Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
Latinos are leading the way in U.S. activism around climate change from grassroots organizing to global advocacy, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands and the experience of effects on their communities.
President Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.
Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus
Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON โ This time the fury enveloping the U.S. Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing โ Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week's violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. Shaken members, long accustomed to protective bubbles, inquired whether they can expense their own bulletproof vests to taxpayers (yes they can). McCarthy had joined most House Republicans in December in supporting a lawsuit to block Bidenโs election, and again last week in two votes against certifying Bidenโs win. In their oath of office, lawmakers vow to defend the Constitution โagainst all enemies, foreign and domestic.โ
Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus
Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON โ This time the fury enveloping the Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing โ Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week's violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. Shaken members, long accustomed to protective bubbles, inquired whether they can expense their own bulletproof vests to taxpayers (yes they can). McCarthy had joined most House Republicans in December in supporting a lawsuit to block Bidenโs election, and again last week in two votes against certifying Bidenโs win. In their oath of office, lawmakers vow to defend the Constitution โagainst all enemies, foreign and domestic.โ
Second lawmaker in Capitol lockdown tests positive for COVID-19
Those who tested positive were among dozens of lawmakers who were whisked to a secure location when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. Some members of Congress huddled for hours in the large room, while others were there for a shorter period. It's not certain where and when lawmakers caught the illness, but the Capitolโs attending physician notified all House lawmakers of possible virus exposure and urged them to be tested. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey said Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. Jayapal also called on the House sergeant at arms to remove any lawmaker from the House floor who declines to wear a mask.