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On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed new legislation hoping to stem hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. “Hate can be given no safe harbor in America,” Biden, 78, said before signing the bill. “It can’t be dismissed like, ‘Oh, that’s just what happens.’ My sister Valerie and I …

Following the recent mass shootings across America, President Joe Biden announced a package of moves that seek to address gun violence. Biden sees the recent scourge of violence as a “blemish on the nation.” “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic,” Biden said in the Rose Garden to an …

A Texas congressional candidate is catching heat after saying she does not want Chinese immigrants in the United States. According to Yahoo! News, a former employee of Donald Trump‘s administration and Texas congressional candidate Sery Kim faces backlash after she made racist remarks about the Chinese community coming into the …

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed House Bill 1570. The bill banned transgender youth from receiving gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments. “I must veto House Bill 1570,” Hutchinson said. “I have signed the veto…today, and I have notified the sponsors as well as the leadership of the House and Senate …

A fourth stimulus check could be in our future as the idea gains more support from Congress. Since the pandemic started, Americans have only been given three COVID-19 relief payments as millions have been unemployed. Many Americans received their third check officially on March 17, but several Democrats have been …

Joe Biden wants tighter gun laws following the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. According to NBC News, Biden called on Congress this Thursday to tighten gun control laws after a mass shooter killed 10 people in a Boulder, Colorado grocery store. This incident occurred less than a week after a …

The House has passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill which is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill was passed on Wednesday and is one of the most extensive stimulus bills in American history. Under the new bill, unemployment is extended and makes more citizens eligible for …

The U.S. Capitol Police Chief is warning that intelligence has found that extremists could be planning an attack. Capitol Police plan to maintain the enhanced level of security around the Capitol for now, and at least through to President Biden‘s first official address to Congress. According to NBC News, acting …

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch, who had been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon, according to his spokeswoman. CNN reports that Lynch is described as asymptomatic and plans to isolate and vote by proxy in Congress over the coming week. “This afternoon U.S. Representative Stephen …

On Tuesday, Democrats in the House and the Senate reintroduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “No person in America can make it on $8, $10 or $12 an hour.” Many lawmakers do not support the increase, believing that increasing …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has requested that the Senate give Donald Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for his impeachment trial. McConnell’s proposal brings doubt to when Trump’s trial will begin following the Senate receiving the article of impeachment. He would like it to begin in mid-February, CNN …

Today is a celebratory day for Democrats. Three Democratic Senators have been sworn into office by Vice President Kamala Harris, giving control of the White House and Congress to the left-wing party for the first time in ten years. Senators Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both won Georgia’s Senate …

It’s nice to see a president working for the people. President-elect Joe Biden revealed a proposal that he will call on Congress to increase America’s federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. The current rate is $7.25 per hour and has not been raised since 2009, CNBC News reports. The …

The Office of Attending Physician released a statement on Sunday saying some Congress members were on lockdown in the same room with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “On Wednesday, January 6, many members of the House community were in protective isolation in a room located in a large …

On Monday, House Democrats will introduce articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. According to two aides close to the situation, lawmakers discussed removing Trump from office for his part in Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol. Democrats accuse him of inciting a riot that took place on his behalf. Over 150 …