Supreme Court docket examines scope of electoral safety for minorities

People wait in line to drop off postal ballots at an early voting location in Phoenix, Arizona on October 16, 2020. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images The Voting Rights Act was introduced by Congress in 1965 to protect the right to vote for blacks and other minority groups that had been systematically excluded …

Rachel Maddow says Trump had blood on his arms for masking up his COVID vaccination

Rachel Maddow attacked ex-President Donald Trump on Monday for keeping his vaccination a secret from the American people, suggesting his cover-up cost Americans’ lives. “Now we find out that he also took the vaccine but kept it a secret,” said the MSNBC host. “At a time when it could have saved thousands of Americans or …

Cuomo’s supporters put the fundraiser on maintain throughout the sexual harassment scandal

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference ahead of the opening of a Covid-19 mass vaccination site in the New York borough of Queens on February 24, 2021. Seth Little | AFP | Getty Images Andrew Cuomo’s top funders pause and reassess their support for the New York governor who was accused …

By refusing to lift the minimal wage, Republicans are defrauding taxpayers and selling poverty

Last November, the bipartisan Government Accountability Office released a report confirming what was already well known: The American taxpayer is effectively paying the bill for the work that enables many of the country’s largest corporations to generate billions in profits. Workers in many of America’s richest companies, including Walmart and McDonald’s, are among the primary …

Iran opposes casual nuclear talks with the US and the EU, and insists that Biden drop sanctions first

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the meeting of the National Combat Board with Coronavirus (Covid-19) on November 21, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. Iranian Presidency Flyer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Iran on Sunday declined an invitation from the world powers that signed the 2015 nuclear deal to discuss the regime’s possible …

To save lots of democracy and obtain unity, the Senate Democrats should kill the filibuster

Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz spoke at the Conservative Political Alliance (CPAC) conference last Friday about the objections they had raised to the typically superficial and ritual Senate endorsement of the election that confirmed Joe Biden’s election as president . These objections undoubtedly contributed to Trump’s months of inciting the rioters who murderously besieged …

The Saudi Crown Prince MBS permitted the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to arrest or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. This emerges from a US intelligence report that could add further strain on US-Saudi Arabia relations if the White House reassesses relations with Riyadh. The report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, released on …

Senator Bob Casey calls the Republican Celebration a “joke” for refusing to help COVID

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) did not hold back Republicans on Saturday, calling the party a joke for speaking out against COVID relief after passing a massive tax cut on the rich in 2017. “The tax bill they passed in 2017 wasn’t just bad, it was profanity,” Casey said. “The Republican Party on financial responsibility is …

Democrats criticize Biden for launching air strikes in Syria with out asking Congress

The U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets fly in formation during a military aircraft flyover along the Hudson River and New York Harbor, past York City and New Jersey, the United States, on July 4, 2020. Facebook Facebook Logo Log in to Facebook to connect with Mike Segar Reuters Some Senate Democrats on Friday criticized …

Chuck Schumer desires to punish massive firms that do not pay a minimal wage of $ 15

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is considering adding a provision to the stimulus package penalizing large companies that do not pay a minimum wage of $ 15 / hour. CNN reported: As an alternative, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer now sees himself as part of the rescue package, which is the new administration’s first major …