(Relevant) On Sunday, five people including a pregnant woman were killed in Indianapolis, in what’s being hailed as the city’s worst mass shooting in a decade. As of this writing, police do not have any leads on the shooter or shooters, but it’s another part of a grim trend in the U.S. that, contrary to popular belief, has not abated. Over the course of 2020, a truism started … [Read more...] about Gun Violence Did Not Decrease In 2020. It Actually Went Up.
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Senate Rejects GOP Motion to Declare Trump Impeachment Trial Unconstitutional
(CBS News) Senators were sworn in as jurors on Tuesday in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection, with proceedings scheduled to get underway in two weeks. Senator Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore who will be presiding over the trial in the absence of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Vice President Kamala … [Read more...] about Senate Rejects GOP Motion to Declare Trump Impeachment Trial Unconstitutional
U.S. ‘Actively Looking’ at Mandating COVID-19 Testing for Domestic Air Travel
(Reuters) The Biden administration is "actively looking" at expanding mandatory COVID-19 testing to travelers on U.S. domestic flights, a senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said on Tuesday. On a call with reporters, Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC, was asked about whether new domestic travel … [Read more...] about U.S. ‘Actively Looking’ at Mandating COVID-19 Testing for Domestic Air Travel
Chief Justice Roberts Won’t Preside Over Senate Impeachment of a Former President; Biden Thinks It’s Doomed to Fail
(CBN News) For the first time in its 232-year history, the Senate is putting a former president on trial for impeachment charges. Late Monday, House members delivered the single article of impeachment to the Senate, charging former President Trump with "Incitement of Insurrection." Democrats are expected to focus their case on what members of Congress lived through … [Read more...] about Chief Justice Roberts Won’t Preside Over Senate Impeachment of a Former President; Biden Thinks It’s Doomed to Fail
Harriet Tubman: Biden Revives Plan to Put a Black Woman of Faith on the $20 Bill
by Robert Gudmestad, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) The Biden administration has revived a plan to put Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill after Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary delayed the move. That’s encouraging news to the millions of people who have expressed support forputting her face on the bill. But many still aren’t familiar with the story of … [Read more...] about Harriet Tubman: Biden Revives Plan to Put a Black Woman of Faith on the $20 Bill