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Are You Registered to Vote?
My vote won’t count. I missed the deadline. The process is too hard. What are these statements? Excuses used by Americans as reasons why they don’t vote. And there are more than that with regards to black and brown people faced with lack of transportation, voter IDs laws, distrust of the system, and a lack of education of the process. However, I am of the belief that for every excuse there is a solution to resolve it. Stop thinking you won’t be heard.
Are You Registered to Vote?
My vote won’t count. I missed the deadline. The process is too hard. What are these statements? Excuses used by Americans as reasons why they don’t vote. And there are more than that with regards to black and brown people faced with lack of transportation, voter IDs laws, distrust of the system, and a lack of education of the process. However, I am of the belief that for every excuse there is a solution to resolve it.
CEOs of Google, Twitter and Facebook grilled in Senate hearing
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing with the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter is underway on Wednesday amid cries of conservative bias and threats to change a crucial law, known as Section 230, that protects the companies' ability to moderate content as they see fit. The tech CEOs appeared via video.
Biden for President Announces Key Staff Hires in Texas
Today, Biden for President announced key staff hires in Texas, including alumni of Joe Biden’s successful primary campaign in Texas, the Texas Democratic Party, and some of the Lone Star State’s most competitive Congressional and Gubernatorial elections.
Trade war: What you missed over the weekend
The weekend brought no evidence that the world is stepping back from a damaging trade war. Disputes between the United States and its biggest trading partners continued to heat up.
As she faces dementia, Sandra Day O'Connor is a pioneer again
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the US Supreme Court, opened up about the personal anguish of breast cancer five years after surviving it. Then she went public about the effects of her husband's Alzheimer's disease, including his affection for another woman.
US calls for release of young Americans trapped in China ahead of G20
Ahead of a high stakes meeting between Chinese and US leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, a top US security official has demanded the release of two young Americans who say they've been prevented from leaving China.
Trump files op-ed bashing Democrats on Medicare for all
President Donald Trump knocked Democrats in incendiary terms ahead of the midterm elections with an op-ed decrying a proposal to establish a single-payer health care system.
Apple's gift to investors; Fed decision; Tesla earnings
1. Apple rewards investors: Shares in Apple jumped as much as 4% in extended trading after the company announced a record cash giveaway to shareholders.
Stormy Daniels releases sketch of man who allegedly threatened her over Trump affair
Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch on Tuesday of the man she alleges threatened her in 2011 and is offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who can identify the perpetrator.
Steven Mnuchin On Harriet Tubman's $20 Bill: 'We will be looking at this issue'
Maybe putting Harriet Tubman on the new $20 bill isn't a done deal after all. Back in in April 2016, Obama Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, said that the black abolitionist hero would appear on a new version of the bill. It would be the first time a woman has appeared on U.S. paper currency in over 100 years -- and the first time ever for a black woman.
Why Should Iowa Always Be First?
Today, after more than a year of campaigning, debates, polls, fund-raising and ads, voters cast their first votes in the Iowa caucuses. Iowa is always first because it demands that it be first, but no matter who wins, this profoundly distorts the race.
Gov. Abbott Unlawfully Exceeded Authority With Executive Order Limiting Jail Releases, Argues New Lawsuit
Governor Abbott unlawfully exceeded his constitutional authority by issuing an executive order that suspends the rights that individuals, who are presumed innocent, have while facing criminal prosecution, according to a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Texas, Texas Fair Defense Project, the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Alice Marie Johnson to President Trump: 'I am going to make you proud'
Alice Marie Johnson's life changed on Wednesday -- and she has US President Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian West to thank.
Rudy Giuliani says 'truth isn't truth'
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's attorney, said Sunday that "truth isn't truth" when explaining that he won't let special counsel Robert Mueller rush Trump into testifying because he doesn't want investigators to trap the President into a lie.
Why so many people sleep in McDonald's in Hong Kong
In just five years there's been a sixfold increase in Hong Kong's so-called McRefugees -- residents who spend their nights sleeping in 24-hour McDonald's outlets across the city -- a survey has found.
White Supremacist Violence Is Once More On the Rise
Every right we have fought for and won since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his monumental "I Have a Dream" speech 56 years ago this Wednesday is under unrelenting attack and in grave peril -- from the right to drink fresh water and to breathe clear air, to the right of workers to organize for better wages and safer conditions to the right to vote without interference from "enemies foreign and domestic" to the rights of women, children, the LGBTQ community and immigrants.
Prairie View A&M defeats Texas Southern 44- 23 in 35th Annual Labor Day Classic behind Tucker’s three touchdowns.
Prairie View A&M put the rest of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) on notice that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season. They picked up right where they left off last year by displaying their very aggressive and high-octane offense in the 35th Annual Labor Day Classic.
Trump’s Superfund Program is Focused on Low-Hanging Fruit
Jackie Young, executive director of Texas Health and Environment Alliance, and long-time environmental advocate, travelled to Washington D.C. this week to meet with officials at EPA Headquarters. The EPA has taken tremendous strides in recent years for the clean-up of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, a Superfund Site in the San Jacinto River near Interstate 10.
Pete Buttigieg Announces Comprehensive Plan to Build and Secure Power for Women in the 21st Century
Today, Mayor Pete Buttigieg released ‘Building Power: A Women’s Agenda for the 21st Century,’ the most ambitious and comprehensive plan released by any presidential candidate to invest in women’s economic, political, and social empowerment, tackle gender and race-based health disparities, and break down the systemic barriers that have held women back for far too long. Buttigieg's plan is grounded in bold proposals that will close pay, wealth, and leadership gaps, build safe and inclusive communities, aggressively combat the maternal mortality crisis, and protect a woman’s right to choose.
