Monday afternoon, lawmakers gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to pay respects to the late Representative John Lewis. Lewis, a civil rights icon, had a long and storied career as a congressman from Georgia. He was the first black lawmaker to lie in state in the Rotunda. His colleague, the late …
Read MoreIn Washington DC, a battle over the future of unemployment benefits continues. While Democrats want the existing $600 extra per week to continue through January, Republicans have had enough of spending money on the poorest taxpayers. As such, Senate Republicans have proposed a cut to only a third of those …
Read MoreThis morning, news broke that President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19. O’Brien is the highest-ranking cabinet member to be diagnosed with the respiratory illness. There have not been any reports of how recently O’Brien last spoke with the president in person. Their last public …
Read MoreMany fights have broken out in the past over masks. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Walmart and Home Depot have both seen several squabbles. Fights Breaking Out in Stores Over Wearing Masks Just about every day a new story appears about how a customer got into an …
Read MoreFront Lines of Portland Protests Joined by a “Wall of Vets,”; and Judge Rules that Federal Agents are Allowed to Hide Identity. ‘Wall of Vets’ Joins Portland Protests Last week, federal officers in Portland, Oregon brutally struck a Navy veteran. This was after he approached them to ask a question. …
Read MoreIn Texas, California and Florida, COVID-19 cases and deaths are soaring above the national average. As a result, Dr. Deborah Birx has issued a dire warning. “What we have right now are essentially three New Yorks with these three major states,” Dr. Birx, the White House coronavirus coordinator, told reporters. …
Read MoreWhile the president is scrambling to brand peaceful protesters as anarchists, the real chaos in Washington DC continues. There, Republicans in Congress are struggling to come to an agreement with the White House over another COVID relief bill. The major point of contention: unemployment benefits. Some Republicans have slammed unemployment …
Read MoreThe US and China have seen rising tensions between the two countries since the beginning of the year. While the two slowly became major trade partners over the last 20 years, they’re beginning to feel the fault lines growing. The US has accused China of widespread corporate espionage, as well …
Read MoreThe school attended by Barron Trump, Trump’s youngest son, will not fully reopen in September. This is because of concerns of the coronavirus outbreak, despite the Trump administration insisting that students be in the classrooms. Barron Trump’s School Will Not Fully Reopen Over Coronavirus Concerns St. Andrew’s Episcopal School sent …
Read MoreMedical Experts Urge for the US to Shut Down and Start Over, and Disney Pushes Avatar Sequel Back By a Year. Medical Experts Urge for the US to Shut Down and Start Over More than 150 scientists, medical experts, nurses, and teachers have now signed a letter urging for the …
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