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The Biden administration is backing legislation that aims to put a permanent stop to the harmful sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. On Tuesday, a hearing will see lawmakers engaging with experts on the proposed EQUAL Act (i.e. the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act). Ahead of that hearing, per a report […]
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. According to ABC News, the bipartisan legislation was approved Tuesday afternoon, just hours after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) announced he would drop his objection to the bill. The GOP lawmaker blocked a similar resolution in 2020, citing concerns over the measure’s cost. […]
Joe Biden will mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death by hosting his family at the White House. Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the meeting while speaking to reporters this week, but declined to provide details on what the administration had planned. “Well, I don’t have anything to preview yet in terms of the President’s schedule next week,” she said. […]
CNN reports the White House released the 2020 tax returns of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tax Day, a level of transparency that was abandoned throughout Donald Trump’s one-term in office. Joe and wife Jill Biden, who filed jointly, owed $157,414 in federal income tax after reporting an adjusted gross income of $607,336. They paid $162,063, […]
The Biden administration is restoring health care protections for transgender people. On Monday, per the Associated Press, President Biden announced that the Department of Health and Human Services had again affirmed that federal laws against sex discrimination also protected gay and transgender Americans. During the Trump era, notably, the previous administration had insisted on the […]
It’s a historic night for Joe Biden. The president is delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, which also marks the eve of his 100th day in office. Biden is expected to tout his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, his administration’s role in getting tens of millions of Americans vaccinated, and his plan […]
A New York Post reporter announced her resignation Tuesday, following swift criticism of an inaccurate story involving Vice President Kamala Harris. The article in question originally suggested that Harris’ picture book was being put into “welcome kits” for migrant children at a Long Beach, California shelter—a claim that ignited backlash among conservative lawmakers and political pundits; however, a Long Beach […]
Back in March, President Biden announced that he had directed states and regions in the U.S. to make all adults vaccine-eligible by the beginning of May. Now, that pivotal date is being moved up nearly two weeks. On Tuesday, the Associated Press cited an anonymous White House official as having confirmed that Biden would soon announce […]
Though the behavior of some may suggest otherwise, masks are indeed still strongly advised as an easily wearable accessory amid the still-in-progress pandemic era. To bolster involvement in the ongoing process of improving mask design and comfortability, the Biden administration has announced a $500,000 contest in which inventors are asked to contribute their own designs for effective […]
President Joe Biden’s dog, Major, has been on quite a tear lately leading to a few biting incidents. On Tuesday, a White House spokesperson confirmed to TMZ that Major bit someone while he was out on a walk. “Major is still adjusting to his new surroundings and he nipped someone while on a walk,” the […]
