Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted yesterday afternoon, "a bipartisan group of 20 Senators (10 D and 10 R) is announcing a breakthrough agreement on gun violence - the first in 30 years - that will save lives."
Hero and GOP Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney skewered fellow GOP reps during the Select Committee Hearings. “Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
A Texas judge just blocked Greg Abbott from ordering child abuse investigations of the parents of all trans youth in the state
Historic Job Growth under President Biden
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In a far-reaching agreement, U.S. Women's Soccer has prevailed in achieving equal pay that sets the global standard moving forward in international soccer. The deal also encompasses other areas such as child care, parental leave, short-term disability, mental health impairment, travel and equal quality of venues and field playing surfaces.
President Biden reopened the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the Senate confirmed a new U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine -- Bridget Brink
President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to increase production of baby formula and to start a new program that will use commercial aircraft to pick up overseas formula that meets U.S. standards
Once the final candidates were nominated for the Pennsylvania governor's race -- Josh Shapiro (D) vs. Doug Mastriano (R) -- two major ratings agencies upgraded the race rating from Toss Up to Leans Democratic
Illinois became the first state in the Midwest to pass legislation banning untraceable "ghost guns."
The House passed the MST (Military Sexual Trauma) Claims Coordination Act to better assist survivors of military sexual assault and harassment access medical care and mental health services.
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Emmanuel Macron won re-election as France’s president after defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right candidate many in Russia favored.
A state court in Kansas threw out a new map of congressional districts as an unconstitutional gerrymander.
All criminal charges have been dropped against Pamela Moses, the Memphis woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote.
Davide Martello, the "Piano Man" travelled from Germany to the border of Ukraine and Poland with his piano on wheels to play John Lennon's Imagine for refugees entering the country.
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President Biden took executive action to regulate the sale of ghost guns. The order mandates background checks on people who buy these gun parts & requires adding serial numbers to the assembled weapons.
TPS (Temporary Protected Status) Is designated for Cameroon. This announcement is warranted under law, and it's hoped that the administration continues to take more steps to help dismantle the anti-Black sentiment within the immigration system.
Wisconsin Supreme Court DENIES Republican Congressmen's last ditch effort to block new congressional map. A final victory in this long and hard fought battle.
Alyssa Nakken of the @SFGiants became the first woman to have an on-field role during a Major League Baseball game when she came in as First Base Coach. The first @MLB game was played May 4th, 1871, 151 years ago.
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize in Landmark Win for Labor
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The House passed the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination against individuals based on how they choose to wear their hair.
Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, a top priority of President Biden’s that expired in 2019. It was included in a wide-ranging government spending bill.
Twelve years ago, @chefjoseandres founded the World Central Kitchen after Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Today, the WCK is currently serving about 100K meals a day out of 5 countries in Eastern Europe for Ukrainian refugees.
Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station in yellow and blue flight suits in support of Ukraine. It was a daring statement against the war.
Arnold Schwarzenegger warns Russians they are being fed misinformation about their country's assault on Ukraine in a powerful video.