During a rally for Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, Joe Biden addressed the possibility of a $2,000 stimulus payment for Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Biden stated: “One state can chart the course—not just for the next four years, but for the next generation. By electing Jon and the Reverend you can
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state expunged nearly half a million non-felony marijuana-related arrest records just before the new year. The governor also announced thousands of low-level cannabis convictions were pardoned. Back in May 2019, Pritzker signed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which mandates 47,000 cannabis-related arrest records between 2013 and 2019 be expunged
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris followed president-elect Joe Biden by getting the COVID-19 vaccine on camera. After getting the vaccine, Kamala remarked that the shot “wasn’t that bad,” and added that it was virtually painless. Harris stated: “I want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine. It is relatively painless. It happens really quickly. It is safe. It’s literally
Donald Trump signed the $900 billion-plus COVID relief package on Sunday (December 27) evening, which was too late to prevent unemployment aid from lapsing. In a statement to supporters, Trump claimed that his trade-offs for signing the bill was lawmakers agreeing to “focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the
Congress recently passed a $900 billion relief package, which included $600 direct payments to American citizens, half of what most received back in March. The paltry sum has prompted the president to call for an amendment to the bill asking for more money for Americans. Trump said in a video shared via Twitter. “It’s called the
According to reports, Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner set up a shell company to divert campaign cash to pay the Trump family. Kushner’s shell company had sister-in-law Lara Trump, Vice President Mike Pence’s nephew John Pence and Trump campaign CFO Sean Dollman to sit on the board. Financial documents show the company, set up
If the apprehension toward taking the COVID-19 vaccine wasn’t enough, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said the vaccine could turn people into “crocodiles.” While speaking with the media on Thursday, Bolsonaro said “In the Pfizer contract, it’s very clear: ‘we’re not responsible for any side effects.’ If you turn into a crocodile, it’s your problem.” In
The time Michael Flynn spent on Trump’s staff as a National Security Adviser was short-lived, but Flynn still seems to think he has an idea of what Trump will do to make the 2020 election work in his favor. Recently, Flynn spoke to the Newsmax outlet and revealed a theory he thinks Trump may use
American citizens in desperate need of financial support as the country slowly shuts down in response to the growing cases and deaths due to COVID-19 may get some relief in Congress’s latest relief plan. According to reports, Congressional leaders and the White House are nearing an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief plan that
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the election on Tuesday (December 15), six weeks after the vote and a day after the Electoral College officially confirmed Biden’s win. The Kremlin released a statement, which reads: “Vladimir Putin wished the President-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States,
