Call it the BTS House now! The boys of BTS made an appearance alongside Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s press briefing in honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. The group — comprising of Jungkook, V, …
Read More »Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
President Biden has nominated federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Appearing alongside Jackson at the White House on Friday, Biden described his nominee as a jurist with a “uniquely accomplished and wide-ranging background.” If confirmed, he said, Jackson “will bring …
Read More »U.S. Raid in Syria Reportedly Kills Top ISIS Leader … and 13 People, Including 6 Children
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that a U.S. special forces raid in Syria resulted in the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS. The Syrian Civil Defense said that 13 people were also killed, including six children and four women. “The mission was successful,” Pentagon Press …
Read More »Biden and Putin to Speak as U.S. Intelligence Finds Russia Plotting Ukraine Invasion
Amid news that U.S. intelligence believes the Kremlin is plotting a possible invasion of Ukraine that could take place early next year, President Joe Biden and Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak on Tuesday. According toThe Associated Press, the Kremlin broke the news of the call to Russia’s …
Read More »They Were Joe Biden's Climate Allies. Now They're His Critics
Hurricanes and wildfires are ravaging the United States, and President Biden is on the road reminding everyone that the climate crisis is real, it’s here, and action — bold action — must be taken to combat the devastation being wrought by rising temperatures. Last week he was in New Orleans …
Read More »Warren Holds Up Biden Education Dept. Pick Over Student Loan Reform
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is not messing around when it comes to student loan reform. The senator has been holding up the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee to lead higher ed policy at the Department of Education as a way of bargaining for promises to overhaul student loans, Bloomberg and …
Read More »Biden Prepares Major Changes to Immigrant Family Detention Centers
As the Biden administration copes with the rise in immigrants and unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security is planning to transform immigration facilities located in South Texas into “Ellis Island-style rapid-processing hubs,” according to the Washington Post’s description of Department of Homeland Security draft plans. …
Read More »GOP Senators Sign On to Hawley's Effort to Subvert Democracy
A number of Republican congressional elected officials announced their intent to vote against certifying the results of the Electoral College on January 6th. While this will not change the results of the election, it will lengthen the process of certifying them. The group of Republicans who released a joint statement …
Read More »Trump Supporters, Like Their Leader, Refuse to Face Reality
While street parties sprung up across the nation in celebration of the presidential election being called in favor of Joe Biden on Saturday, Trump supporters are mostly hanging on to the president’s false claims that he was robbed. Using similar false arguments as Trump and his surrogates, the president’s distraught …
Read More »How Donald Trump Talks About Black People
The first question in Thursday night’s discussion about American racism is about “The Talk.” As moderator Kristen Welker tells both the 63 million viewers nationwide and the two white men running for president of the United States, this is the training black parents put their children through for survival. She …
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