Tim Scott, the lone Black GOP senator, delivered the official Republican response to Joe Biden’s address to Congress. In his response, the South Carolina senator states, “America is not a racist country. It’s wrong to try to use our painful past to try to dishonestly shut down debates in the present.” Scott stated that he’s
Dr. Umar Johnson returned to The Breakfast Club, where he spoke on a variety of racial and economic issues. He touched on American racism, Derek Chauvin’s conviction, and interracial marriage before calling out President Joe Biden for his response to racial issues. Johnson criticized the president for signing executive orders to protect transgenders and Asians but
According to reports, House Democrats have approved a bill that would make Washington D.C. the 51st state of the United States. Granting statehood to the District of Columbia would enfranchise 712,000 Americans. “This country was founded on the principles of no taxation without representation and consent of the governed. But D.C. residents are taxed without
In an address to the country, President Joe Biden formally announced plans to fully withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept 11. The withdrawal process will begin May 1. The current US military presence is around 2,000 troops, down significantly from its 2011 number of 98,000. Biden said the US will only play a role
A $2.1 billion fund was made between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York lawmakers to assist people who were excluded from unemployment benefits during the pandemic, including undocumented immigrants. The fund is part of a broader $212 billion state budget agreement aimed to jumpstart the economy. It will give one-time payments of up to $15,600 to undocumented
Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson announced this past Monday that he vetoed the ban on healthcare for transgender youth. The ban would have made Arkansas the first state to prohibit doctors from providing trans youth with gender-affirming healthcare, saying the ban was a “vast government overreach.” Hutchinson reportedly said that he was worried about a new
While he hasn’t been in office for a full year yet, President Joe Biden is already eyeing a 2024 reelection run. During his first formal press conference since assuming the White House, the 78-year-old said he plans to run for reelection. Biden is already the oldest president in the country’s history but said age isn’t
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Joe Biden recently labeling him as a “killer” during a recent interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos. During the sit-down, which was released on Wednesday, Stephanopoulos asked the president if he thought Putin was a killer, to which Biden responded, “Uh-huh. I do.” Putin pointed to the U.S. atomic
The Biden administration just recently signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill this past Thursday, which will help the economy in a major way after the toll the pandemic has taken in the last year. Now, news surfaced noting that Joe Biden is preparing to propose the first major federal tax hike since 1993 in order to
In the address, Biden noted that he would be planning to increase vaccine shipments to community health centers and major pharmacies. Along with that, he would be using the assistance of active-duty troops to distribute vaccines nationwide. Biden then revealed that a strategy was being put in place to make sure that all adults are
