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What Happened: On Wednesday, the Senate voted 67-32 in favor of opening debate on a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. The bill was put together by a bipartisan group after weeks of negotiating. Over half the bill, $550 Billion, is dedicated to new federal spending, $73 billion to rebuild the electric grid, $66 billion for passenger and freight trains, $65 billion to expand Internet access, $55 billion for water infrastructure, $40 billion for bridges, $39 billion to help moder

What's Happening: According to sources, on Thursday, President Biden is expected to make an announcement requiring all federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or to submit to regular testing. News of the mandate has leaked on the same day that the CDC updated their face mask guidance for fully vaccinated people. The CDC now recommends that fully vaccinated people still use masks indoors when they are in areas with high transmission of Covid-19. Sai

What Happened: On Tuesday, a divided Supreme Court voted to deny a request to end the CDC’s eviction moratorium. The final vote was 5-4 in favor of maintaining the moratorium with Justices Gorsuch, Alito, Barrett and Thomas voting against. The moratorium, which is currently set to expire on July 31, prevents landlords from evicting certain tenants who are unable to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just last week, the CDC announced an extension of the eviction moratorium

What Happened: According to several sources, the Justice Department will be suing Georgia over the state's restrictive voting laws. Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to make the announcement on Friday. Garland announced several weeks ago that the Justice Department would be looking into the new restrictive voting laws being implemented in Republican-controlled states and that action would be taken if prosecutors found any unlawful activity. At least 14 laws have pa

What Happened: On Thursday, the CDC and the Biden administration announced that they are extending the eviction moratorium by 30 days until July 31st, but that this is expected to be the last time they will do so. Said CDC Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, "this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium." White House Secretary Jen Psaki stated that the ban on evictions for renters and mortgage holders was "always intended to be temporary." Several dozen Congress

What Happened: On Monday, Iran's President-Elect, Ebrahim Raisi, said he would not meet with US President Joe Biden and is unwilling to negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program. Raisi continued "The U.S. is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran." Raisi won the Presidential Election in a landslide victory on Saturday, however, his main competitor was disqualified from the election by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The election had a record low

What Happened: On Wednesday, the House voted 415-14 in favor of making June 19th or “Juneteenth” a Federal Holiday. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law Thursday afternoon. Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers informed enslaved people in Texas that they were now free, about two months after the confederacy surrendered and 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is the first new Federal Holiday since Martin Luther King Jr.

What Happened: On Wednesday, US President Biden and Russia President Vladimir Putin met and agreed to return their nations' ambassadors to their posts and to negotiate a new treaty limiting nuclear weapons production for both countries. The current treaty is set to expire in 2026. Both parties called the summit "constructive." The meeting went on for about three hours and several topics were discussed. Biden raised concerns about human rights issues with Putin and also questi

What Happened: On Monday, NATO leaders said that China presents a constant security challenge and that NATO allies must present a more unified front against China's military, trade and human rights practices. In a statement, NATO leaders said that China's goals and "assertive behavior present...challenges to the rules-based international order and to...alliance security." The message from NATO leaders echoes President Biden's recent stance on China. The 30 heads of state and

What Happened: On Saturday, G7 leaders unveiled an infrastructure plan designed to compete with China's development initiatives in underdeveloped countries. President Biden has criticized China for its forced labor practices and is trying to persuade other G7 leaders to take a similar position so they can present a more unified front. According to a senior Biden administration official, Canada, the UK and France are supportive of Biden's position whereas Germany, Italy and th

What Happened: On Wednesday, the White House dropped Trump-era executive orders aimed at banning popular apps TikTok and WeChat. The White House says it will conduct its own review to identify if these Chinese owned apps present any national security risks. In a new executive order, the Commerce Department is instructed to analyze the transactions of apps that are manufactured or developed by China and evaluate if there are any connections to Chinese intelligence agencies or

What Happened: Republican Senators have prepared a $1 trillion infrastructure bill as a counteroffer to President Biden after panning his revised $1.7 trillion infrastructure deal a few days back. GOP Senators say they plan on disclosing the details of the bill by Thursday. The GOP had previously proposed a much smaller $568 billion alternative plan. Biden's original proposal was for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill which he reduced to a $1.7 trillion plan to try and reach

What Happened: On Sunday, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, announced that international inspectors will no longer have access to surveillance images of the country's nuclear sites. Iran has already been enriching and stockpiling uranium far beyond the agreed upon levels set in the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran changed its position after former President Trump pulled out of the agreement in 2018. President Biden has expressed interest in re-entering the accord, ho

What Happened: On Friday, Republican Senators roundly rejected President Biden's revised $1.7 trillion infrastructure deal saying it is way too far from their proposed $568 billion alternative plan. Biden's original proposal was for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill and the revised $1.7 trillion plan was proposed to try and reach a deal with Senate Republicans. Negotiations are still ongoing but it is looking less and less likely that a deal will be struck by Biden's propos

What Happened: According to the Labor Department, the US economy added only 266,000 jobs in April, far less than the 1 million jobs economists projected. Unemployment also rose slightly from 6% in March to 6.1% in April. Economists are still optimistic that the reopening of the economy, the easing of safety restrictions and the vaccine rollout will help bolster the economy and say that the drop in jobless claims shows that the economy is still heading in the right direction.

What's Happening: The Biden administration is expected to announce sanctions against Russia in response to the SolarWinds hack and for election interference. Russian individuals will also be targeted in the order and up to a dozen Russian diplomats may be expelled from the United States.The sanctions will target Russian officials involved with the SolarWinds hack. President Biden is expected to announce these sanctions on Thursday via an executive order. Developing Story Phot

What Happened: According to several US officials, President Biden plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the United States. The new deadline breaks with the previous deadline of May 1 that was negotiated in a peace agreement with the Taliban by former President Trump. The September deadline will mark an end to nearly two decades of war in the region, which resulted in the deaths of over 2,200 US troops. Photo Sourc

What Happened: On Thursday, four people were wounded and one person was killed during a shooting at a cabinet business in Bryan, Texas. Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske said he believes the shooter is an employee of the business. By the time police arrived at the scene, the shooter had fled and is currently at large. Police have asked people to stay away from the business as they are looking for the suspect. With yesterday's mass shooting, this is the sixth active shooter situat

What Happened: On Thursday, President Biden announced some executive actions to combat what he called an "epidemic" of gun violence in America. The executive actions include a crack down on homemade firearms that lack serial numbers (so called "ghost guns") and tightened regulations on pistol-stabilizing braces. The President emphasized that these are only the first steps towards addressing gun violence and that he will need Congress' support for additional actions such as a

What's Happening: According to several sources, President Biden will announce Tuesday that he is moving up the vaccine eligibility date for all adults by about two weeks. The original date was May 1, but with states expanding eligibility, the new deadline will now be April 19. Eligibility means that as of April 19, all Americans over the age of 16 will be able to schedule their vaccination. President Biden is also expected to announce that 150 million Americans have received