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 »Senate Report Reveals Security Breakdowns During Capitol Attack
A new Senate intelligence report released Tuesday looks into the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol reveals serious security breakdowns that day. The intelligence probe is the most detailed account of the riot so far. The report lists brain injuries, chemical burns, and broken bones among the injuries …
Read More »Vice Pres. Harris To Lead Administration’s Efforts On Voting Rights
President Joe Biden said this week that Vice President Kamala Harris would be taking point on voting rights for his administration. The move, announced during remarks at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Okla., to recognize the 100th anniversary of the city’s race massacre, puts into Harris’ portfolio a policy …
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 »Senator Chris Murphy Reintroduces Background Check Expansion Act To Reduce Gun Violence
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led 45 senators, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), on Tuesday in reintroducing the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to all gun sales. Under current federal law, unlicensed or private sellers …
Read More »House Passes Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill, Senate Fate Uncertain
The House passed President Biden‘s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday morning almost entirely along partisan lines. The bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, passed 219-212. No Republicans voted for it, and two Democrats voted against it: Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Rep. Jared Golden of Maine. The bill now …
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