President Joe Biden has selected more minority and women judges than former President Donald Trump did in four years. Fifteen of his nineteen nominees are women, and eleven of the women are from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. “This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest …
Read More »Danielle Allen Is Running For Governor Of Massachusetts
Danielle Allen, a Harvard University professor, will launch a campaign on Tuesday to become governor of Massachusetts. “We are the first state to have abolished enslavement, and we should have gotten to a place where leadership is truly open to everybody a heck of a lot faster,” Allen said in …
Read More »Survey Shows That Pandemic Relief Checks Substantially Helped People
A Census Bureau survey shows that the two latest rounds of pandemic relief checks helped Americans buy food, pay bills, and reduced anxiety and depression during the pandemic. According to the Census Bureau survey, reports of food shortages were down by 42% in households with children from January through April. …
Read More »Only 658,000 Black Floridians Are Vaccinated; A Mere 7% Of Population
Out of the roughly 9 million people vaccinated for COVID-19 in Florida, Black people only account for 658,000. Governor Ron DeSantis administration officials and advocates are working to boost vaccination rates in Black communities around Florida. Larry Robinson, president of Florida A&M and Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement …
Read More »Federal Judge Cancels CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a nationwide moratorium on evictions that was implemented as the pandemic raged through the United States. In a 20-page order, a federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the legal authority to issue the eviction moratorium. …
Read More »Vaccine Hesitancy Among Lawmakers Slows Return To Normalcy; 75% Of House Members Have Been Vaccinated
While 75% of House members have been vaccinated, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that the House won’t return to normal until more members get vaccinated. Several Republicans have spoken out against the COVID-19 vaccine. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky says that he’s not getting the vaccine because he tested positive for …
Read More »Commission That Studies Supreme Court Wont Make Final Recommendations For Reform
The 36-member commission the White House created to study the United States Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform within the Court. “The Commission’s purpose is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an appraisal …
Read More »Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Trump’s Attempt To Overturn The Election Results
Former President Donald Trump’s phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is being investigated. During the phone call, Trump asked Raffensperger to find votes to overturn the election results. “All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than …
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