NNPA NEWSWIRE – “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the former General’s family wrote on Facebook. By Stacy M. Brown Colin Powell has died from complications from Covid-19, his family members have confirmed. The […]
The latest marijuana convictions were identified through a follow-up examination of county court records. The previous group of cases identified for dismissal — nearly 66,000 in February 2020 — covered only an examination of state Department of Justice data, Gascón’s office said. “Dismissing these convictions means the possibility of a better future to thousands of […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) delivered remarks at a press conference celebrating Senate passage of his bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) to designate Juneteenth a federal holiday. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here.https://youtu.be/ZpF6xfd90eA?t=514 “This is […]
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) to make Juneteenth a federal holiday passed the Senate: “The freedom of all Americans that Texas celebrates every Juneteenth should be celebrated all across the nation,” said Sen. […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He was also the architect and oversaw the military campaign’s execution to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the military on May 1, 2016 and is […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With years of experience working at senior levels in the executive branch, Ambassador Susan Rice knows government inside and out and will carry through the President-elect’s vision of a newly empowered Domestic Policy Council and turbocharge the effort to build back better, the Biden transition team wrote in a news release. The […]
