January 24th 2021
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Yesterday marked a momentous occasion in the nation's history, as former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were inaugurated president and vice president, respectively. Shortly after their swearing in, President Biden wasted little time carrying out...
All eyes are on the Georgia Senate run-off race. Democrat Raphael Warnock won his race against Republican Kelly Loeffler. The race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican David Perdue remains close. The nationwide rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines is...
In a near party-line vote this Sunday, the Senate took its second-to-final step toward seating Amy Coney Barrett on the country's highest court, thwarting Senate Democrat's efforts to stall the highly controversial confirmation. Trump's third nominee to the Supreme...
As Congress has allowed the $600 weekly unemployment bonus to lapse, some states are taking advantage of the CARES Act provision offering extended unemployment benefits for states suffering from high unemployment rates. Extended benefits in eligible states are...
Protests, walkoffs, and general strikes occurred in over 25 cities on July 20 as part of the Strike for Black Lives, focusing on racial justice and economic inequities. The call for a general strike was led by the SEIU and involved more than 20 unions and racial...
34 Senate Democrats, led by Senators Charles Schumer and Ron Wyden, sent a letter on Monday, April 13, to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia urging him to clarify and apply broadly "narrow or ambiguous" unemployment benefit distribution guidelines. The letter demands...
Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced a plan for a $1 trillion stimulus, which would include $250 billion in direct checks to Americans by the end of April. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Republican senators that he envisioned direct payments...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer published an op-ed in today’s N.Y. Times, in which he outlined the Democratic Party’s “better deal” for American workers. The three stated goals of the new agenda are to increase pay, reduce expenses, and provide workers with...
Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the "Tax March" wanted to draw attention to Trump's refusal to release his tax...
Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the "Tax March" wanted to draw attention to Trump's refusal to release his tax...