April 6th, 20240WASHINGTON D.C. — The White House canceled an iftar dinner after Muslim American leaders declined the invite due to President Biden's support for Israeli war on Gaza.
Due to the invitees' rejection, the White House held a smaller dinner with a meeting on administration policy.
Wa'el Alzayat, leader of a Muslim Advocacy...
May 6th, 20230WASHINGTON D.C. — A Muslim mayor in New Jersey was blocked from attending a belated Eid al-Fitr celebration hosted by President Biden.
The White House held an Eid al-Fitr event to celebrate the end of the Muslim holly month of Ramadan on Monday, May 1, where President Biden addressed the invited guests.
The mayor of Prospect...
April 7th, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — President Biden has officially announced another extension of the pause on federal student loan repayments for millions of borrowers nationwide.
The repayments were set to restart May 1, but the pause has been extended through August 31.
Biden said that while the economy is recovering from the COVID-19...
January 22nd, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he plans to retire at the end of the current term.
This decision will give President Biden the opportunity to select a new Supreme Court justice. He has promised to nominate the court’s first Black woman.
The 83-year-old Breyer is the oldest member...
January 20th, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is expected to be making 400 million N95 masks available for distribution for free starting next week.
The announcement came after federal officials started emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.
The masks will come from...
December 22nd, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration has extended a student loan moratorium through May 1, giving borrowers an additional three months before repayments start back up.
Under the action, payments on federal student loans will remain paused, debt collection efforts will be suspended and interest rates will remain at 0...
July 15th, 20211WAYNE COUNTY — President Biden has issued a presidential disaster declaration for Wayne County following the storms that devastated the area in late June.
The declaration comes after Governor Whitmer requested FEMA’s help.
“President Biden’s declaration opens up critical resources to help Michigan residents recover from...
April 13th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — President Biden issued a statement marking the beginning of Ramadan to all Muslim communities.
“In this pandemic, friends and loved one cannot yet gather together in celebration and congregation, and far too many families will sit down for iftar with loved ones missing,” the statement said. “Yet, our Muslim...
March 16th, 20210LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged a Holland man with crimes for making death threats against President Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Gov. Whitmer.
Joshua Docter, 21, is charged with one count of threat of terrorism and one count of using a computer to commit a crime, both of which are 20-year...
February 25th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — In a vote of 64-35, the Senate confirmed former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be secretary of energy.
Granholm was President Biden’s nominee for the role.
In recent years, Granholm has taken a deep interest in energy issues and was even considered to be a top candidate for the role had Hillary...
February 4th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats are urging President Biden to use his executive authority to cancel student loan debt.
Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) reintroduced a resolution which would allow the secretary of education to cancel...
January 28th, 20210COMMUNITY — With cases of the mutated COVID-19 variant accelerating throughout the country, studies have shown that the Pfizer vaccine is effective.
Nearly 20 cases of the mutated variant have been found in Michigan alone, but a laboratory study by Pfizer shows that the new variants of COVID-19 had only a small impact on the...
January 21st, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — In an executive order issued by President Biden, masks and quarantines will be required for travelers coming to the United States.
In the order, Biden is requiring masks be worn in airports, on airplanes, buses and other forms of transportation and people who arrive into the U.S. from other countries are required...
January 21st, 20210DETROIT — United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider has submitted a resignation letter to President Biden, shortly after Biden was sworn in.
Schneider’s last day will be Feb. 1 and he will be joining a private law firm based in Detroit.
Saima Mohsin, who has served as the first assistant...
