Article snippet: Congress is pushing hate crimes. The House on Tuesday unanimously approved a bipartisan joint resolution from Virginia lawmakers condemning the violence in Charlottesville, white nationalists and the Ku Klux Klan. Along with recognizing the death of white supremacist groups to determine if any criminal laws were broken in Charlottesvile. The resolution was introduced by Sens. the Senate, and endorsed by a bipartisan group of senators. Reps. Tom Garrett, R-Virginia, and Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia, introduced the measure in the House. The resolution, unanimously approved by the Senate Monday, now goes to President Trump desk for his approval. Trump has ten days to sign or veto the measure before it becomes law. Link to the full article to read more