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Republicans File Slew of Unrelated Amendments as Dems Push Ahead With Covid Relief

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Feb 4, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Republicans File Slew of Unrelated Amendments as Dems Push Ahead With Covid Relief

“If the GOP actually wanted to provide Covid relief, they’d introduce amendments to do so. Instead they’re going to introduce what they believe are gotcha amendments to try to trip up Dems.” Senate Republicans on Wednesday filed more than 400 amendments to a budget resolution that Democrats must pass in order to move forward with their coronavirus […]

New Bill Aims to Scrap ‘Ludicrous’ Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Feb 3, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

New Bill Aims to Scrap ‘Ludicrous’ Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance

“The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the USPS and placed at risk vital services for the millions who rely on it.” A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would scrap an onerous 2006 mandate requiring the U.S. Postal Service to prefund retiree benefits decades in advance, an obligation that’s been […]

Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland’s Senate Confirmation

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Feb 3, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland’s Senate Confirmation

“If Sen. Graham refuses to work in good faith to quickly confirm President Biden’s highly qualified nominees, then it’s time for him to step aside and let more serious legislators get to work.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was accused Tuesday of exercising “the last vestiges of power” by obstructing—again—Senate confirmation of Merrick Garland. President Joe […]

US Homicides Rose in 2020, Study Finds

By VOA on Feb 2, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

US Homicides Rose in 2020, Study Finds

A new study indicates the number of homicides rose sharply in the United States in 2020 and suggests the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice played a role. The study, released late Monday by the National Commission on Crime and COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, was conducted by criminology researchers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. It […]

Biden Administration Halts Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities

By USDA on Feb 1, 2021   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

Biden Administration Halts Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2021 — In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the eviction and foreclosure moratorium to affected multifamily […]

Trump, Lead Impeachment Lawyers Part Ways Week Before Trial

By VOA on Jan 31, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Trump, Lead Impeachment Lawyers Part Ways Week Before Trial

WASHINGTON – With little more than a week before the start of his second Senate impeachment trial, former U.S. President Donald Trump has a legal team in apparent disarray. Two prominent South Carolina lawyers, Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, had been expected to be Trump’s lead lawyers. However, media reports Saturday said there was a […]

‘There Must Be Consequences for Her Actions’: Demands for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Removal Grow

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on Jan 30, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

‘There Must Be Consequences for Her Actions’: Demands for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Removal Grow

“Marjorie Taylor Greene is a seditious, hateful, QAnon-supporting, racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic congresswoman and she deserves to be expelled from the House.” Demands that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene be expelled from the House of Representatives or at least removed from her committee assignments are growing, with pressure coming from Democratic lawmakers as well as progressive activists who say the […]

Controversy Over GameStop’s Stock Market Saga Explained

By VOA News on Jan 30, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Controversy Over GameStop’s Stock Market Saga Explained

In recent days, American financial markets have been gripped by the saga of a video game retailer’s soaring stock price. GameStop, which makes most of its money selling video games in stores across America, saw its stock price rise as much as 1,700% this week, backed by fans who believe it is unfairly undervalued by […]

Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jan 28, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

“Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a huge margin,” said one climate activist.  In a speech Wednesday outlining his new executive actions aimed at confronting the “existential threat” of the climate crisis, President Joe Biden said he plans to ask the Democrat-controlled Congress to pass legislation eliminating the tens of billions […]

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