The Biden administration suspended $700 million in planned aid for Sudan and condemned members of Sudan’s military involved a coup that ousted the country’s civilian-led transitional government from power.
Author: Thomas Barrabi
Virginia Democrats sue USPS over backlog of election-related mail
The Virginia Democratic Party filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches of the federal agency have failed to process and deliver election-related mail ahead of a crucial gubernatorial race.
Biden would consider ending filibuster for voting rights ‘and maybe more’
President Biden said Thursday he is open to the possibility of altering or eliminating the filibuster to pass federal voting rights legislation “and maybe more,” an admission that marked a reversal on his previous stance.
Senate Republicans block Democrats’ federal voting rights legislation
Senate Republicans again blocked debate on sweeping federal voting rights legislation backed by President Biden on Wednesday, in a move likely to renew calls among some Democratic leaders to alter filibuster rules.
Jan. 6 committee recommends Bannon face criminal contempt for defying subpoena
The House Jan. 6 select committee voted Tuesday night to recommend that Steve Bannon, a one-time top adviser to former President Donald Trump, be held in contempt of Congress over his refusal to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the Capitol …
California AG investigating oil spill that forced Huntington Beach to close
The California Department of Justice is investigating an oil leak that sparked fears of an environmental disaster near Huntington Beach, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday.
Texas ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law reinstated by appeals court ruling
A federal appeals court reinstated Texas’ controversial six-week abortion ban on Friday night, days after a lower court suspended the Republican-backed law.
Appeals court allows Title 42 expulsions to resume
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Thursday that the Biden administration can resume use of Title 42, a Trump-era public health provision that allows federal officials to rapidly expel migrants who illegally cross the border due to conc…
Newsom signs bill replacing the word ‘alien’ in California legal code
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a Democrat-backed bill on Friday that will remove the term “alien” to describe migrants in the state’s legal code.
Beto O’Rourke rips Biden response to Haitian migrant crisis in scathing op-ed
Democratic former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke ripped the Biden administration’s decision to expel thousands of Haitian refugees in a scathing op-ed on Friday, accusing the president and his advisors of failing to anticipate a crisis that was “years…