Thor Benson, Common Dreams As part of the Biden’s administration’s efforts to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule that would cap credit card late fees at $8. The average credit card late fee is $32, so the savings for consumers could be huge. …
Read More »House Passes $468B Spending Package That Would Stave Off Shutdown
Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent U.S. House lawmakers cast a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday to approve a six-bill government funding package, marking one of the few consequential votes on major legislation that chamber has taken since Republicans took the majority more than a year ago. The $468 billion package includes half …
Read More »Biden To Push For Return Of Expanded Child Tax Credit In State of the Union Speech
Ariana Figueroa, NC Newsline Top White House economic officials said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will announce how his administration is tackling economic issues — from the housing crisis to restoring the expansion of the child tax credit — during this week’s State of the Union address to Congress and …
Read More »Biden and Trump Rack Up Super Tuesday Wins As Expected While Down-Ballot Races Take Shape
Hundreds of delegates were at stake in the Super Tuesday presidential primaries bonanza that included 15 states and the U.S. territory of American Samoa. While President Donald Trump netted the lion’s share of delegates, Republican challenger Nikki Haley pulled her second upset in recent days in Vermont. President Joe Biden …
Read More »Nikki Haley To Withdraw From The GOP Contest After Winning Just 1 Super Tuesday State
Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to withdraw from the Republican presidential contest Wednesday, ending her increasingly long-shot bid of toppling former President Donald Trump, according to multiple media sources. Haley will give a speech Wednesday morning in Charleston, where she started her bid, …
Read More »Kyrsten Sinema, Acknowledging She’s ‘not what America wants,’ Will Not Seek Reelection
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking a second term after months of speculation about her political future following her decision in late 2022 to leave the Democratic Party. Sinema, who built a reputation as a deal-maker who sought to bridge …
Read More »Five Months Late, Congress Is Poised To Pass A Huge Chunk Of Federal Spending
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress is on track to approve a staggering $468 billion in government spending this week, finishing part of the work it was supposed to complete by Oct. 1 — including a big boost intended to shore up the federal WIC nutrition program for women, infants and …
Read More »Democrats File ‘Right to Contraception Act’ In Louisiana
Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator In the face of Republican threats to reproductive health care, Democratic state lawmakers filed legislation Monday that would guarantee access to contraception in Louisiana. Sen. Royce Duplessis and Rep. Delisha Boyd, both New Orleans Democrats, have filed Senate Bill 225 and House Bill 395, respectively. Referred …
Read More »Fulton Judge To Rule In Two Weeks On Fani Willis Disqualification Motion In 2020 Election Case
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder A Fulton County judge on Friday said he plans to rule in the next two weeks on whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis and her team of prosecutors from the high-profile 2020 election interference case that has been sidetracked by a series of contentious court …
Read More »Who Wants The Supreme Court To Limit Abortion Pill Access? Here’s The List.
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix Anti-abortion groups, attorneys general from 25 states and more than 140 members of Congress have signed on to dozens of briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court during the past two weeks, encouraging the justices to revert use and prescribing of the medication abortion pill mifepristone to …
Read More »Trump Holds Lead Over Biden in Latest Poll
Jimmy Williams In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, former President Donald Trump holds a 4 percent advantage over President Joe Biden among likely voters. The survey, conducted from February 25-28, reveals that 48 percent of likely voters would choose Trump if the election were held today, while 44 …
Read More »U.S. Military Initiates Food Airdrop in Gaza Amidst Humanitarian Crisis
Jimmy Williams The U.S. military has taken action to provide humanitarian aid in war-torn Gaza by starting a food airdrop. Three U.S. C-130 aircraft joined efforts by France and Jordan to deliver essential supplies to civilians in Gaza. This move follows President Biden’s announcement of upcoming airdrops, a commitment to …
Read More »Jill Biden Makes Pitch For The President’s Reelection, Highlighting His Record On Issues Important To Women
Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder Campaign season is officially in full swing in Georgia, where President Joe Biden is expected to pay a visit to the Atlanta area March 9, just over a week after First Lady Jill Biden stopped by downtown Atlanta to launch a nationwide effort to engage with …
Read More »A Day Ahead Of Shutdown, Congress Advances Stopgap Spending Bills
Jennifer Shutt, Washington State Standard Congress passed a short-term funding extension Thursday intended to give lawmakers a bit more time to wrap up work on the annual spending bills — dodging a shutdown despite election year politics and narrow margins. The stopgap spending bill, sometimes called a continuing resolution, or …
Read More »Senate Dems Reintroduce Bill to ‘Restore Critical Safeguards’ of Voting Rights Act
Civil and voting rights advocates on Thursday cheered the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation its sponsors say will “update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act.” Introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), …
Read More »