every single one voted against. against a bill backed by a majority of you, including many of the opposite s own republican constituents. against sending americans $1400 checks. against giving unemployed americans a $300 a week boost in support. against cutting child poverty in half. against saving tens of thousands of jobs. now that it is done, some of the opposers are becoming posers, like this. look at this tweet from senator roger wicker, mississippi. celebrating the money for restaurants, remember, he wanted to starve you. he voted against this money for you. fact. president biden owns this, good or bad. the first major legislative achievement of his presidency. this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. i look forward to signing it later this week. everything in the american rescue plan addressed a real need. please focus on this. 61% of americans wanted this rescue. two thirds of the country think it will help our economy. among them
Monday marks week two of jury selection in Markeith Loyd's second murder trial. On Friday, potential jurors were questioned on economic and family hardships.
The publicity surrounding the murder trial of George Floyd, an African-American man whose death laid bare racial wounds in the United States and sparked "Black Lives Matter" protests across the globe, is making jury selection a difficult task.
Millions of people have watched the video of George Floyd's death. A dozen will decide the fate of the white policeman seen kneeling for nearly nine minutes on the neck of the 46-year-old Black man.
Judge Peter Cahill of the Hennepin County District Court has set aside three weeks to screen jurors.