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Sen. Lindsay Graham Signals To Be A ‘No’ Vote On Biden SCOTUS Nominee
The South Carolinian Senator claims the choice of Jackson “means the radical left has won President Biden over yet again.”
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Work On Election Reform..But Not the Way You’re Thinking
The changes are targeting the Electoral Count Act of 1887, specifically.
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Meghan Thee Lobbyist? The Duchess of Sussex Was Called Out for Cold-Calling Senators—but We’re Kinda Here for It
The California-based royal mom took her push for paid family leave a step further, calling senators from both parties on their personal numbers.
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Fuck Kyrsten Sinema
Please don’t believe the insidiously mindless narrative that protesters should remain civil and respect Kyrsten Sinema’s lack of respect for civil rights.
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Kristen Clarke Confirmed as First Black Woman to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division Despite Republican Opposition
On Tuesday, Kristen Clarke became the first Black woman to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division. On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Clarke was sworn into office by the first Black woman to serve as vice president, Kamala Harris. “This is a historic moment because for…
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One of Biden’s Cabinet Picks Is Looking Doomed, but Her Replacement Could Be a Black Woman and That’s Fine by Me
I know that I was in full cape mode for all of President Joe Biden’s picks when I learned that Republicans were being extra hard on those of color. Then I learned about Shalanda Young, and sadly it has made Neera Tanden’s bid as the director of the Office of Management and Budget expendable for…
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Senate Approves Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package But Rejects $15 Minimum Wage Increase [Updated]
The U.S. Senate approved a budget bill in the wee hours of Friday morning and after a voting session that lasted around 15 hours because Republicans and Democrats are still the Bloods and Crips of the political world, and there was plenty of beef to be had behind partisan agendas. The good news is that…
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Biden Needs to Keep That Same Energy When He Meets With Republicans and Their COVID Relief Counter Offer
They were six years in power. And during that time, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators didn’t just walk all over Democrats, they danced in our end zone and laughed at our tears. So I’m going to need newly minted President Biden to keep that same energy during talks with the 10 Republican…