ShareVice President-elect will resign from her U.S. position on Monday ahead of Inauguration Day, said her aides, according to .California Governor reportedly knew of the decision and had chosen current California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fulfill the remaining two years of Harris' term.A Democratic senator from California, Harris was sworn into the U.S. Senate in November 2016. A former attorney general of California, , introducing the Maternal CARE Act as well as bipartisan anti-lynching legislation and an election security bill."I was raised to not hear 'no,' let me be clear...…ShareVice President-elect will resign from her U.S. position on Monday ahead of Inauguration Day, said her aides, according to .California Governor reportedly knew of the decision and had chosen current California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fulfill the remaining two years of Harris' term.A Democratic senator from California, Harris was sworn into the U.S. Senate in November 2016. A former attorney general of California, , introducing the Maternal CARE Act as well as bipartisan anti-lynching legislation and an election security bill."I was raised to not hear 'no,' let me be clear...WW…

ShareSenator accused of encouraging "riots & violence" after Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called on protestors in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to get "more confrontational" if police officer isn't found guilty of murdering ."Democrats actively encouraging riots & violence," the Texas GOP lawmaker wrote Sunday morning in a response to the longtime California congresswoman's comments in Minnesota on Saturday night. "They want to tear us apart."Waters, a Black woman, traveled to Brooklyn Center to join crowds protesting for a seventh night after Duante Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, one...…ShareSenator accused of encouraging "riots & violence" after Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called on protestors in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to get "more confrontational" if police officer isn't found guilty of murdering ."Democrats actively encouraging riots & violence," the Texas GOP lawmaker wrote Sunday morning in a response to the longtime California congresswoman's comments in Minnesota on Saturday night. "They want to tear us apart."Waters, a Black woman, traveled to Brooklyn Center to join crowds protesting for a seventh night after Duante Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, one...WW…

ShareThe wife of Russian opposition leader said her concern for her husband's health was growing amid the second week of his self-imposed hunger strike."I have never seen the skin wrapped around the skull like this, but I know that he is not going to give up," Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wrote in an Instagram post, as translated by , after she visited her husband at a penal colony outside Moscow on Tuesday. "He writes funny posts on Instagram.... But after meeting with Alexei, I worry about him even more." for violating the terms of his probation while he was in Germany recovering from...…ShareThe wife of Russian opposition leader said her concern for her husband's health was growing amid the second week of his self-imposed hunger strike."I have never seen the skin wrapped around the skull like this, but I know that he is not going to give up," Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wrote in an Instagram post, as translated by , after she visited her husband at a penal colony outside Moscow on Tuesday. "He writes funny posts on Instagram.... But after meeting with Alexei, I worry about him even more." for violating the terms of his probation while he was in Germany recovering from...WW…

Share. GOP Representative Michael McCaul of Texas called for imposing sanctions against the military junta in Myanmar which has seized government power and is committing violence against the country's civil opposition movement."Let's sanction the military leaders," McCaul said when asked how the U.S. should intervene in Myanmar, if at all, in a new video produced by the civic media organization A Starting Point (ASP). "They would be denied access to bank accounts, access to any business that the United States and our allies do with Burma.… It would decrease their ability to make money and...…Share. GOP Representative Michael McCaul of Texas called for imposing sanctions against the military junta in Myanmar which has seized government power and is committing violence against the country's civil opposition movement."Let's sanction the military leaders," McCaul said when asked how the U.S. should intervene in Myanmar, if at all, in a new video produced by the civic media organization A Starting Point (ASP). "They would be denied access to bank accounts, access to any business that the United States and our allies do with Burma.… It would decrease their ability to make money and...WW…

ShareEncounters with terrorists at U.S. borders are "very uncommon," according to a statement released Wednesday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)."Our border security efforts are layered and include multiple levels of rigorous screening that allow us to detect and prevent people who post national security or public safety risks from entering the United States," CBP said in the statement provided to Newsweek.The agency's statement comes following claims made by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Fox News in which he said: "It's not just people from Mexico or Honduras...…ShareEncounters with terrorists at U.S. borders are "very uncommon," according to a statement released Wednesday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)."Our border security efforts are layered and include multiple levels of rigorous screening that allow us to detect and prevent people who post national security or public safety risks from entering the United States," CBP said in the statement provided to Newsweek.The agency's statement comes following claims made by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Fox News in which he said: "It's not just people from Mexico or Honduras...WW…

ShareComments about the weighing the "quality of votes" in elections from an Arizona Republican state lawmaker are "dangerous to democracy," according to Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX).In an interview with , Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills said: "Not everybody wants to vote, and if somebody is uninterested in voting, that probably means that they're totally uninformed on the issues. Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes, as well."Allred, a former voting rights lawyer, responded to Kavanagh's comments on on Friday. He said voting is...…ShareComments about the weighing the "quality of votes" in elections from an Arizona Republican state lawmaker are "dangerous to democracy," according to Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX).In an interview with , Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills said: "Not everybody wants to vote, and if somebody is uninterested in voting, that probably means that they're totally uninformed on the issues. Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes, as well."Allred, a former voting rights lawyer, responded to Kavanagh's comments on on Friday. He said voting is...WW…

ShareTensions escalated once again between Majority Leader and Republican Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday night.Host asked Schumer on 's whether could have done more early on to get Senate on board with President 's $1.9 trillion relief package, which Biden is expected to sign into law on Friday.In response, Schumer said, "We made a big mistake," referring to the $831 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was passed in 2009 during the Obama administration. Schumer blamed Collins, a member of bipartisan group of lawmakers who drafted the law, for Democrats having to concede...…ShareTensions escalated once again between Majority Leader and Republican Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday night.Host asked Schumer on 's whether could have done more early on to get Senate on board with President 's $1.9 trillion relief package, which Biden is expected to sign into law on Friday.In response, Schumer said, "We made a big mistake," referring to the $831 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was passed in 2009 during the Obama administration. Schumer blamed Collins, a member of bipartisan group of lawmakers who drafted the law, for Democrats having to concede...WW…

ShareAustin, Texas, is keeping a mask mandate in place despite Ts.Austin Chief Medical Officer Mark Escott announced Tuesday the state's fourth-largest city will remain in Stage 4, the second-highest risk level. That stage advises individuals to avoid nonessential travel and recommends that businesses operate up to 25 to 50 percent capacity, in addition to the wearing of face coverings.Escott announced the rules, which are required by a City Council ordinance that authorizes public health officials to implement a mask mandate, an Austin City Council spokesperson confirmed in an email to...…ShareAustin, Texas, is keeping a mask mandate in place despite Ts.Austin Chief Medical Officer Mark Escott announced Tuesday the state's fourth-largest city will remain in Stage 4, the second-highest risk level. That stage advises individuals to avoid nonessential travel and recommends that businesses operate up to 25 to 50 percent capacity, in addition to the wearing of face coverings.Escott announced the rules, which are required by a City Council ordinance that authorizes public health officials to implement a mask mandate, an Austin City Council spokesperson confirmed in an email to...WW…

ShareA thumbs-down gesture by a U.S. senator has ignited a debate about feminism.Senator Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) made a thumbs-down motion on Friday when she voted against a provision in President 's COVID-19 relief package that would have incrementally raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.Sinema's action who saw the gesture as flippant or an expression of joy in reaction to knocking down the wage hike. Her thumbs-down angered other and progressives, who have championed that a minimum amendment would "Commentary about a female senator's body language, clothing, or physical...…ShareA thumbs-down gesture by a U.S. senator has ignited a debate about feminism.Senator Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) made a thumbs-down motion on Friday when she voted against a provision in President 's COVID-19 relief package that would have incrementally raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.Sinema's action who saw the gesture as flippant or an expression of joy in reaction to knocking down the wage hike. Her thumbs-down angered other and progressives, who have championed that a minimum amendment would "Commentary about a female senator's body language, clothing, or physical...WW…

ShareRepresentative (D-NY) rebuked a Republican senator's amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill that would deny federal funding to states that allow transgender girls to participate in girls' sports." need to stop obsessing over other people's gender identity [because] frankly it's very weird and they're doing a lot of harm to children who are just trying to be themselves," Ocasio-Cortez posted in a Tweet on Friday.The progressive congresswoman's post was in direct response to an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill introduced by Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas and...…ShareRepresentative (D-NY) rebuked a Republican senator's amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill that would deny federal funding to states that allow transgender girls to participate in girls' sports." need to stop obsessing over other people's gender identity [because] frankly it's very weird and they're doing a lot of harm to children who are just trying to be themselves," Ocasio-Cortez posted in a Tweet on Friday.The progressive congresswoman's post was in direct response to an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill introduced by Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas and...WW…