[ad_1] CNN — As President Joe Biden scored several legislative wins this year, voters across the country headed to the polls in November to decide on local measures. The passage of several of those measures will lead to new state laws this year. And Americans in 2023 will also feel …
Read More »House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage
[ad_1] CNN — The House voted to pass legislation on Thursday to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, the last step before the measure goes to President Joe Biden for his signature and becomes law. While the bill would not set a national requirement that all states must legalize same-sex marriage, …
Read More »Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in landmark vote
[ad_1] Washington CNN — The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for Marriage Act, in a landmark bipartisan vote. The final vote was 61-36. The bill was supported by all members of the Democratic caucus and 12 Republicans, the same dozen GOP …
Read More »Senate clears key procedural step on bill to protect same-sex marriage
[ad_1] CNN — The Senate on Wednesday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passage of the bipartisan bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, voting 62-37 to break a filibuster to advance. There could be additional votes before final passage, but Wednesday’s successful test vote signals it is on a …
Read More »5 things to know for Nov. 10: Midterms, Tropical storm, Ukraine, Marijuana, Listeria
[ad_1] CNN — Election officials cautiously went into the midterms this week bracing for the possibility of harassment and hostility at some polling places. Luckily, voting went smoothly across the US – even after two years that election-deniers bragged that they would flood the polls with observers to find fraud. …
Read More »When marijuana is on the ballot, it wins
[ad_1] CNN — Marijuana, at times, seems to be a third rail in American politics. While most Democrats are ardent defenders of abortion rights and gay rights, many party lawmakers are less vocal about decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana. It was only Thursday when President Joe Biden decided to pardon all …
Read More »Analysis: Biden’s marijuana move could change lives — and impact the midterms
[ad_1] CNN — In granting pardons for federal marijuana possession convictions, President Joe Biden is taking a historic step that is likely to be widely popular and could energize core Democratic constituencies just over a month from the midterm elections. It would change the lives of thousands of Americans convicted …
Read More »Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro slams ‘addiction to irrational power’ in fiery first UNGA speech
[ad_1] United Nations Headquarters CNN — In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, recently elected Colombian president Gustavo Petro delivered a fiery speech that recalled some of his campaign themes, slamming the war on drugs as a failure and accusing the global north of turning …
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