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Month: March 2021

Schumer announces all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms team following US Capitol riot

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday announced an all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms leadership team, after the previous sergeant-at-arms resigned as part of the fallout from the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Karen Gibson will serve as the new Senate sergeant-at-arms, Schumer announced. A retired lieutenant general, Gibson most recently took part in a six-week

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Grocery store workers ‘livid’ they have to wait until May for Covid-19 vaccine

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — As more Oregonians become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, some essential workers feel left behind. Grocery store workers say they’re upset they don’t become eligible until May 1. “They were livid. They’re livid,” Melody said of her coworkers. She’s a grocery store worker and

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Acting US Capitol Police chief acknowledges failures of January 6 but can’t say what increased budget would do to solve them

The acting chief of the US Capitol Police department acknowledged command and intelligence failures the day insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, but dodged questions from lawmakers trying to understand how the request for an increased budget would address those failures. Leaders of the department responsible for protecting Capitol Hill and federal legislators reevaluated their funding needs

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Senator puts forward bill to limit Governor’s, agencies’ emergency powers

Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, today introduced legislation seeking to limit and narrowly define the governor’s emergency powers. “It’s been a year since Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency for California,” Melendez said. “Since that day, thousands of businesses have permanently closed their doors; millions of Californians have lost their jobs and are on

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