July 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: A statue of Joseph Wheeler (2nd R)), a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and member of the House of Representatives, stands on a pedestal outside the office door of House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) in Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has requested that Congress remove this statue and 10 others of Confederate soldiers and officials from the U.S. Capitol "The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans, expressing who we are and who we aspire to be as a nation. Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals. Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed," Pelosi wrote in the letter addressed to committee Chair Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Vice Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The House takes a revealing vote on Confederate statues

Published on July 1, 2021

by Nicole Hemmer During the insurrection in January, a rioter hoisted a Confederate flag over his shoulder, letting it furl out behind him as he marched through the Capitol. It was an outrageous sight: not even during the Civil War had insurrectionists breached the halls of Congress with the battle flag. Yet there it was, flapping alongside

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA - APRIL 6: In an aerial view, vehicles on Interstate 95 travel past a construction project to add three lanes to the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing on April 6, 2021 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The site of the work is a vital chokepoint for cars and freight trucks moving both north and south along the East Coast. At the end of March, President Joe Biden introduced a $2 trillion plan to overhaul and upgrade the nation's infrastructure. The plan aims to revitalize the U.S. transportation infrastructure, water systems, broadband internet, make investments in manufacturing and job training efforts, and other goals. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Politics

House to vote on $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill

Published on July 1, 2021

By Clare Foran The House is expected to vote on Thursday to approve a $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill focused on improving and repairing roads, bridges, transit and rail and ensuring clean drinking water. House Democrats say the bill — known as the INVEST in America Act — will deliver on key priorities

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Bill Cosby after he was released from jail on June 30.

National News

Bill Cosby is a free man after Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns sex assault conviction

Published on July 1, 2021

By Ray Sanchez, Sonia Moghe and Kristina Sgueglia Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying the disgraced actor’s due process rights were violated. The stunning decision in the case of the man once known as “America’s Dad” reverses the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of

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FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, the NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball tournament. A bill being introduced Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, by four Democratic lawmakers would grant college athletes sweeping rights to compensation, including a share of the revenue generated by their sports, and create a federal commission on college athletics. The College Athletes Bill of Rights is sponsored by U.S. Senators Corey Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). If passed it could wreak havoc with the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics, and the association's model for amateurism. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Sports

Starting Thursday, college athletes can profit from endorsements, social media and other sources of income

Published on July 1, 2021

By David Close Starting Thursday, college athletes will have the opportunity to make money from their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the NCAA Board of Governors approved an interim policy that gives student-athletes in all three divisions the ability to profit from sponsorship opportunities for the first time. “This is an important day for college

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Los Angeles, CA - June 24: Diego Lavin, 12, left, gets a COVID19 vaccine at mobile clinic held at Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price's district office. After getting vaccine Lavin got a free pair of ``Beats by Dre'' headphones at Councilman Curren Price's district office on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National News

Rise of Delta variant brings mask question back, even for the vaccinated

Published on July 1, 2021

By Maggie Fox Nearly all the staff at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are vaccinated against Covid-19. Yet they are all still wearing masks to work. These researchers, who are among the most well-versed in the tricks of the coronavirus, aren’t taking any chances. They’re advising the rest of the country and the

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke on the January 6th Commission and the police reform bill. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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House votes to create select committee to investigate January 6 insurrection

Published on July 1, 2021

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer The House voted Wednesday to create a new select committee that will investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, in a vote falling mostly along party lines that signals the political fight to come over the panel’s examination of the insurrection. The House

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