Dems Down Vote as Rep. Ritchie Torres Tests Positive for COVID

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19, leaving Democrats without a key vote as the House returns this week after an August recess to focus on government funding and a potential impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.[#item_full_content]

Calif. Lawmakers End Travel Ban to States With Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states. California started banning official travel to states with laws …

Fellow Dems Call Out N.M. Gov. for Gun-rights Suspension

Fellow Democrats have turned on New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her decision to suspend open and concealed carry gun laws for at least 30 days in Bernalillo County, which includes the state’s largest city, Albuquerque.[#item_full_content]

Poll: Most Calif. Voters Oppose Reparations Push

A task force in California recommended cash reparations for descendants of slaves earlier this year, but the request was opposed by a majority of the state’s voters, according to the Washington Examiner.[#item_full_content]

Biden Urges ‘National Unity’ 22 Years After 9/11

President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks.Bells were rung and the names of nearly 3,000 people were read out in somber ceremonies in New York,…

2,862 Dead in Moroccan Earthquake, Help Begins to Arrive

The death toll from Morocco’s massive earthquake last week rose to 2,862 on Monday, as rescuers have begun to reach some mountain villages that were hardest hit.Over 2,500 others were injured, according to the country’s Interior Ministry.[#item_full_content]