oe Biden toed the line between doubting the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine while suggesting that President Trump is rushing the process to release a vaccine before the election."I trust vaccines. I trust scientists. But I don't trust Donald Trump," the Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president said in a press conference on Wednesday. "At this moment, the American people can't either."He called on the Trump administration to assure that politics will not play any role in the vaccine process, to release what scientific criteria will be used to ensure a vaccine meets...…oe Biden toed the line between doubting the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine while suggesting that President Trump is rushing the process to release a vaccine before the election."I trust vaccines. I trust scientists. But I don't trust Donald Trump," the Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president said in a press conference on Wednesday. "At this moment, the American people can't either."He called on the Trump administration to assure that politics will not play any role in the vaccine process, to release what scientific criteria will be used to ensure a vaccine meets...WW…

irebrand right-wing Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar reportedly plan to start an "America First Caucus" in the House that asserts the United States is "strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.""History has shown that societal trust and political unity are threatened when foreign citizens are imported en-masse into a country, particularly without institutional support for assimilation and an expansive welfare state to bail them out should they fail to contribute positively to the country," says the draft policy obtained...…irebrand right-wing Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar reportedly plan to start an "America First Caucus" in the House that asserts the United States is "strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.""History has shown that societal trust and political unity are threatened when foreign citizens are imported en-masse into a country, particularly without institutional support for assimilation and an expansive welfare state to bail them out should they fail to contribute positively to the country," says the draft policy obtained...WW…

U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another was injured on Friday after a suspect rammed his car into a barricade outside the building and jumped out wielding a knife before being shot dead.Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman confirmed during a press briefing on Friday that one officer died of his injuries. Another officer was injured during the incident and is in the hospital.At 5 p.m. local time, the USCP the other officer who was struck by the vehicle "is in stable and non-threatening condition."The officer who died was as William "Billy" Evans, a member of the Capitol...…U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another was injured on Friday after a suspect rammed his car into a barricade outside the building and jumped out wielding a knife before being shot dead.Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman confirmed during a press briefing on Friday that one officer died of his injuries. Another officer was injured during the incident and is in the hospital.At 5 p.m. local time, the USCP the other officer who was struck by the vehicle "is in stable and non-threatening condition."The officer who died was as William "Billy" Evans, a member of the Capitol...WW…

ep. Matt Gaetz possesses text message screenshots, an email, and a typed document that purportedly support his claims that a into his relationship with a 17-year-old is related to an extortion scheme against him.On Tuesday, the reported that the Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid her to travel with him. Gaetz has called the report "totally false." Gaetz told that his lawyers told him that he "was not a target but a subject of an investigation regarding sexual conduct with women."The Florida Republican countered the report...…ep. Matt Gaetz possesses text message screenshots, an email, and a typed document that purportedly support his claims that a into his relationship with a 17-year-old is related to an extortion scheme against him.On Tuesday, the reported that the Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid her to travel with him. Gaetz has called the report "totally false." Gaetz told that his lawyers told him that he "was not a target but a subject of an investigation regarding sexual conduct with women."The Florida Republican countered the report...WW…

epublican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is all for improving election administration procedures across the country and protecting the right to vote. But he rejects arguments that the massive election overhaul of H.R. 1 is the voting rights bastion Democrats make it out to be.Many provisions in H.R. 1, also called the For the People Act, are “not about protecting any fundamental rights,” LaRose told the Washington Examiner in an interview. Instead, Democrats are “just micromanaging certain tactics and techniques for how elections are to be run.”The bill passed the House without any...…epublican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is all for improving election administration procedures across the country and protecting the right to vote. But he rejects arguments that the massive election overhaul of H.R. 1 is the voting rights bastion Democrats make it out to be.Many provisions in H.R. 1, also called the For the People Act, are “not about protecting any fundamental rights,” LaRose told the Washington Examiner in an interview. Instead, Democrats are “just micromanaging certain tactics and techniques for how elections are to be run.”The bill passed the House without any...WW…

ouse Democrats passed a massive labor law reform bill this week that has the support of President Biden and top labor groups: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act.The bill previously passed the House in 2020, but the then-Republican-controlled Senate did not take up the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a supporter of the bill, but unless Senate filibuster rules are changed, at least 10 Republicans would have to support the bill in order to send the legislation to Biden’s desk — a highly unlikely scenario.If enacted, the bill would drastically change the...…ouse Democrats passed a massive labor law reform bill this week that has the support of President Biden and top labor groups: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act.The bill previously passed the House in 2020, but the then-Republican-controlled Senate did not take up the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a supporter of the bill, but unless Senate filibuster rules are changed, at least 10 Republicans would have to support the bill in order to send the legislation to Biden’s desk — a highly unlikely scenario.If enacted, the bill would drastically change the...WW…

uring his campaign for Senate, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock refused to give a straight answer on whether he supported eliminating the filibuster.But now that he’s in office and on the side of a razor-thin majority, he’s lobbying his colleagues to support gutting the filibuster in order to pass Democrats’ sweeping election system overhaul bill."No Senate rules can take priority over the foundation of the democracy itself," Warnock CNN on Monday. "One person, one vote. We have to find a way to preserve that."The baptist pastor took his advocacy for circumventing the filibuster all...…uring his campaign for Senate, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock refused to give a straight answer on whether he supported eliminating the filibuster.But now that he’s in office and on the side of a razor-thin majority, he’s lobbying his colleagues to support gutting the filibuster in order to pass Democrats’ sweeping election system overhaul bill."No Senate rules can take priority over the foundation of the democracy itself," Warnock CNN on Monday. "One person, one vote. We have to find a way to preserve that."The baptist pastor took his advocacy for circumventing the filibuster all...WW…

Closehe House passed the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, despite sharp opposition from Republicans over provisions relating to transgender people participating in women's sports, hormone treatments for minors, and abortion.The bill, passed 224-206, would expand on that the Civil Rights Act bans employment discrimination based on sexual or gender identity. A version of the Equality Act passed the House in the last Congress, but the Republican-controlled Senate never brought it up for a vote.Senate...…Closehe House passed the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, despite sharp opposition from Republicans over provisions relating to transgender people participating in women's sports, hormone treatments for minors, and abortion.The bill, passed 224-206, would expand on that the Civil Rights Act bans employment discrimination based on sexual or gender identity. A version of the Equality Act passed the House in the last Congress, but the Republican-controlled Senate never brought it up for a vote.Senate...WW…

Closeen. Joe Manchin announced that he will vote against Neera Tanden's confirmation to be President Biden's budget director in a major blow to one of the most controversial Biden Cabinet nominations.“I have carefully reviewed Neera Tanden’s public statements and tweets that were personally directed towards my colleagues on both sides of the aisle from Senator Sanders to Senator McConnell and others," the West Virginia Democrat said in a statement Friday. "I believe her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members...…Closeen. Joe Manchin announced that he will vote against Neera Tanden's confirmation to be President Biden's budget director in a major blow to one of the most controversial Biden Cabinet nominations.“I have carefully reviewed Neera Tanden’s public statements and tweets that were personally directed towards my colleagues on both sides of the aisle from Senator Sanders to Senator McConnell and others," the West Virginia Democrat said in a statement Friday. "I believe her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members...WW…

ne of Joe Biden's recent favorite campaign lines is to knock President Trump for not warning the public about the coronavirus pandemic earlier in his State of the Union speech this year.Trump, however, did address the coronavirus pandemic in his State of the Union speech in early January of this year."Imagine if he had, just maybe, on the State of the Union that year, spoke up and said, 'We got a problem, we can handle it. Here’s what we got to do,'" the Democrat said Friday in a .On Thursday night, Biden made a similar claim in a CNN . "Imagine if he at the State of the Union stood up and...…ne of Joe Biden's recent favorite campaign lines is to knock President Trump for not warning the public about the coronavirus pandemic earlier in his State of the Union speech this year.Trump, however, did address the coronavirus pandemic in his State of the Union speech in early January of this year."Imagine if he had, just maybe, on the State of the Union that year, spoke up and said, 'We got a problem, we can handle it. Here’s what we got to do,'" the Democrat said Friday in a .On Thursday night, Biden made a similar claim in a CNN . "Imagine if he at the State of the Union stood up and...WW…