A group of House Democrats is urging leadership to provide tax relief for recipients of unemployment benefits in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the House is expected to vote on this week. "As we work to deliver on much-needed support for families, workers, and businesses, we should not be extending benefits with one hand and taxing them with the other," the lawmakers wrote in a letter dated Thursday. Rep. Cindy Axne Cindy Axne Iowa Democrat quarantining after staffer tests positive for COVID-19 On The Money: Biden calls Dems, urges big COVID bill | Biden's SEC pick sidelined as GameStop drama unfolds | Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO Democrats offer bill to provide tax relief to unemployment recipients MORE (D-Iowa) took the lead on the letter, which was signed by 11 other House Democrats and sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Senators given no timeline on removal of National Guard, Capitol fence Democratic fury with GOP explodes in House House Republican attempts to appeal fine for bypassing metal detector outside chamber MORE (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House House conservatives push back on efforts to revive earmarks Hoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday MORE (D-Md.), House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth John Allen Yarmuth Democrats in standoff over minimum wage On The Money: Neera Tanden's nomination in peril after three GOP noes | Trump rages after SCOTUS rules on financial records House panel advances Biden's .9T COVID-19 aid bill MORE (D-Ky.) and House Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern James (Jim) Patrick McGovern Biden urged to reverse Pompeo-Trump move on Houthis House Democrats introduce measures to oppose Trump's bomb sale to Saudis Cleaver: 'Awoman' ending to prayer meant to recognize record number of women ...
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‘Call 911’ Sign In Window Leads To Arrest Of Woman’s Boyfriend
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — A woman’s hand-scrawled “Call 911” sign in the window of a Pennsylvania home led to the arrest of her boyfriend. State troopers said they found a “visibly distraught” woman after someone who saw the sign called state police to the Westmoreland County home over the weekend. READ MORE: Ohio Sporting And Entertainment Venues To Reopen At 25% Indoor, 30% Outdoor Capacity According to court documents, the woman told troopers she was attacked by her boyfriend, James Vickers, 45, who she said had smashed her phone during an argument. The woman told troopers she feared for her life. The woman managed to put up the “Call 911” sign to draw attention. Vickers had a folding knife clipped to a pocket and resisted arrest, troopers said. READ MORE: COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Health Network Holds 2-Day Vaccination Clinic At PNC Park Vickers was ordered held in the county jail on $25,000 bond. He was charged with reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, simple assault, strangulation, disorderly conduct, harassment and several drug possession counts. Court documents did not show an attorney listed to represent him. MORE NEWS: State Police Searching For Runaway 16-Year-Old Kayla Marie Tabron From Westmoreland County (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.) ...
House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism
Lawmakers traded barbs Wednesday over the root causes of domestic terrorism while House Judiciary Committee Democrats focused their attention on how the FBI can reboot after the Jan. 6 attack. During Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers expressed an interest in expanding the information collected by the FBI and other agencies in order to better assess threats and head off a similar attack. “To truly understand what is driving this increase in hate crimes, and the link to violent extremists, we still need better and more comprehensive data,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot MORE (D-N.Y.) told the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, arguing the FBI needed to simplify its reporting and make it easily accessible. ADVERTISEMENT "We also need to ensure that, once informed by the proper data, we dedicate resources towards addressing the greatest threats.” The hearing comes as the committee’s counterpart in the Senate has asked the FBI to turn over its plans to fight domestic extremism , including asking the bureau to break down which of its efforts focused on white supremacists. Michael German, a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, said the FBI’s methods at categorizing crimes made it difficult to track how much violence committed by white nationalists and other domestic extremists has risen. “The problem is that the Justice Department and the FBI choose not to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of white supremacism or white violence as a matter of policy and practice. They do not even collect accurate data regarding such attacks,” he told lawmakers. The hearing quickly devolved into arguments over whom the government should ...
House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans
Members of a House subcommittee Wednesday debated the merits of legislation that would establish a federal commission to explore reparations for Black Americans, marking the first time the panel has held a hearing on the topic since 2019. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual hearing to discuss a bill first introduced by the late Rep. John Conyers John James Conyers House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans House subpanel to hold hearing on reparations for Black Americans Bottom line MORE (D-Mich.) in 1989. The legislation has never received a floor vote. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism The Hill's Morning Report - Democrats ready mammoth relief bill for 10-day sprint House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans MORE (D-Texas) reintroduced the measure, H.R. 40, in January. The bill has 162 co-sponsors, all Democrats. ADVERTISEMENT “We believe in determination, and we believe in overcoming the many bad balls that we have been thrown; we've caught them, and we've kept on going. That is not the point of H.R. 40,” Jackson Lee said in her opening statement. “Now more than ever, the facts and circumstances facing our nation demonstrate the importance of H.R. 40 and the necessity of placing our nation on the path to reparative justice.” Several of the hearing’s witnesses mentioned the significant health disparities in communities of color that have taken center stage during the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, Black Americans have died from COVID-19 at a higher rate than white Americans, and initial vaccine distribution data has shown that Black Americans have received a disproportionately lower percentage of vaccinations. Civil rights proponents have for years argued that reparations could help close the multitude of inequities still ...
‘Once-In-A-Lifetime Sighting:’ Incredibly Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal Spotted In Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA-TV) — A longtime birdwatcher in Pennsylvania says he had a “once-in-a-lifetime” bird sighting – a cardinal that is half-male and half-female. “I had a once-in-a-lifetime, one in a million bird encounter!” James hill posted on Facebook. Hill described the bird, which is known as a bilateral gynandromorph northern cardinal, as a bird divided right down the middle, half male and half female. READ MORE: 39,725 Minutes! Painfully Long Waits On Vaccine Website As Thousands Of New Appointments Are Filled Typically, male cardinals have bright red plumage. Females, on the other hand, are “buffy brownish,” Hill said in his Facebook post. Hill says he spotted the cardinal Saturday. Interestingly enough, another half-male, half -emale cardinal was spotted outside of Erie just two years ago. That bird was featured in National Geographic magazine. READ MORE: Teenager Crashes Into Randolph House After Alleged Carjacking And Pursuit WATCH PITTSBURGH’S BALD EAGLES LIVE ON CAMERA HERE! “Could this bird be the same individual as the Erie, PA, bird? Possibly — their bird was female on the left and male on the right, too,” Hill said. Hill says he’s been birding for 48 years, and heard about the bird from a friend of the homeowner where it was spotted. He got permission from the homeowner to take a few pictures of it. MORE NEWS: Watch Live @ 1 pm: Baker Update On Reopenings In Massachusetts Hill says the homeowners where the bird was spotted don’t want to be identified and have people show up to see the bird, but that the bird is residing in Warren County, PA, in the general area of Grand Valley, PA as he stated in his Facebook post. ...
