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Kendall Tietz Democrats in the House of Representatives voted down an amendment Wednesday that would have blocked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from using funds from the bill to promote Critical Race Theory, the House Judiciary GOP said on Twitter. The proposed amendment by Republican…
Read More Dems Vote Down Chip Roy Amendment To Prevent FTC From Using Funds To Promote CRT
Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott will step down after more than 29 years with Customs and Border Protection, he announced Wednesday. Scott will remain in his position for around 60 days as the agency transitions, he said in a private Facebook post. A spokesperson for…
Read More Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott To Step Down After 29 Years Of Service
Sebastian Hughes The GOP-controlled Michigan state Senate released a report Wednesday that found no evidence of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The state Senate Oversight Committee, who released the report, wrote that its “clear finding is that citizens should be confident the results represent the…
Read More No Evidence Of Fraud In Michigan’s GOP-Controlled Senate 2020 Election Report
In 2019 former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly wrote a bestselling book about then-President Donald Trump. In explaining why he delved into the mind of the real estate magnate-turned-president, O’Reilly wrote that he wanted to get to the truth, the place where “the Trump myth…
Read More Bill O’Reilly Explains Why He Wants To Set The Trump Record Straight
Andrew Trunsky Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and former President Barack Obama’s labor secretary, launched a bid to run for governor in Maryland Wednesday. “I’ll fight for Maryland communities and families,” Perez said. “For good jobs, affordable health care, racial equity,…
Read More Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Reportedly Preparing To Run For Governor In Maryland
Harry Wilmerding Morgan Stanley announced it would not let unvaccinated employees or clients into its office buildings, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. “Starting July 12 all employees, contingent workforce, clients and visitors will be required to attest to being fully vaccinated to access Morgan Stanley…
Read More Morgan Stanley Bans Non-Vaccinated Clients And Employees From Offices
Kendall Tietz About half of Democrats want the U.S. to show more support for Palestinians, according to a poll by the Associated Press and the NORC at the University of Chicago. The poll reflects a difference in opinion among American attitudes in both parties toward…
Read More Democrats Split On Whether Palestinians Need More US Support, Poll Finds
Sebastian Hughes Some progressives angered by the For the People Act being filibustered in the Senate, and what they see as an insufficient push by President Joe Biden to get the bill passed, have threatened to withhold their votes on any infrastructure legislation, according to CNN. “I…
Read More Progressives Threaten Infrastructure After Voting Rights Bill Dies In The Senate
Representatives Gus Bilirakis, R-FL, and Suzan DelBene, D-WA, have introduced the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, legislation that would guarantee Medicare beneficiaries access to cutting-edge medical innovation by expediting the coverage determination process and improving the availability of breakthrough devices for patients. Currently,…
Read More Bilirakis and DelBene Bill Promises Seniors Access To Breakthrough Medical Products
Andrew Trunsky India Walton, a political newcomer, and socialist community activist, stunned Buffalo’s four-term incumbent mayor in the city’s Democratic primary Tuesday. Walton, who ran with the support of the Democratic Socialists of America, was leading Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown by seven points with all in-person ballots…
Read More A Socialist Is On Track To Be Buffalo’s Next Mayor After Defeating Democratic Incumbent