Migrant childrens' flights prompt Iowa, Tennessee governors to demand answers from Biden administration

Biden, Harris ‘abdicated’ their duty to control border crisis: Rep. Pfluger Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, argues the Biden admin has failed its responsibility to address the southern border crisis The Republican governors of Iowa and Tennessee are calling for hearings into what they describe as a lack of transparency from the Biden administration about the transportation of unaccompanied migrant children […]

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Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Wins Pulitzer Prize

Darnella Frazier, the teenager whose video of George Floyd’s murder went viral, fueling massive protests against police brutality around the world last year, has been awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize. In an announcement Friday afternoon, the Pulitzer Prize board commended Frazier “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd,” highlighting “the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quests for truth […]

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After crafting $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, bipartisan group of senators start lobbying White House, colleagues

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of moderate senators has reached a tentative deal on an eight-year, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package they hope could be a breakthrough between Republicans and President Joe Biden after weeks of gridlock. The deal, reported by several media outlets and confirmed by a Senate source familiar with the deal, would focus on traditional transportation programs such as rail, bridges […]

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Congress, Justice Department probing Trump seizures of House Democrats’ phone data

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog launched an investigation Friday after revelations that former President Donald Trump’s administration secretly seized phone data from at least two House Democrats as part of an aggressive leaks probe. Democrats called the seizures a “shocking” abuse of power. The announcement by Inspector General Michael Horowitz came shortly after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco […]

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Gov says Kentucky succeeded by putting science over politics

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday declared his state’s deadly fight against COVID-19 a “success story” as he prepared to end most pandemic restrictions, and said his state lessened the crisis because Kentuckians ultimately put science ahead of politics. The Democratic governor, who confronted protests, lawsuits and impeachment petitions over his virus-related executive actions, expressed frustration that […]

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