President Trump to sign a ‘buy American first’ pharma … President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday directing some federal agencies to only purchase certain drugs and medical materials when they are made in the United States.
Bipartisan push in Congress looks to replace Confederate … Just a week after the late Congressman John Lewis left Capitol Hill for the last time, his Georgia colleagues are working on a way to preserve his memory in the halls of Congress.
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, … JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Magnolias and stars. Crosses and guitars. Beer cans and crawfish. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals the general public submitted for a new Mississippi flag. Mississippi recently retired the last state banner with the Confederate battle emblem that’s widely condemned as racist. A nine-member commission […]
Virginia school board changes school’s name from … SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s largest school system is removing the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Fairfax County School Board approved the change during a meeting Thursday. A news release posted on the school district’s website says […]
President Trump, Barr announce anti-crime surge to … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr have announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into several American cities including Chicago to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle. Hundreds of federal agents already have been sent to Kansas City, […]
Senate votes to limit some military equipment transfers … The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to put some limits on the transfer of military equipment from the Defense Department to state and local police departments, even as it rejected a more stringent measure aimed at preventing “weapons of war,” in the words of one senator, from being used by police.
House lawmakers to vote on annual defense bill The $740-billion package includes a 3% pay raise for military officials and $1 billion in COVID-19 preparedness funds.
Mississippi high school is dropping Confederates … Caledonia has used the mascot since 1957, and it is often abbreviated to “Feds.”
Trump not ready to commit to election results if … President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election.
Pentagon bans Confederate flag on military installations, … After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.
Black Lives Matter billboard placed next to Confederate … A Black Lives Matter sign now fills a billboard next to a big Confederate flag that greets people coming into a small town outside Raleigh, thrilling some community organizers and angering the property owner. Organizers of a fundraising campaign that paid for the sign said it’s meant to show that Confederate flags “do NOT represent” […]