Giorno: 22 Luglio 2021

The specter of renewed masking rises over Capitol Hill

Mask-donning diminished markedly around the Capitol from about mid-May. And then people got spooked over the past few days as the Delta variant took hold.

Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson arrested by Capitol Police during protest

Georgia Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol police Thursday while protesting Senate “inaction” on voting rights legislation.

Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade

Mississippi’s attorney general informed the Supreme Court that he believes Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged justices to allow a controversial law in her  state banning most abortions after 15 weeks to take effect.

Runaway Texas Democrat slammed for call to let schools impose mask mandates

A Democratic Texas State Representative accused the state’s Gov. Greg Abbott of playing “political games” with state facemask mandates and was widely panned on social media for being one of the maskless lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C.

Biden Signs Bill to Boost Crime Victims Fund

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill to add money to a fund for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes….

Group Started by Beto O’Rourke Donates $600K to Texas Dems in DC

A group started by former congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has given $600,000 to help fund the D.C. stay of the Texas Democrats who fled their state…

Biden Defends the Filibuster After Previously Saying It’s a ‘Relic of Jim Crow’

President Joe Biden this week defended the legislative filibuster after being asked during a CNN town hall if protecting it was more important than expanding or protecting voting rights. “No. It’s not,” the president said, noting that he believes Congress can get both the…

Minneapolis Weighs Replacing Police Department

More than a year after defund the police calls rang out in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death, a Minneapolis City Council committee has brought forward an amendment to replace the city’s police department….

Mississippi Asks US Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion Rights Landmark Roe v. Wade

The state of Mississippi on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court in a major case set to be argued in its next term to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized that women have a constitutional right to obtain an abortion.Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a…

Eric Swalwell accuses Gaetz, Cruz, Jordan of putting on an act, says they’re ‘better suited to work’ at WWE

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., likened Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan to WWE wrestlers, suggesting that in front of cameras they are merely putting on a show for their fans.