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 »President Biden Unveils New Efforts To Narrow Racial Wealth Gap
President Joe Biden announced new measures on Tuesday that his administration will take to help narrow the racial wealth gap in America. Biden announced the initiatives during his speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was there to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “I come here …
Read More »Biden Commemorates 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
President Joe Biden was in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Biden is the first sitting U.S. President to visit Tulsa and mark the anniversary of the tragic events that occurred 100 years ago. The president gave a very public acknowledgment …
Read More »Biden Honors Fallen Service Members On Memorial Day
Marking his first Memorial Day as Commander in Chief, President Joe Biden called on Americans to do their part in upholding the values of democracy in remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. “Remember their sacrifice, their valor and their grace,” Biden said in his remarks Monday. In calling democracy the “soul …
Read More »Biden, Harris Condemn Uptick In Antisemitic Attacks
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday condemned attacks on the Jewish community amid a rise in antisemitic attacks this month. “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad — it’s up to …
Read More »President Biden And Vice Pres. Harris Release Their 2020 Tax Returns
On Monday, President Joe Biden released his 2020 federal income tax return, continuing an almost uninterrupted tradition. With this release, the President has shared a total of 23 years of tax returns with the American public. The President and the First Lady Jill Biden filed their income tax return jointly …
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 »Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits; Vote-a-rama Begins
Senate Democrats struck a deal Friday evening to extend unemployment insurance in President Biden‘s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package after deliberating and halting other action for roughly nine hours. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) finally supported Democrat’s proposal for emergency jobless benefits after hesitating to support an earlier version. Democrats will now …
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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