The House passed a sweeping election reform and voting rights bill mostly along party lines on Wednesday in a 220-210 vote. The For The People Act, better known as H.R. 1 — has been a top priority for Democrats, who argue restoring voters’ faith in the electoral process is more important than ever after former President Trump Donald Trump House passes voting rights and elections reform bill DEA places agent seen outside Capitol during riot on leave Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee MORE repeatedly asserted unfounded claims the election was stolen. Not one House Republican supported the measure while House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson Lawmakers line up behind potential cyber breach notification legislation NAACP president accuses Trump of having operated under 'white supremacist doctrine' Lawmakers blame SolarWinds hack on 'collective failure' to prioritize … [Read more...] about House passes voting rights and elections reform bill
Holiday houses perth
WATCH: White House Cuts Video Feed After Joe Biden Asks for Questions
The White House abruptly cut their video feed of a virtual event Wednesday after President Joe Biden asked reporters for questions. Watch: BIDEN: "I'm happy to take questions if that's what I'm supposed to do…" *White House feed cut* pic.twitter.com/y5BHhgXWOB — The First (@TheFirstonTV) March 3, 2021 “I’m happy to take questions if that’s what I’m supposed to do, Nance, whatever you want me to do,” an uncertain Biden said. Biden was speaking with members of the House Democrat caucus, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The president appeared to look off-camera for direction before his image was replaced with a graphic of the White House. His final comment was deleted from the video of the event posted to the White House YouTube page. Breitbart News reported Biden has not held a solo press conference in the 42 days he has been president, breaking a 100-year record. CNN’s Jake Tapper wrote on Twitter that Biden’s “15 most recent predecessors all held a … [Read more...] about WATCH: White House Cuts Video Feed After Joe Biden Asks for Questions
White House not ready to name Tanden replacement
President Biden Joe Biden The West needs a more collaborative approach to Taiwan Abbott's medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act MORE is not expected to name a new nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) until next week at the earliest after Neera Tanden Neera Tanden On The Money: Democrats deals to bolster support for relief bill | Biden tries to keep Democrats together | Retailers fear a return of the mask wars Here's who Biden is now considering for budget chief CBC 'unequivocally' endorses Shalanda Young for White House budget chief MORE withdrew from consideration for the job late Tuesday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki Jen Psaki Documents show strained capacity at US border facilities: CNN Overnight Defense: DC Guard chief testifies about hampered Capitol attack response | US contractor dies of heart attack … [Read more...] about White House not ready to name Tanden replacement
Mississippi House Votes to Ban Transgender Athletes from Girls,’ Women’s Sports
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities. The bill heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the next several days, and he is expected to sign it into law. Mississippi is one of more than 20 states with lawmakers proposing restrictions on athletics or gender-confirming health care for transgender minors this year. Democratic President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. 20 — the day he took office — that bans discrimination based on gender identity in school sports and elsewhere. “Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field,” Republican Rep. Becky Currie read from a text as she explained the bill to the Mississippi House. “Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities.” Currie said she would not take any questions from colleagues because she believed everyone had already … [Read more...] about Mississippi House Votes to Ban Transgender Athletes from Girls,’ Women’s Sports
Metro Denver housing market selling homes faster and faster
At the end of last month, only 1,120 single-family homes and 904 townhomes and condos were available for purchase across all of metro Denver and a few nearby counties, according to a monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. To understand just how thin that supply is, the region has averaged 13,531 active listings at the end of February in records going back to 1985. Even though far more single-family homes are available to go on the market than in 1985 or 1995 or 2005 — about 815,000 total by U.S. Census Bureau counts — the number of homes actually available for sale has never been lower. “The feeling of frustration and exasperation is present throughout the real estate community,” said Andrew Abrams, chairman of the DMAR Market Trends Committee, in comments accompanying the report. Abrams detailed how he wrote one offer for $101,000 above the asking price and another for $90,000 above and lost them both last month. But he adds that blaming sluggish … [Read more...] about Metro Denver housing market selling homes faster and faster