SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The San Francisco school board has voted to remove the names of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others from public schools after officials deemed them unworthy of the honor. The decision was made at a San Francisco school board meeting to strip the names of 44 public schools, or a third of schools in the city….
President Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing coverage.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats are preparing to push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told senators Tuesday to be ready to vote as soon as next week on a budget reconciliation package that would lay the groundwork for swift passage. The action provides a first test of Republican opposition to…
(ABC News)– A South Carolina attorney will represent the former President in his Senate impeachment trial. A top Trump adviser tweeted that South Carolina native Butch Bowers has joined the Trump defense team. Bowers is well known in the Palmetto State political circles for defending politicians. Among those, the last three South Carolina Governors. A then Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster…
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats are pushing for a quick impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the deadly riots at the Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the trial of the former president is necessary before the country can move on. She could send the article charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate as soon as Friday, setting…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill to ban nearly all abortions in South Carolina without exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest is heading to a debate on the Senate floor. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee voted 9-8 Thursday to send the bill to the full Senate. It would ban abortions when a heartbeat can be detected – or…
(CNN) — On a day meant to commemorate Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fight for freedom and equality the United States Capitol is fortified and on high alert. 21 thousand U.S. troops are now in our nation’s capitol. They have all been screened by the F.B.I to prevent against any insider threats. Karin Caifa is in Washington with the…
NEW YORK (AP) – Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Brooks joins Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez among others and performed during the inaugural celebration of President Barack Obama in 2009. He turned down a chance to play for President Donald Trump in 2017, citing a scheduling conflict. Invited by incoming…
(AP) – President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House press secretary says his administration does not intend to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe and Brazil. The message from Jen Psaki came Monday after the White House said President Donald Trump had lifted the restrictions for those countries, effective Jan. 26. Psaki tweeted: “On the advice of our medical team, the…
(ABC News) —Friday was the last day for the IRS to issue the $600 stimulus payments approved by Congress and signed off by President Donald Trump last month. As the deadline approached, many people were still asking, “Where’s my money?” Paige Smith, of Alabama, was asking that same question earlier in the month when her stimulus money didn’t arrive as…
