“We haven’t heard a peep from (Senate Majority Leader Mitch) McConnell or the Republicans or the administration about any proposal, even though we’ve been asking for weeks and weeks and weeks,” Schumer said in a conference call with workers. and advocates lobbying for significant state and local funds, a critical …
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Zoe searches for a small brochure from diners on Grant Street in a makeshift outdoor dining room bounded by steel barricades in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Carlos Avila Gonzalez | The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday that the …
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The Pentagon prohibits the Confederate flag from US military installations.
Supporters of Confederate statues and symbols display a Confederate flag underneath an American flag during the Lee-Jackson Day state holiday in Lexington, Virginia, USA, January 17, 2020. Jonathan Drake | Reuters WASHINGTON – The Pentagon revealed on Friday what is effectively a ban on public displays of the Confederate flag …
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