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Two bills for stricter gun control have passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure in one bill is closing loopholes such as background checks for every gun sale including online and private sales. The second bill would give authorities 10 business days to complete federal background checks before the gun is sold. As […]

Another “slip of the tongue” apology this time from a Republican lawmaker from Oaklahoma. The “slip of the tongue” occurred in a debate for a bill on abortion on the House floor. By the way, the abortion bill passed in the House 80-19. There are so many things here but I will just focus on […]

American legislatures are hopeful that President Joe Biden will be able to sign in the newest COVID-19 relief bill in the next couple of weeks. This week, the Senate will be voting on the bill that has a higher price tag than former President Obama’s stimulus plan. The biggest item in thebill is the $1400 […]

The House of Representatives approved the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Package late Friday / ealry Saturday morning. The legislation includes measures like sending $1400 stimulus checks to millions of Americans and increase the vaccine distribution and make sure unemployment lasts through the summer. The bill is called the “American Rescue Plan” and narrowly […]

The U.S. Senate is awarding Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman with the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions on Jan. 6. Goodman led rioters who broke into the capitol away from the senate chamber, putting his own life at risk. Footage of his deed was even aired during the impeachment trial of former president Donald […]

Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted from in his second impeachment trial, after a vote determined that he was not guilty of inciting the deadly capitol riot. There were 7 Republicans who joined the 50 Democrats voting against the former president, but it wasn’t enough to create the 2/3 majority required to convict. As […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will soon become the newly appointed chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He said that Democrats might use a rare tactic that might work to pass major parts of the COVID-19 relief bill if Republicans decide to stall once again. The tactic is called “Reconciliation” and it would enable the bill […]

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in his term as President of the United States of America. The votes came in at 232 to 192 one week from when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, forcing lawmakers to take refuge from the place where they cast […]

This weekend, the houses of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were vandalized, after Congress went home Friday without passing the bill that gives Americans $2000 in pandemic relief. “Where’s My Money?” was spray painted across the front door and bricks of McConnell’s house in Louisville Kentucky according to local authorities. […]

The Senate just overruled the President’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act, making this the first congressional override in the 4 years that Trump has been in office. The NDAA will raise pay for the troops, set rules and regulations for how and when weapons will be purchased and set military policies. It was […]


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