The pared-down version of the legislation passed by House Democrats in May will likely pass the House, but will face opposition in the GOP-led Senate.
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
House passes measure condemning anti-Asian discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Increased numbers of Asian Americans have reported harassment, stigma and even physical assaults amid inflammatory rhetoric about COVID-19.
House passes an additional $25 billion for Postal Service as Trump tweets opposition
President Donald Trump called the controversy over the Postal Service a “hoax” and urged Republicans to vote no.
Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledges mail delays, defends changes at USPS
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledged delays in mail delivery as critics worried about mail-in ballots in the 2020 election.
Live updates – Senior Trump aide Brett Giroir: U.S. ‘cannot test our way out’ of coronavirus pandemic
Fauci told lawmakers he was hopeful a vaccine would be available by late fall or early winer.
Rep. John Lewis to lie in state next week at the US Capitol
Lewis, a civil rights icon and longtime member of Congress, died last Saturday at the age of 80 after a monthslong battle with cancer.
Sens. Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan confuse John Lewis and Elijah Cummings in remembrance photos
The picture attached to Rubio’s Twitter tribute was of Elijah Cummings, who died in October last year.
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with symbol once used by Nazis
“Ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt wrote on Twitter.
UK foreign minister Dominic Raab criticized for saying taking a knee is from ‘Game of Thrones’
“It seems to be taken from the Game of Thrones, feels to me like a symbol of subjugation and subordination,” Dominic Raab said on talkRADIO
Former White House aide John Bolton says Trump ‘not fit for office,’ lacks ‘the competence’ for the job
“There really isn’t any guiding principle that I was able to discern other than what’s good for Donald Trump’s re-election,” Bolton told ABC in an interview