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Biden also issued Columbus Day proclamation. Native Americans campaigned for years for local and national days in recognition of the country’s indigenous peoples.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday

President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to...

Biden also issued Columbus Day proclamation. Native Americans campaigned for years for local and national days in recognition of the country’s indigenous peoples.

President Joe Biden has issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. That lends the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus toward an appreciation of Native peoples.

Biden also issued Columbus Day proclamation. Native Americans campaigned for years for local and national days in recognition of the country’s indigenous peoples.

News Release Office of United States Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) Representative Sharice Davids, Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus

Senate fails to advance sweeping voting rights bill aimed at expanding early voting, registration Savannah Behrmann, Courtney Subramanian and Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY Senate blocks voting rights bill aimed at expanding early voting after heated debate Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – The Senate failed to advance a sweeping voting rights bill Tuesday, stalling the Democratic legislation aimed at countering recent restrictive state measures pursued in Republican-led stat...

WASHINGTON – The Senate failed to advance a sweeping voting rights bill Tuesday, stalling the Democratic legislation aimed at countering recent restrictive state measures pursued in Republican-led states. The Senate was unable to move the For the People Act to the floor for a debate. In a vote of 50-50, it fell short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP filibuster. All Democratic senators voted to begin debate, while the Republicans unanimously voted to block it. The For the People Act i...

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