Biden and Harris Host Hispanic Leaders at White House to Confront Lagging Latino Vaccinations newsweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two more Texas Democrats test positive for COVID-19 ahead of 2nd week in D.C. push for voting bills
The state lawmakers will attend a five-day conference to push for federal voting bills this week.
Texas State Rep. Carl Sherman and colleagues speaks during the Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil for Democracy supporting voting rights, at Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(Jose Luis Magana)
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WASHINGTON Two more of the Democrats who fled Texas last week to prevent the Legislature from passing Republican-backed voting bills have tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden Allies See Urgency in Confirming Xavier Becerra As Immigration Woes Deepen msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Biden Allies See Urgency in Confirming Xavier Becerra As Immigration Woes Deepen
On 3/5/21 at 4:36 PM EST
Democrats and Latino leaders watching the pace of confirmation hearings play out say the delay to confirm Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has effects beyond the ever-present pandemic, with the Biden administration s deepening immigration woes including the agency Becerra is tasked to lead.
The confirmation process for Becerra, a former congressman and the current attorney general of California, has crawled along, with the Senate finance committee splitting 14-14 along party lines Wednesday on whether to advance him out of committee. That means Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will now have to bring Becerra s nomination up for the full Senate vote, which Democrats hope could be as soon as next week.