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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2021 3:16:39 GMT
The Biden administration is suing Texas over the state's restrictive voting law that was signed into law in September and is set to got into effect Dec. 2. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in a federal court Thursday claiming that the Republican-led law contains several provisions that "will disenfranchise eligible Texas citizens who seek to exercise their right to vote." Justice officials say those people include "voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, elderly voters, members of the military" who are deployed and American citizens who are out of the country. "These vulnerable voters already confront barriers to the ballot box," the DOJ says, "and SB 1 will exacerbate the challenges they face in exercising their fundamental right to vote." The Biden administration also is challenging the changes state lawmakers made to mail-in voting. Federal officials claim new identification requirements could disenfranchise eligible voters. "By requiring rejection of mail ballot materials that do not contain identification numbers that identify the same voter identified on the voter's application for voter registration," the lawsuit says, "SB 1 mandates rejection of written materials requisite to voting based on errors or omissions that are not material to determining a voter's qualification to vote or vote by mail."
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Post by Admin on Nov 8, 2021 18:58:37 GMT
LIVE: White House Holds Press Briefing | NBC News
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Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2021 18:50:19 GMT
President Biden Nominates Shalanda Young To Be Director Of Office Of Management And Budget The approve/disapprove graph of Joe Biden-
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Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2021 22:25:10 GMT
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that while the guilty verdict in the trail of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a reflection of the justice system working, there was still much progress that needed to be made on racial justice.
"While the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough," Biden said in a written statement shortly after the verdict was announced. "Instead, we must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and shared strength, where no one fears violence because of the color of their skin."
Three white men were found guilty Wednesday of felony murder in the shooting death of Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was running in their neighborhood when the defendants pursued and confronted him last year.
Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and their neighbor William Bryan, 52, face sentences of up to life in prison for the state crimes.
The men also face federal hate crime charges, are expected to stand trial in February on those charges. Arbery’s family and civil rights leaders have likened his death to a modern-day lynching.
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Post by Admin on Dec 2, 2021 18:42:42 GMT
President Biden Delivers Remarks on his Administration’s Plan to Continue the Fight Against COVID-19 as we Enter the Winter Months and Face the Omicron Variant
Bethesda, MD
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