Following weeks of negotiations to avoid reaching the debt "ceiling" of federal spending, US leaders released a debt ceiling bill on Sunday that majorly limits environmental and social programs and fast-tracks the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Last week, AAPI Victory Fund President Brad Jenkins appeared on The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross to discuss how celebrities can influence policy and voters, and the importance of utilizing one's platform.
AAPI Victory Fund Acting President and Enfranchisement CEO Brad Jenkins joined the Democratic National Committee AAPI Caucus, NextShark, Kamala Harris and fellow guest speakers to celebrate Lunar New Year early this month and highlight the importance of voting in the upcoming elections.
Senate Republicans serving on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee have boycotted the vote to advance Federal Reserve board nominees to a full Senate confirmation.
Manny Pacquiao, the only fighter to win world titles in eight divisions in the history of boxing, officially announced his retirement at the age of 42.
Vanessa Cárdenas, Joe Biden senior campaign staffer who was in charge of outreach to Latino, African-American and women's groups resigned last week. This departure is one of Bidens' long list of troubles with the Latino and Hispanic communities.
Due to misinformation and fake news, Twitter will ban all paid political ads globally. CFO Ned Segal stressed that this decision was made by principle and not by money.
Reddit calls itself "the front page of the Internet" and it may be the first page many people go to when online, but most of its users stay there to read their news too.