House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by phone Monday evening and continues to press for help for struggling states and localities As top Washington negotiators reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief, rank-and-file Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief…
The Republican leader’s statement delivered in a speech on the Senate floor ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement delivered in a speech on the Senate floor…
‘I was glad to do my duty,’ said Jack Arends, one of 12 state electors, ‘and rid our nation of a petty dictator.’ A Washington state elector, sharing his terminal-illness diagnosis, emotionally divulged that he was “glad” to still be able to cast a vote for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. “I…
Writer and producer Issa Rae is showing her audience a different side of her creativity. The “Insecure” creator has teamed up with actress La La Anthony to executive produce a horror-comedy titled “Juju” for Universal Pictures, Deadline reported. Few details have been released about the plot of the project, which will be based on an original concept by the…
A video shared to social media earlier this month shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a Black man in the same location where George Floyd was killed. The footage was first shared to YouTube by On Site Public Media on Dec. 8. It shows police responding to an alleged carjacking, a Minneapolis police spokesperson…
In 2014 the world outside of African nations became increasingly aware of the jihadist group Boko Haram, who delighted in the horrifying act of kidnapping over 270 girls in Chibok, located in northeast Nigeria. At least 100 of the girls are still missing. On Tuesday the horrors of Boko Haram again came to light after…
Once approved, distribution of the Moderna double-dose vaccine begins to 3,285 sites across the nation. More than 6 million doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine will be ready to ship by Friday. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is scheduled to review the Moderna vaccine on Thursday. It is expected to be approved…
As promoters of making the island a US state complain about lack of ‘equality’ at the federal level, they are working to erode civil and human rights at home In Puerto Rico, we have a saying – dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres – which means, show me the company you keep, and we…
Police used pepper balls and a dog on Udofia, responding to calls that a man was acting erratically. Police in Phoenix, Arizona have released body-camera video showing former NFL player Ekom Udofia being shot to death by officers at least 10 times. The shooting occurred on Nov. 30, and the bodycam footage was released as…
Christmas is just around the corner, and families around the world are getting ready to celebrate this special time of year. One mom who is preparing for the holidays is “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” star Princess Love. On Dec. 8, she posted two short behind-the-scenes videos on Instagram of her children taking Christmas-themed pictures….
