On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, Mary Peltola, an Alaska House Representative, tragically lost her husband Joe in a plane crash near Big Lake, Alaska. Joe Peltola, a commercial pilot and lifelong Alaskan, was flying as the sole occupant of a small airplane when it crashed in heavy fog. Joe Peltola was 68 years old. He […]
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McCarthy’s shaky launch of the Biden impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in mid-January 2020. Immediately afterward, Democratic House of Representative leader Kevin McCarthy was critical of the move, saying that the 2021 presidential race should determine the future of the country, rather than an impeachment inquiry. He also called the inquiry “what Democrats do […]
Biden marks 9/11 attacks by denouncing division, urging unity
Joe Biden marked the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by urging Americans to reject division and embrace unity. In a statement, the Democratic presidential nominee sought to honor those who died in the “horrific act of terror” that killed nearly 3,000 people. He noted that years later, the “attack still weighs heavily on all […]
GOP presidential hopefuls take renewed aim at efforts to combat covid
-19 GOP presidential hopefuls have proposed a range of ideas for how to best combat the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the major proposals include cutting government red tape to expedite the approval of vaccines and drug therapies, allowing people freedom to make individual decisions about mask-wearing and social distancing, pursuing more aggressive contact tracing and […]
At G-20, Biden announces ambitious corridor connecting India, Europe
At the ongoing G-20 summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new ambitious corridor connecting India and Europe. The new corridor will promote greater people-to-people contacts, strengthen economic ties, and improve connectivity between India and Europe. The proposed corridor will enable stronger energy ties between the two regions, with India emerging as […]
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to ensure access to abortion pill
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief on Monday calling on the Supreme Court to protect access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, which is used in medication abortions. In the brief, the department argued that blocking access to the abortion pill harms women’s healthcare rights and violates the standard established by the court […]
Peter Navarro convicted of contempt for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
On April 1, 2021, Peter Navarro, a former White House adviser on trade and manufacturing issues, was convicted of contempt of court for defying a subpoena issued by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to appear and answer questions regarding his role in the White House’s coronavirus response. This is […]
Arrests continue in Jan. 6 riot; fifth man charged in attack on Fanone
Since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities have arrested more than 300 people, with the latest being a fifth man charged in the attack on police officer Daniel Fanone. Michael Lopatic was arrested on Saturday and charged with civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, physical violence on Capitol grounds and […]
Biden didn’t protest or fight in Vietnam. Now he’s making a crucial visit.
Joe Biden has long advocated for the rights of veterans, both through his tenure as a U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States. Although he did not fight in Vietnam or actively protest the war, he has recently visited the country in his capacity as Vice President to provide support for veterans and […]
Why Trump’s vow to appeal his D.C. trial date probably won’t work
Donald Trump’s vow to appeal the trial date set by the Washington D.C. judge will likely not be successful. Judges have wide discretion when setting trial dates and it is highly unlikely that the appeals court or Supreme Court would overturn the judge’s scheduling decision. Additionally, without an actual appeal of the trial date being […]