Promises to request $2.6 billion for global equality programs. President Biden released a statement on International Women’s Day, in which he promised to request $2.6 billion for foreign…
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Senate Votes to End COVID Emergency Declaration
Bill has slim chance of passing in the House. Legislation to terminate the national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic passed in the Senate by a 48 to…
Read MoreU.S. Investing in New Weapons Capabilities
Pentagon spokesman says the move is motivated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that Russian forces were not adequately prepared for resistance to…
Read More$1 Billion to Reduce Bus Emissions Promoted by VP
The transportation sector has reached a turning point, she said. Vice President Kamala Harris announced a series of new emissions-cutting measures alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the…
Read MoreLegislators Reach Deal to Avert Government Shutdown
$1.5 trillion spending bill includes Eastern European aid. Early Wednesday, Congressional leaders reached a deal on a $1.5 trillion spending bill needed to avoid shutting down the government…
Read MoreMore U.S. Troops Head to Eastern Europe
Their presence is meant to deter Russian expansion. Russia is showing no signs of withdrawal from its invasion of Ukraine. The Pentagon has deployed some 12,000 troops to…
Read MorePresident Biden Bans Russian Energy
Says the U.S. will not subsidize “Putin’s war.” From the White House on Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is banning all oil, gas, and energy…
Read MoreVice President’s Selma Speech Focuses on Voting Rights
Commemorates 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Six hundred civil rights advocates…
Read MorePresident Biden Visits Fort Worth, Texas
Will discuss the negative effects of military burn pits on veterans President Biden traveled to Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday to speak about health care for U.S. veterans.…
Read MoreLabor Secretary Comments on February’s Jobs Report
Encouraged by the reduction in the unemployment rate. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh communicated optimism after seeing the February 2022 Employment Situation Report. The Bureau of Labor…
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