The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature must draw a new electoral district that would likely favor a black Democrat. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times) The Supreme Court upheld the scope of the Voting Rights Act on Thursday, ruling that Republican lawmakers in Alabama are required to draw a new electoral district that would … Read more
On Thursday, as much of the northeastern United States was blanketed for a second day in thick, highly dangerous smoke from raging wildfires in Canada, HuffPost asked Senator Tommy Tuberville (R -ala.) if he saw a connection between the hazy air and the overwhelming body of science that shows global climate change is helping to … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to double the number of U.S. personnel available to help fight raging wildfires in Canada and to mitigate risks to air quality in the United States. The top House Democrat said he would send a letter to Vilsack … Read more
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a major victory to black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark federal law banning racial discrimination in the vote. The 5-4 ruling upheld a lower court’s ruling that the card diluted black Alabam’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators will introduce legislation Thursday to manage the rise of artificial intelligence and its use by U.S. adversaries. The new bill comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D.N.Y., has promised to make the fight against AI a priority and members of both parties are eyeing Big Tech, and … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department should investigate whether cryptocurrency exchange Binance made false claims to Congress in a written response to lawmakers this year, two Democratic U.S. senators said in a published letter. THURSDAY. “This is serious business,” Senator Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen wrote in a letter to the Justice Department, … Read more
President Joe Biden vetoes a GOP-led effort to roll back his student debt relief measures on June 7, 2023.White House/Twitter President Joe Biden has vetoed a GOP-led effort to block his student debt relief. An unlikely two-thirds majority in the House and Senate is needed to override his veto. The Supreme Court must also review … Read more
Sadiq Khan has denounced US presidential candidates for their “abhorrent” campaigns against the trans community. The Mayor of London has reignited his war of words with leading Republicans over their “awful” views. He previously had a long-running public spat with former President Donald Trump. Now he’s taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice … Read more
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will host the biggest White House Pride Month celebration in history on Thursday, in deliberate contrast to a cascade of Republican legislation and other attacks targeting LGBTQ+ people. Biden, a Democrat, will welcome thousands to the South Lawn of the White House for an evening of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Just in time for Pride Month, the Biden administration is taking a series of steps to counter a wave of attacks on the LGBTQ community in GOP-led states across the country. President Joe Biden will announce a new Community Safety Partnership led by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday to protect LGBTQ … Read more