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The quest for a minimum wage hike has hit another roadblock. According to the Washington Post, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour cannot be included in Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill. The decision marks a significant blow for Democrats who were hoping to […]
Donald Trump’s leading defense lawyer has left many Americans scratching their heads. During day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial, attorney Bruce Castor took the floor to give his opening statement and layout the defense’s argument. However, the former Pennsylvania attorney general failed to pull this off and instead delivered a 50-minute speech in which he clumsily rambled […]
Saturday Night Live capitalized on the recent excitement surrounding the election with a new skit depicting Georgia as a blue state. The “Blue Georgia” sketch features guest host John Krasinski and cast members in a small-town diner portraying the typically red state as one that instead has a penchant for Rachel Maddow, avocado toast, vegan meatloaf, […]
The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump will begin in a couple of weeks. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the news on the Senate floor Friday, just days after Trump officially left office. “… Both the House Managers and the defense will have a period of time to draft their legal briefs, just […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham has implored Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer not to hold an impeachment trial for Donald Trump once he’s exited office because it would “incite further division” and prolong the U.S.’s “healing.” The New York Post reports that Graham wrote in a letter to Schumer that he should hold a vote to reject the […]
The man who was photographed holding zip ties during Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot in the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in Tennessee, Buzzfeed News reports. The mysterious Trump supporter, who has been identified as Eric Gavelek Munchel, was seen wearing tactical gear in the above Getty Images photo and carrying zip ties in his hand as he leapt over a handrail inside the […]
A police officer is being hailed as a hero for diverting a pro-Trump mob away from the Senate chamber during Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building. CNN reporter Kristin Wilson identified Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman, who was spotted in video from Wednesday confronting a crowd of rioters after they first stormed the building. In […]
As if the panicked echoings of Trump‘s baseless 2020 presidential election-centered fraud claims from many Republicans haven’t made it clear enough, let’s say it again: Georgia really did it. They bagged two Democrats in their nationally anticipated Senate runoff elections, meaning the next four years for incoming POTUS Joe Biden’s team will go much smoother in terms of […]
Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in Georgia‘s extremely close and expensive Senate runoffs, according to the Associated Press. Rev. Warnock, a senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same church that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at, has made history with his election victory as he will become the state’s first Black senator. Warnock has previously said […]
Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect are still trying to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from being certified as the election victor. CNN reports that the lawmakers revealed Saturday that they oppose counting electoral votes next week when it’s anticipated that Congress will certify Biden’s win, even though there’s no valid proof of extensive voter fraud […]
