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The Root· 16 minutes agoSpeaking through tears and punctuated by emotional sighs, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson invoked ancestors who overcame slavery and segregation in her first public comments about ...
MO unlikely to respond to Kansas plan to lure Chiefs before August, top lawmaker says
Kansas City Star via AOL· 4 hours ago“I think after the primary we will be able to look at possibly having a special session to address...
Chuck Schumer grilled over Father's Day BBQ photo: 'Obviously staged'
22 WSBT South Bend· 1 day agoSen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday deleted a photo showcasing his Father’s Day cookout after some...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 8 hours agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
‘Leap of faith’: Kansas lawmakers pass plan to win Chiefs, Royals with bonds for stadiums
Kansas City Star via AOL· 49 minutes agoLawmakers passed the plan in a special session initially called for tax cuts. The legislation came...
Former MLB Player and Coach Mike Brumley Killed in Car Crash: ‘This Is a Tragic Day’
People Magazine· 1 day agoMike Brumley, a former Major League Baseball player who played eight seasons before later becoming a...
Hawley rips Biden plan shielding 500K illegal immigrants from deportation: 'Unacceptable'
KSNV 3 Las Vegas· 9 hours agoSen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday sent a forceful letter to Department of Homeland Security...
It’s time for South Carolina to finally recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday | Opinion
The State McClatchy via AOL· 8 hours agoState Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state...
Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoA group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 7 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...