| Megathread: Senate Confirms Merrick Garland to be US Attorney General Posted: 10 Mar 2021 12:55 PM PST The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote (70-30), placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department's reputation for independence.
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| 50 days of Joe Biden: What has the president done so far? We're here from The Independent's US team to answer your questions on what Biden has - and hasn't - done in the first 50 days of his presidency. Ask Us Anything Posted: 11 Mar 2021 10:19 AM PST Hi! We're Richard Hall, senior US correspondent, and Griffin Connolly, US political reporter, for The Independent. So much has happened in American politics since Joe Biden was inaugurated, and of course a lot more is still to come. We're here to answer your questions about what the President has done so far and what his future plans are during these unprecedented times. Join us as 2pm EST and AMA!Proof: https://i.redd.it/rflx2i0z88m61.png submitted by /u/theindependentonline [link] [comments] |
| Guam offers Marjorie Taylor Greene cookies and a history book after she falsely claims it's a foreign country unworthy of aid Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:12 AM PST |
| House, Senate Democrats unveil $94 billion bill to improve Internet access Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:47 AM PST |
| Every living former president has urged Americans to get vaccinated in a new ad series — apart from Trump, who's demanding credit for the vaccine Posted: 11 Mar 2021 05:43 AM PST |
| 'We Need a People's Vaccine, Not a Profit Vaccine': Sanders Urges Biden to Support Push to Suspend Pharma Patents | "Ending this pandemic requires collaboration, solidarity, and empathy. It requres a very different mindset—a mindset that puts pepople over profits at every turn." Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:18 AM PST |
| Chris Hayes: GOP offers no policy ideas, just obstruction and trolling Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:28 AM PST |
| Covid stimulus bill passes as Republicans use cancel culture to hide their obstruction Posted: 11 Mar 2021 05:19 AM PST |
| Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured Georgia investigator to find 'the right answer' in baseless fraud push Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:24 AM PST |
| 77% of GOP Voters Support Background Checks for Gun Buyers as Dems Push Forward Bill Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:57 AM PST |
| GOP's new reality-warping message: Economic boom will have "nothing" to do with Biden stimulus Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:30 AM PST |
| Austin mayor to keep mask mandate despite AG Ken Paxton's threat to sue: "not really debatable" Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:06 AM PST |
| Trump asked Georgia election investigator to find the ‘right answer’ Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:46 AM PST |
| Adult dependents are finally eligible for stimulus payments Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:19 AM PST |
| Pentagon tells Tucker Carlson it won't take advice from a talk-show host after he complained Biden is making military 'more feminine' Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:21 AM PST |
| GOP Senator Who Voted Against COVID-19 Relief Already Taking Credit For Bill’s Benefits Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:04 AM PST |
| Dr Fauci reveals ‘extraordinary death threats’ received throughout pandemic Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:35 AM PST |
| Controversial GOP rep. Lauren Boebert claims she started carrying a gun after a man was beaten to death behind her restaurant. He actually died of a drug overdose. Posted: 10 Mar 2021 08:11 PM PST |
| Republicans locked arms against Biden's massive COVID relief bill. Now they plan to make it a top election issue Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:19 AM PST |
| Senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words 'don't reflect our values' Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:44 AM PST |
| A G.O.P. senator tweets approvingly about part of the stimulus bill, without mentioning one detail: his ‘no’ vote. Posted: 10 Mar 2021 06:37 PM PST |
| For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:13 AM PST |
| Ex-presidents club (mostly) comes together to encourage vaccinations Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:13 AM PST |
| Minneapolis promised change after George Floyd. Instead it's geared up for war Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:33 AM PST |
| With Relief Plan, Biden Takes on a New Role: Crusader for the Poor Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:20 AM PST |
| GOP Senator Who Voted Against COVID-19 Relief Already Taking Credit For Bill's Benefits Posted: 10 Mar 2021 06:51 PM PST |
| $1.3 Trillion 'Pandemic Profits' of US Billionaires Could Pay for Two-Thirds of Biden Covid Relief Plan | "These obscene gains of wealth during a pandemic prove that our economy is clearly designed for billionaires to profit, while millions suffer." Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:25 AM PST |
