by - 04/25/21 11:00 AM ET✕Democratic states are moving to expand the voting rights of felons as the GOP seeks to tighten voting rules following a spate of losses in the 2020 election.New York, Washington and Virginia have all recently taken legislative or executive action ensuring previously incarcerated men and women will have easier access to the ballot box.Advocates have argued that most people who are affected by felony disenfranchisement come from communities of color.“The history of this is very much connected to Jim Crow and racism. And sadly, our nation has deep and long...…by - 04/25/21 11:00 AM ET✕Democratic states are moving to expand the voting rights of felons as the GOP seeks to tighten voting rules following a spate of losses in the 2020 election.New York, Washington and Virginia have all recently taken legislative or executive action ensuring previously incarcerated men and women will have easier access to the ballot box.Advocates have argued that most people who are affected by felony disenfranchisement come from communities of color.“The history of this is very much connected to Jim Crow and racism. And sadly, our nation has deep and long...WW…

by - 04/23/21 4:41 PM ET✕Rice was shot by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann after officers responded to a report of a man playing with a gun. The caller noted that the person was likely a juvenile, and that the gun was probably fake.Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge represented the district where Rice’s family lives.“This case deserves to be presented to a grand jury without the agenda of exonerating the officers,” they wrote.The Hill has reached out to the DOJ and White House for comment.✕✕× Close Ad…by - 04/23/21 4:41 PM ET✕Rice was shot by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann after officers responded to a report of a man playing with a gun. The caller noted that the person was likely a juvenile, and that the gun was probably fake.Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge represented the district where Rice’s family lives.“This case deserves to be presented to a grand jury without the agenda of exonerating the officers,” they wrote.The Hill has reached out to the DOJ and White House for comment.✕✕× Close AdWW…

by - 04/21/21 8:46 AM ET✕In , Ducey blasted President Biden’s handling of the surge, saying the administration was “totally divorced from reality.”“I said last month that the Biden administration is totally divorced from reality,” Ducey said. “Now, at times it seems like they fully understand the reality and they’re putting their heads in the sand and trying to ignore it anyway.”Arizona isn’t the first state to send the National Guard to the border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sent troops to the border in , though he didn’t declare a state of emergency.Biden ended that emergency order...…by - 04/21/21 8:46 AM ET✕In , Ducey blasted President Biden’s handling of the surge, saying the administration was “totally divorced from reality.”“I said last month that the Biden administration is totally divorced from reality,” Ducey said. “Now, at times it seems like they fully understand the reality and they’re putting their heads in the sand and trying to ignore it anyway.”Arizona isn’t the first state to send the National Guard to the border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sent troops to the border in , though he didn’t declare a state of emergency.Biden ended that emergency order...WW…

by - 04/16/21 8:27 AM ET✕The footage raised questions as to whether Toledo actually had a gun in his hand before he was shot, as police have claimed. A gun is not clearly visible in Toledo’s hand in the video that was released.In an appearance on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” Catanzara said that the officer’s actions were “100 percent justified.”“I started my dissertation by saying it is 100 percent justified. That officer’s actions were actually heroic,” he said. “There’s a very good reason he only shot once. Like I said, he could have been shot multiple times but the officer...…by - 04/16/21 8:27 AM ET✕The footage raised questions as to whether Toledo actually had a gun in his hand before he was shot, as police have claimed. A gun is not clearly visible in Toledo’s hand in the video that was released.In an appearance on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” Catanzara said that the officer’s actions were “100 percent justified.”“I started my dissertation by saying it is 100 percent justified. That officer’s actions were actually heroic,” he said. “There’s a very good reason he only shot once. Like I said, he could have been shot multiple times but the officer...WW…

by - 04/16/21 2:48 PM ET✕Jones said he was ““Who will adjudicate cases that will protect and preserve voting rights and that will respect the will of Congress, frankly,” he said.BREAKING — “There’s no question that Justice Breyer, for whom I have great respect, should retire at the end of this term. My goodness: have we not learned our lesson?”Dem Jones, who just introduced a court expansion bill, tells me/ BREYER should retire— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey)✕✕× Close Ad…by - 04/16/21 2:48 PM ET✕Jones said he was ““Who will adjudicate cases that will protect and preserve voting rights and that will respect the will of Congress, frankly,” he said.BREAKING — “There’s no question that Justice Breyer, for whom I have great respect, should retire at the end of this term. My goodness: have we not learned our lesson?”Dem Jones, who just introduced a court expansion bill, tells me/ BREYER should retire— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey)✕✕× Close AdWW…

by - 04/13/21 7:23 PM ET✕ The Congressional Black Caucus Fam’s first visit to the White House in four long years.— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker)Among the caucus’ priorities are the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which the House passed in the beginning of March but still faces an uphill battle in the Senate, and addressing equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution to communities of color.✕✕× Close Ad…by - 04/13/21 7:23 PM ET✕ The Congressional Black Caucus Fam’s first visit to the White House in four long years.— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker)Among the caucus’ priorities are the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which the House passed in the beginning of March but still faces an uphill battle in the Senate, and addressing equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution to communities of color.✕✕× Close AdWW…

by - 04/09/21 10:38 AM ET✕The newspaper notes that while it is not illegal to recruit a third-party candidate to run for office to draw votes away from another candidate, it is illegal to pay “ghost” candidates to run in this way. It is unclear based on the Times’s report if money was discussed to pay Iannotti to run. ✕✕× Close Ad…by - 04/09/21 10:38 AM ET✕The newspaper notes that while it is not illegal to recruit a third-party candidate to run for office to draw votes away from another candidate, it is illegal to pay “ghost” candidates to run in this way. It is unclear based on the Times’s report if money was discussed to pay Iannotti to run. ✕✕× Close AdWW…

by - 04/09/21 8:19 AM ET✕The suit was in a Texas federal court by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on behalf of nine plaintiffs who say they were blocked from his @KenPaxtonTX account after criticizing him.The suit argues that Paxton uses the @KenPaxtonTX account often to announce and defend policies and legal challenges brought by his office, and tweets from it often in an official capacity.Ruffier tweeted that Paxton should “wear a mask nerd” in response to a photo of Paxton with another person at the...…by - 04/09/21 8:19 AM ET✕The suit was in a Texas federal court by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on behalf of nine plaintiffs who say they were blocked from his @KenPaxtonTX account after criticizing him.The suit argues that Paxton uses the @KenPaxtonTX account often to announce and defend policies and legal challenges brought by his office, and tweets from it often in an official capacity.Ruffier tweeted that Paxton should “wear a mask nerd” in response to a photo of Paxton with another person at the...WW…

by - 04/08/21 4:26 PM ET✕The billboard features a photo of Gaetz’s face with the caption “Matt Gaetz wants to ‘date’ your child.”Hello, any thoughts on the billboard? Reporters are trying to reach you for your comments…— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated)The newspaper later reported allegations that he and Joel Greenberg, a Florida tax collector and ally of Gaetz, had paid multiple women who were recruited online for sex. Greenberg is to strike a plea deal for charges which include sex trafficking a child.Gaetz has rigorously denied the allegations against him, and has alleged that he and his...…by - 04/08/21 4:26 PM ET✕The billboard features a photo of Gaetz’s face with the caption “Matt Gaetz wants to ‘date’ your child.”Hello, any thoughts on the billboard? Reporters are trying to reach you for your comments…— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated)The newspaper later reported allegations that he and Joel Greenberg, a Florida tax collector and ally of Gaetz, had paid multiple women who were recruited online for sex. Greenberg is to strike a plea deal for charges which include sex trafficking a child.Gaetz has rigorously denied the allegations against him, and has alleged that he and his...WW…

by - 10/23/21 9:03 AM ET✕Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says he is considering imposing a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus if case numbers continue to rise, The Associated Press . In a meeting with state-level leaders on Friday, Schallenberg said the country would limit entrance into businesses to those who are vaccinated if the number of COVID patients in intensive care reaches is 25 percent of the country’s total ICU capacity, which is 500.Unvaccinated residents would only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons if the number...…by - 10/23/21 9:03 AM ET✕Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says he is considering imposing a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus if case numbers continue to rise, The Associated Press . In a meeting with state-level leaders on Friday, Schallenberg said the country would limit entrance into businesses to those who are vaccinated if the number of COVID patients in intensive care reaches is 25 percent of the country’s total ICU capacity, which is 500.Unvaccinated residents would only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons if the number...WW…