USAToday.com Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) are urging Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky to maintain current restrictions on cruising amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We write today with significant concern about the prospect of premature resumption of cruise ship operations that could threaten public safety and increase the spread of the coronavirus,”Continue reading “Exclusive: Democratic lawmakers push CDC to enforce cruise restrictions as GOP bill aims to restart industry”
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Mask face-off: Rand Paul spars with Dr. Fauci at Senate hearing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) picked a fight with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday, accusing the infectious diseases expert and others who wear masks after being vaccinated against the coronavirus of doing so for “theater.” During a Senate hearing, Paul, an eye doctor, questioned recommendations from health specialists that people who have the vaccine should continueContinue reading “Mask face-off: Rand Paul spars with Dr. Fauci at Senate hearing”
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Capitol rioter who allegedly assaulted cops with fire extinguisher ID’d as Robert Scott Palmer
A US Capitol rioter who allegedly assaulted police with a fire extinguisher says President Biden wants to “vilify the patriots” who breached the building, according to a report that revealed his identity Friday. Robert Scott Palmer, 53, was allegedly captured on camera spraying officers at close range then throwing the emptied canister at them while wearing anContinue reading “Capitol rioter who allegedly assaulted cops with fire extinguisher ID’d as Robert Scott Palmer”
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Black History Facts: Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer, or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi. Over 700 mostly white volunteers joined African Americans in Mississippi to fight against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls. The movement was organized by civil rights organizations like the CongressContinue reading “Black History Facts: Freedom Summer”
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Black History Facts: Barbara C. Jordan
Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) rose to the national stage from Houston’s largely African American Fifth Ward, becoming a public defender of the U.S. Constitution and a leading presence in Democratic Party politics for two decades. She was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state senate and the first Black Texan in Congress.Continue reading “Black History Facts: Barbara C. Jordan”
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Senate passes budget resolution to fast-track Covid relief after ‘vote-a-rama’
The Senate early Friday passed a budget resolution that kicks off the special reconciliation process Democrats are using to pass a new round of Covid relief. The resolution passed in a 51-50 party-line vote just after 5:30 a.m. ET, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting one of her first two tie-breaking votes to help Democrats approveContinue reading “Senate passes budget resolution to fast-track Covid relief after ‘vote-a-rama’”
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