The rate of gun background checks in the United States—a rough correlator to how many guns are being sold here—shattered records in March, breaking four million checks for the second time in history and blowing past the earlier one-month record set in January. The FBI performed nearly 4.7 million background …
Read More »Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Includes $100 Billion To Close Digital Divide
President Joe Biden has proposed investing $100 billion in an effort to make high-speed internet available throughout the country and affordable for every American. Likening the investment to the 1936 Rural Electrification Act, which brought power to farms and country towns throughout the heartland as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s …
Read More »The Bidens Encourages Americans To Get Vaccinated In Easter Message
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden delivered a message of hope on Easter Sunday as they encouraged Americans to get vaccinated. From our family to yours, we wish you health, hope, joy, and peace. Happy Easter, everyone! pic.twitter.com/3NHPrbFCVt — President Biden (@POTUS) April 4, 2021 In a video …
Read More »Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wants To Ban Vaccine Passports
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Friday prohibiting vaccine passports. A vaccine passport is proof that you’ve tested negative for or been protected against certain infections, COVID-19 in this case. It can be digital, like a phone app, or physical, such as a small paper card. “Today …
Read More »U.S. adds 916,000 jobs in March; unemployment down to 6%
The U.S. economy added close to 920,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday in its monthly report. The report showed an addition of 916,000 jobs, beating many analysts’ expectations of about 850,000. As expected, the figures show a large number of American workers returning to the workforce. Even …
Read More »Pres. Biden Lays Out Infrastructure Plan: ‘A Once-In-A-Generation Investment In America’
President Joe Biden flew to Pittsburgh Wednesday to unveil his national infrastructure and climate plan. “Two years ago, I began my campaign here in Pittsburgh, saying I was running to rebuild the backbone of America,” Biden began. “And today, I return as your president to lay out the vision of …
Read More »A Look At President Biden’s First Judicial Nominees
President Biden today announced his intent to nominate 10 individuals to serve as Federal Circuit and District Court judges, and one individual to serve as a Superior Court Judge for the District of Columbia. The list released by the White House includes Black, Muslim, and Asian American Pacific Islander candidates …
Read More »Senate Confirms Shalanda Young To Be Deputy OMB Director
The Senate voted 63-37 to confirm Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday. Young was a professional staff member on the House Appropriations Committee for nine years and then served as the Democratic deputy director for the committee and then director. Lawmakers …
Read More »Schumer To Recommend Three Black Lawyers For US Attorney Offices In NY
Senator Chuck Schumer announced today that he will recommend three exceptional attorneys to serve as the United States Attorneys in the Southern, Eastern and Western District offices of New York. Schumer will forward the names of Damian Williams for the Southern District, Breon Peace for the Eastern District, and Trini …
Read More »President Biden To Nominate Lina Khan As FTC Commissioner
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Khan is an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, where she teaches and writes about antitrust law, infrastructure industries law, and the antimonopoly tradition. At 32, Khan would be the …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Said To Be Up For For D.C. Circuit Court Nomination
President Joe Biden is said to be preparing to nominate District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Merrick Garland on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The move could be a temporary stop for her on her way to helping Biden fulfill his campaign promise to choose a Black woman for a …
Read More »Deb Haaland Confirmed As First Native American Interior Secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland as President Joe Biden‘s Interior secretary. Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history. The vote was 51 to 40, with most Republicans voting against her after several called …
Read More »House Passes Bills To Expand Gun Background Checks
The House on Thursday approved a pair of bills that would expand and strengthen background checks for gun purchasers. In votes that fell largely along party lines, the House passed legislation that would require background checks for all gun buyers and extend the time given to the FBI to vet …
Read More »Biden Aims To Make All Adults Vaccine Eligible By May 1
President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address on Thursday night to announce that he is directing states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine no later than May 1. Biden began his address from the White House by honoring Americans’ “collective suffering” over the past year. …
Read More »Former President Jimmy Carter Comes Out Against Voter Restriction Bills In Georgia
Former President Jimmy Carter said in a letter on Tuesday that for years, Georgia has “established itself as a leader in providing voter access and taking steps to enhance election integrity.” However, he said, state legislators are working to “turn back the clock” through bills that would restrict voting access. …
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