House Democrats pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Post Content House Democrats passed a voting rights act on Tuesday named after late Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis. H.R. 4, known as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, passed by a margin of 219-212 with all Republicans voting no and all present Democrats voting yes. Democrat lawmakers quickly took to Twitter to celebrate […]
USA Today Poll: Afghanistan Withdrawal Puts Biden Approval Under Water
The chaotic end to America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan is taking a steep toll on President Joe Biden’s approval rating, with a majority giving him a thumbs-down on his job performance, a new poll showed Tuesday.
Oregon Gov. announces statewide outdoor mask mandate outdoors regardless of vaccination status
Post Content Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is imposing a statewide outdoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status. “The Delta variant is spreading fast and wide, throwing our state into a level of crisis we have not yet seen in the pandemic,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “Cases and hospitalizations […]
LA’s ‘Summer of Delta COVID Variant’ Hits Vaxxed and Unvaxxed, Study Finds
With 43,127 new cases of the COVID delta variant diagnosed in Los Angeles County between May 1 and July 25, 71.4% were in unvaccinated people, and 25.3% of those infected were fully vaccinated, a new study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Biden: US withdrawal from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 deadline contingent on Taliban’s cooperation
Post Content President Biden said Tuesday that the U.S.’s planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 31 was contingent on the Taliban’s continued cooperation with ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport. Biden’s speech from the White House came shortly after his meeting with leaders from the G-7, the […]
Kevin McCarthy: There is ‘no possible way’ we can evacuate Americans from Afghanistan by Aug 31
Post Content House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during a Tuesday news conference that there is “no way” President Biden will be able to evacuate all of the Americans currently trapped in Afghanistan by the August 31 deadline. “There’s no possible way that we can get every American that’s still in Afghanistan out in the […]
Rep. Michael McCaul: Biden has ‘blood’ on his hands for leaving Americans behind in Afghanistan
Post Content Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told “America Reports” Tuesday President Biden‘s decision to leave Afghanistan by August 31st “surprised everybody” and is not “humanly possible.” REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL: The president made this decision even though his own secretary of state [Anthony Blinken] and secretary […]
Dem Rep. Jason Crow breaks with Biden on Afghanistan withdrawal deadline: ‘Conditions have changed’
Post Content Democratic Rep. Jason Crow from Colorado broke with President Biden on the Aug. 31 Afghanistan troop withdrawal deadline, noting conditions “have changed.” While speaking during the House Democratic Caucus’ Tuesday press conference, Crow broke ranks with the president and said the deadline to get Americans and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan needs to […]
Doocy confronts Psaki about American mom stuck in Afghanistan
Post Content Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about an American mom reportedly stuck in Afghanistan one day after Psaki said it was “irresponsible” to claim that Americans were stranded in the country. “You said yesterday it is irresponsible to say that Americans are stranded in Afghanistan […]
Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate
Post Content Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker filed documents to run for the United States Senate in Georgia on Tuesday. Federal Election Commission documents show that Walker, 59, is set to run as a Republican to unseat Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock in 2022. HERSCHEL WALKER ON OLYMPIC PROTESTS: ‘IF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE THE RULES, […]