death in a statement on Twitter Saturday, saying the family’s “hearts are heavy” over the loss of their beloved four-legged friend. Champ, Biden said, had “passed away peacefully at home.” In his …
Read More »President Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill to recognize Juneteenth — the celebration to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the United States — as a federal holiday. “Juneteenth marks both a long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and the promise of a brighter morning to come,” …
Read More »Nearly A Dozen GOP Senators Sign On To Latest Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal
Nearly a dozen GOP Senators have joined Democrats in the chamber to support a fledgling bipartisan compromise to spend hundreds of billions on repairing and upgrading various infrastructure across the United States. Eleven GOP Senators signed onto the framework of a deal to support a $1 trillion package that targets …
Read More »President Biden Announces 4th Slate of Judicial Nominations
As he continues to move at a historic pace with respect to his judicial nominations, President Biden is announcing five new candidates for the federal bench and two new candidates for District of Columbia courts. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts …
Read More »Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces ‘Fire Fauci Act’
House Republicans, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, introduced the ‘Fire Fauci Act’ on Tuesday. The legislation would remove Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would reduce Fauci’s salary to zero dollars …
Read More »Lina Khan Named Chair Of FTC By President Biden
The Senate confirmed Columbia Law professor Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a 69 to 28 vote on Tuesday before she was named chair of the body by President Joe Biden. Khan has been a fierce critic of Amazon and other tech giants dominating multiple markets. She will …
Read More »Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals
The Senate on Monday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as President Joe Biden‘s first appointee to the federal appellate court bench, replacing now-Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Senate voted 53-44 to confirm Jackson to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, seen as the most influential panel in …
Read More »Pentagon Redirects $2.2B In Border Wall Spending To Military Projects
On Friday, the Biden administration announced plans to redirect $2.2 billion in funds previously set aside for border wall construction to pay for dozens of Defense Department projects. The announcement comes nearly five months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for border wall construction to halt. The …
Read More »Bipartisan Group Announces Infrastructure Proposal Agreement
A group of bipartisan lawmakers tapped by President Joe Biden announced Thursday that they had reached an infrastructure deal to present to Congress. The group of 10 Democrats and Republicans said they had reached an agreement on a “realistic, compromise framework to modernize our nation’s infrastructure and energy technologies” and …
Read More »Val Demings Launches Campaign For U.S. Senate Against Marco Rubio
With the theme “Never Tire,” Florida Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings on Wednesday formally launched her campaign to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022. The announcement was not a surprise: Demings last month said to “stay tuned” amid reports that she would run for Senate. She made the announcement …
Read More »Senate Confirms Biden’s 1st Judicial Nominees To Federal Bench
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s first judicial nominee, Julien Xavier Neals, to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, as the Democratic-led senate looks to advance the president’s push to reshape the federal bench. The final vote was 66-33. A simple majority was needed. …
Read More »House Judiciary Dems urge DOJ to reverse decision on Trump case
A day after the Justice Department said it would continue to try to defend former President Donald Trump in a defamation case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, Democrats of the House judiciary committee called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to reverse the decision. “Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced …
Read More »DOJ To End Practice Of Seizing Reporters’ Records During Leak Investigations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it would no longer seize reporters’ records during leak investigations. A policy shift of a practice that news organizations have condemned for years. It also comes after a report that federal prosecutors aggressively sought communication data from reporters in an effort to identify their …
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