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Republican and Democratic congressional leaders finally struck a deal on a long-awaited $900 billion relief package on Sunday, following a months-long stalemate after passing the CARES Act back in March. According to the New York Times, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor. “We can finally report what our nation […]
There’s bad news for anyone out there who thought Joe Biden‘s presidential victory would usher in an era of normalcy and bipartisan compromise. A new poll from the Washington Post found that most Republican lawmakers are taking after the GOP’s de facto head in refusing to acknowledge the results of the presidential election. The Post surveyed […]
Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed the “Democrat tyrannical control” in Washington, D.C., for apparently forcing her to work out in her hotel room. Greene took to Twitter, where she shared a video of her exercise regimen on Friday. She claimed that gyms and small businesses had been shuttered in D.C.: “I work out everyday in a […]
Following Joe Biden‘s win on Saturday, the president-elect gave his victory speech that night, where he promised several sweeping changes to take place during his first days in office. Most immediately, the president-elect will tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and establish a coronavirus task force on Monday. The Washington Post reports that the task force will be co-chaired […]
Amy McGrath has pulled out all the stops to try and oust Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The army veteran and current member of the US House has run a campaign as a right-wing Democrat, hoping to suck up dissatisfied voters who still might find it hard to shake their dislike of the Democratic Party. […]
The Motion Picture Association, Directors Guild of America, and NATO have joined forces with dozens of Hollywood’s leading filmmakers in a letter asking Congress to provide aid for the movie theater industry, which they warn “may not survive the impact of COVID-19,” Deadline reports. Seth Rogen, Lee Daniels, James Cameron, Sofia Coppola, Barry Jenkins, Patty […]
The House is preparing to vote on a measure that aims to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, reports Politico. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) announced the news in an email Friday stating congressional lawmakers are expected to vote on the The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act—aka the MORE Act—sometime next month. The bill would remove cannabis from from the […]
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took to Twitter following the death of Georgia Rep. John Lewis to share his thoughts and a photo of the two lawmakers together. “It was an honor to know & be blessed with the opportunity to serve in Congress with John Lewis a genuine & historic American hero. May the Lord […]
According to multiple reports, Georgia Representative and Civil Rights icon John Lewis died on Friday. He passed away with in hospice care at the age of 80. In December 2019, the congressman revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – […]
Donald Trump‘s desperation was, yet again, on full display as his national polling numbers continue to slide. The president appeared at the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday to announce his new executive order to impose sanctions on China. But it wasn’t long before Trump went into full rally mode, and began launching attack after attack on his Democratic […]
