According to reporting by Politico, and later confirmed by ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington on January 6, 2021, minutes after a pipe bomb was discovered nearby. “She was there until she was evacuated,” said a White House official who …
Read More »White House Unveils Plan To Replace Every Lead Pipe In U.S.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced a White House initiative to eliminate lead from water pipes and homes in the next decade using billions in new funding allocated through the new bipartisan infrastructure law. “Here’s the truth, and it’s a hard truth: Millions of people in our country, many …
Read More »Harris Unveils Plan For Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled a White House plan to build 500,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, part of President Joe Biden’s goal of making the vehicles more accessible for both local and long-distance trips. Harris made the announcement during a ceremony at an …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Marks First-Ever Maternal Health Day Of Action
On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris marked the White House’s very first Maternal Health Week, delivering remarks and a call to action on the urgent crisis the nation faces. Harris used the occasion to highlight investments proposed in the Build Back Better Act, which would support safer pregnancies and childbirth …
Read More »Vice President Harris Announces $1.5 Billion Healthcare Investment For Underserved Communities
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration would be making a $1.5 billion investment to help grow and diversify the nation’s health care workforce, and bolster equitable health care in the communities that need it most during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the years to come. The funds, which come from …
Read More »President Biden Declared Healthy And ‘Fit’ For Presidency After Annual Exam
President Joe Biden received a clean bill of health from the White House doctor on Friday after undergoing a routine check-up during which his powers were briefly transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris. “The President remains a healthy, vigorous, 78-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris In Paris To Ease US-France Tensions
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Paris this week on a 4-day diplomatic tour to mend strained relations with France. The Deputy Commander-in-chief of America will be on a four-day tour and will arrive late Tuesday. According to reports from NPR, Harris will be delivering an address to the Paris …
Read More »President Biden commemorates 9/11 at three attack sites
President Joe Biden commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with visits to each of the three sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, honoring the victims of the assault. Biden began the day in New York, where he and first lady Jill Biden attended a ceremony at the …
Read More »House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which supporters say would reestablish critical sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that recent Supreme Court decisions have overturned. The vote was 219-212 among party lines, with not a single Republican voting for …
Read More »VP Harris Releases Strategy to Tackle Migration’s Root Causes
Since March, Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading the Administration’s diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. She has worked with bilateral, multilateral, and private sector partners, as well as civil society leaders, to help people from the region find hope …
Read More »Texas House Votes To Have Democrats Arrested And Returned To Texas
The Texas House wants Democratic lawmakers to return to Austin, Texas. The House voted on Tuesday to have law enforcement track down the Democratic leaders and return them to Texas in a 76-4 vote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) Out of the 67 …
Read More »Women Account For More Than Half Of White House Staff
According to a personnel report delivered to Congress last week, the White House under President Joe Biden is staffed by the most women and employees who are members of ethnic or racial minority groups of any administration in recorded history. “In alignment with the President’s commitment to diversity and pay …
Read More »DNC To Invest $25 Million In the ‘I Will Vote’ Initiative
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Thursday at Howard University that the Democratic National Committee(DNC) is investing $25 million into the “I Will Vote” initiative. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) I want to make clear that this is about all voters. It’s about …
Read More »Senate Republicans Block Voting Rights Legislation
Senate Republicans blocked major voting rights legislation in a key procedural vote on Tuesday evening, launching a filibuster of a top priority for Democrats after the party locked down full support for the bill. In a 50-50 vote, Democrats failed to clinch the 60 votes needed on a motion to …
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,” …
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