The root cause of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by right-wing extremists wasn’t determined, but a bipartisan Senate report released on Tuesday found plenty that was wrong with […]
Lots of blame for Capitol riot
Trump’s team calls charges a “lie”
Donald Trump’s defense team on Friday attempted to refute accusations that the former president incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by far-right supporters. According to The New York Times, […]
Impeachment trial to proceed
Six Republicans joined 50 Democrats on the first day of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Tuesday to declare that the U.S. Senate did have the jurisdiction to try the former president on […]
House OKs $900 billion aid bill
The U.S. House of Representatives finally passed a long-awaited $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night. The measure, which would send cash to individuals and businesses as well as pay to vaccinate […]
U.S. Senate confirms Amy Barrett
UPDATE: Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the newest associate justice of the U.S Supreme Court this evening. The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of her nomination to the high court by President […]
Police reform bill passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a police reform act named after George Floyd, the black man who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police in March. According to […]
‘Involuntary manslaughter’ plea in fire
PG&E pleads guilty in Camp Fire blaze An agreement announced Monday calls for Pacific Gas & Electric to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths and […]
No witnesses, U.S. Senate decides
The U.S. Senate voted narrowly Friday evening to not call any witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Voting almost strictly on party lines – with two exceptions – the […]
House votes to impeach President Trump
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump. It approved two counts alleging that the president abused his power. Dividing almost completely on party lines, the House […]
House votes to block wall “emergency”
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to block President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. With the 245-182 vote, […]
