A Tennessee legislator praised the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 agreement that stated slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person. On Tuesday, Republican State Representative Justin Lafferty argued on the state House floor that the Three-Fifths Compromise was used to end racism, which is not true. Lafferty gave his …
Read More »House Panel Advances Reparations Bill In 25-17 Vote
A House of Representatives panel has moved to advance a slavery reparations bill. It’s been a long time coming, and Black people have been tired of waiting to receive reparations for the 400 plus years of oppression done onto us by the U.S. government, as well as other governments of …
Read More »Joe Biden Urges Congress To Pass Stonger Gun Control Laws
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 …
Read More »House Set To Pass $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Joe Biden Expected To Sign This Week
The House of Representatives is set to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Joe Biden is expected to sign it this week. We have to wait on the Senate, who will decide on the billās approval this Saturday. Right now, the bill is on track to be passed by …
Read More »The House Has Voted To Remove GOP Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Of Her Committee Assignments
The House of Representatives has voted to strip GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments. On Thursday, the House voted to take away Greene’s committee assignments as a direct response to Greene’s continuous spreading of false information and conspiracy theories, including the shamed QAnon movement. CNBC reports the …
Read More »House Democrats Elect To Keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi As Leader And Nominee For Next Year’s Speaker
It was a big win for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. House Democrats elected her to remain as their leader and nominated her for speaker. The vote shows their confidence in her to unite a divided caucus regardless of the losses it took in this monthās election that emboldened congressional Republicans, …
Read More »QAnon Supporter Lauren Boebert Won Colorado House Race
Things are changing quickly as results from the polls continue to come in. Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, 33, won a house seat for Colorado’s Third Congressional District. Boebert, who ran against Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush, won 51 percent of the vote. Boebert is known for supporting the QAnon conspiracy theory. …
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