Update to Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act Clears The Senate, House To Vote Next Week. The Hill reports, House sends marriage equality bill to Biden’s desk: The House on Thursday passed a bill to safeguard marriage equality, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk and marking the first time Congress has provided federal protections for … Read more
“Traitor” Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won a nomination vote, but he does not have enough votes to actually be elected Speaker of the House – nor should this pusillanimous craven coward who led 147 Republican insurrection aiders and abettors to vote against certifying the 2020 Electoral College vote, even after he and his staff had to … Read more
Update to President Biden Calls On Congress To Impose Agreement Between Railroad Workers And Operators. The Hill reports, House votes to avert rail strike, provide workers paid sick leave: The House passed a bill on Wednesday to avert a railway strike, taking the first major step in avoiding a walkout of workers that would have … Read more
The British government recently elected Rishi Sunak, the son of Indian parents who migrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s, to be Prime Minister of Great Britain. The Democratic Party just elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) the first African-American Minority leader in the House (with a half-dozen Republican votes he could be Speaker … Read more
Update to Rail Unions Threaten Rail Strike On December 5, Congress May Intervene. On Monday, President Biden issued a Statement on Averting a Rail Shutdown: I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators – without any modifications or delay – to avert a potentially … Read more