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President Biden is being criticized by some Democrats because of his efforts to get bipartisan support for his infrastructure bill. This bill includes clean energy and climate change investments, but to some progressive and moderate Democrats, it is not enough. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Michael Bennet are warning the President to not compromise tooContinue reading “Failed Bipartisan Effort for Infrastructure”

In 1986, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was enacted by the United States Congress – Public Law 99-508, Statute 1848 – and is the law that “protects” the privacy of Americans’ electronic exchanges. Three years later, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW). Notwithstanding the innovation of technology, the ECPA is primarily allContinue reading “Why It’s Time to Update Our Government Access Laws”

On June 1st, the Biden administration ended a Trump policy that forced Central American asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while their immigration cases were processed. Although the enforcement of this policy was suspended at the beginning of Biden’s presidency, the fact that the policy was officially ended is a big win for people whoContinue reading “President Biden terminates the “Remain in Mexico” policy set during the Trump era.”

In what can clearly be construed as a positive sign that the pandemic is slowly coming to an end, “jobless claims” in the United States have hit a new low since the pandemic started. These “jobless claims” serve as a solid indication of how many employers are laying people off as people seek unemployment benefits.Continue reading “Jobless Claims Hit New Low as U.S. Continues to Recover from the Pandemic”

This bill put forward by the Republicans would do nothing but restrict voting to some Texas residents. Governor Greg Abbott claims the bill will make it harder to cheat, but easier to vote. It only expands early voting hours for certain counties, overall it is more restrictive than expansionary. Some things the bill would doContinue reading “Texas Republicans Elections Bill Will Restrict Voting for Residents”

Last Thursday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Biden Aministration policy which created a 21 day span of time in which the Small Business Aministration would only process applications for aid from businesses “owned by women, veterans, or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,” according to the Associated Press. What the AP doesContinue reading “6th Circuit Court Rules Against Using Race, Sex as Factors in Distributing COVID Relief”

In 2019, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned giving visas to people who would be deemed “financial burdens” on the health care system of the United States. The main stipulation of this order would be to ban visas given to immigrants who did not have/could not afford healthcare. This policy wasContinue reading “Biden Changes Trump-era Policy that Required Immigrants to have Health Insurance.”

On Wednesday morning, a man by the name of Samuel Cassidy opened fire at a public transit yard in San Jose, California, killing nine of his coworkers before taking his own life. While many of the details surrounding the shooting are still surfacing, some things are clear. The man was a disgruntled employee who hadContinue reading “Latest Mass Shooting Stokes Fire of National Firearms Debate”

For decades, crime has been falling in the United States, but 2020 saw that trend reverse. Crime, and especially violent crime, rose significantly last year, to a degree not seen in recent memory. And, as with any broad socio-cultural trend, various explanations have been put forward to explain this troubling phenomenon. One of the mostContinue reading “Rising Crime Rates Prompt Several Explanations”