With a number of high-profile races taking part across the United States, North Carolina finds itself in a controversial situation after Elaine Marshall (D), the North Carolina Secretary of State, was questioned on her thoughts regarding mail-in-balloting.
Yesterday, on day 1 of the Republican National Convention, Texas Senators Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R) directed a letter to President Donald Trump (R) to thank him for his approval of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) request for an emergency declaration that warns Texans to prepare ahead of time for tropical storms Laura and Marco, which threaten the Texas Gulf Coast.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy (R) announced today that he is introducing the Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning Act (SCHOOL Act).
As Texas continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator John Cornyn (R) has introduced legislation that would help Texans who are being laid off or furloughed as a result of COVID-19. With the legislation, Texans would continue on their employer’s health plan until December 31st, 2020.
After receiving criticism for having voted in the 2008 Democratic primaries, Renee Swann is now facing heavy criticism after Texas Rep. Pete Sessions (R) has called for Swann to return a PPP loan to the U.S. Treasury.
Florida Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have joined Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) to introduce a bill that would stop the flow of money to the Communist Cuban regime.
The Supreme Court has just voted on a decision citing that if someone is fired from the workplace for being gay or transgender, it is a direct violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects people from employer sex discrimination along with protecting people from discrimination based on color, race, national origin or religion.
Since the protests began in late May regarding the murder of George Floyd, the conversation has since shifted around the argument that police departments should be disbanded. This weekend, the protests seemed to draw bipartisan support as both Senator Mitt Romney (R) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) were both photographed taking part in marches. However, on Sunday, it was reported that the Minneapolis city council majority was going to back the idea of disbanding the police force, so the question on everybody’s minds is now how will people be kept safe?
Since the protests began in late May regarding the murder of George Floyd, the conversation has since shifted around the argument that police departments should be disbanded. This weekend, the protests seemed to draw bipartisan support as both Senator Mitt Romney (R) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) were both photographed taking part in marches. However, on Sunday, it was reported that the Minneapolis city council majority was going to back the idea of disbanding the police force, so the question on everybody’s minds is now how will people be kept safe?
The bill would require local and state law enforcement agencies to identify and report police use of force encounters between police and everyday citizens.
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