House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will seek reelection as the Democrats face a challenging midterm election cycle later this year. “While we have made progress, much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives,” said Pelosi in an online video. “This election is crucial. Nothing less isContinue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pressing for a Senate vote on a legislative filibuster change to commemorate the anniversary of the January 6 riot on the capitol. Supporters of changing the 60-vote threshold required for most legislation to pass the Senate face hurdles because Democrats need total unity fromContinue Reading
President-elect Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some high profile executive orders, according to incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, in a memo to senior staff. On Wednesday, following his inauguration, Biden will end Trump’s restriction on immigration to the US from some Muslim-majority countries, manyContinue Reading
A rioter who was fatally shot Wednesday by U.S. Capitol Police as a protest descended into violence has been identified as a San Diego woman Ashli Babbitt. Babbitt, a 35-year-old Ocean Beach resident, was in Washington D.C. protesting President Trump’s loss in the 2020 election. Ahead of the organized rally,Continue Reading
Vice President Mike Pence announced just after 3:40 a.m. Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden had won the presidency after Congress completed the counting of the Electoral College votes. A protest became a violence riot at the Capitol Building, objecting to the election results. Lawmakers were escorted from the House andContinue Reading
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced legislation on Thursday to end no-knock warrants, a measure that appears to have bipartisan support as demand grows for police reform. Titled “Justice for Breonna Taylor Act,” the law would prohibit federal law enforcement from carrying out a warrant “until after the officer provides notice of hisContinue Reading
