#Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based House seat

#Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based House seat

“#Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based House seat” BATON ROUGE, La. — Republican Julia Letlow easily won a Saturday special election for the northeast Louisiana-based U.S. House seat that her husband, Luke, couldn’t fill because of his death from complications related to COVID-19. With the victory, Julia Letlow becomes the third woman ever elected to the U.S. House…

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#House passes extensive voting rights bill

#House passes extensive voting rights bill

“#House passes extensive voting rights bill” House Democrats passed a sweeping voting rights bill over Republican opposition late Wednesday. The For the People Act, also known as House Resolution 1, was approved along party lines on a 220-210 vote. The legislation aims to lower voting barriers, expand access to the polls, put an end to…

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#House Democrats pass policing bill named for George Floyd

#House Democrats pass policing bill named for George Floyd

“#House Democrats pass policing bill named for George Floyd” The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping policing bill named after George Floyd, whose death in custody sparked global protests against racial injustice. Democrats pushed through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act by a vote of 220-212, with the support of only one…

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#House poised to vote on legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

#House poised to vote on legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

“#House poised to vote on legal safeguards for LGBTQ people” WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The Equality Act amends…

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#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation

#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation

“#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation” A journalist who has perpetuated multiple conspiracy theories on social media will serve as one of House Democrats’ witnesses at Wednesday’s hearing on misinformation in the media. Soledad O’Brien, a former CNN anchor turned media critic, will speak before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications…

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#NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19

#NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19

“#NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19” Rep. Jamaal Bowman announced Tuesday that his mother has died from coronavirus. “It is with deep sorrow that I share the passing of our mother, Ms. Pauline Bowman,” the freshman congressman wrote on Twitter. “She battled Covid for many weeks before transitioning on Valentine’s Day. “Our mother…

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