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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sued the U.S. Treasury Department, last Friday, over a provision in President Joe Biden’s massive coronavirus relief law that bars states from using the cash they get to directly or indirectly cut taxes. The Republican Attorney General contends the provision is unconstitutional because it is ambiguous and imposes on sovereigntyContinue reading “Arizona Attorney General Sues Over Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Plan”

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the Justice Department’s bid to reinstate a death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was convicted in 2015 in the deaths of Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu, and MIT police officer Sean Collier. The court said it would review an appeals court rulingContinue reading “Supreme Court to Consider Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence”

The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with an influence campaign “denigrating” President Joe Biden and “supporting” former President Donald Trump, detailing a massive disinformation push that successfully targeted, and was openly embraced, by Trump’s allies. Russia’s objectives were not limited to hurtingContinue reading “U.S. Intelligence Report Details Russia’s Attempt to Influence 2020 Election Results”

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle have proposed an ultra millionaire wealth tax in order to revive the economy and address income inequality. The tax is also firmly backed by Bernie Sanders. The Ultra Millionaire Tax Act, revealed on Monday morning, carries the conditions of a 2% annualContinue reading “Warren Proposes Wealth Tax on “Ultra Millionaires””

The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia following the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny within the week, calling for his immediate release from prison. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent Novichok, which was planted in his underwear. Falling extremely ill on aContinue reading “The Biden Administration Preparing to Sanction Russia this Week”

On Monday morning, the Supreme Court denied an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans challenging a  Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed ballots received up to three days late to be counted in the 2020 election. According to CNN, the Republicans backing the appeal emphasized they were not attempting to overturn the election results, but that theContinue reading “Supreme Court Denies Election Appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans”

After Donald Trump’s second acquittal by the U.S. Senate, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent, September 11th style commission into the deadly insurrection that occurred on January 6th. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, is accredited for being the first lawmaker to suggest this scale of investigation. According to the Associated Press,Continue reading “9/11 Style Investigation Following Trump Acquittal”

Within his first weeks of office, President Joe Biden has sent Congress a hefty immigration reform bill outlining a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, expanding DACA applications, and reviewing Migrant Protection Protocols, which send immigrants back to Mexico while awaiting their case review. Trying to undo his predecessor’s immigration policy, Biden isContinue reading “Biden’s Immigration Plan Facing Large Problem”

As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial closes in, five of his defense attorneys have quit his legal team. The lawyers, Butch Bowers, Deborah Barbier, Greg Harris, Johnny Gasser, and Joshua Howard, have reportedly parted ways with the former president due to his request to focus on unsubstantial claims of voter fraud as his main point ofContinue reading “Trump’s Lawyers Quit Days Before Trial”

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced his willingness to vote on the conviction of former president Donald Trump on January 13, but has since changed his mind. McConnell, supposedly livid about the insurrection on January 6, has backed down from his support of legal conviction in order to avoid a large-scale fight, or even censure,Continue reading “Trump Saved by the Senate, Again.”