CNN’s Brianna Keilar called out Fox Corporation chair Rupert Murdoch for pushing COVID-19 disinformation on Fox News. Keilar stressed that life has not gone “back to normal” because so many people still refuse to get vaccinated, which public health experts have repeatedly expressed is their best line of defense against COVID-19. She also called out…
Former Alaska Governor dined at popular New York restaurant Elio’s on Saturday despite not being vaccinated, what the restaurant’s management says was a “mistake.” “We just made a mistake,” Luca Guaitolini, the restaurant’s manager, told The New York Times, saying that Palin “probably just walked in and strolled over.” “We are trying to get to…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) has tested positive for COVID-19 again, this time ahead of her defamation trial against The New York Times, in which she will state that the newspaper and its editor, James Bennett, defamed her in an opinion piece. Palin tested positive after a rapid antigen test on Monday and “is…
The White has officially launched a new phone line that Americans can use to order at-home COVID-19 tests. The move is part of an effort to reach people who do not have reliable internet access. Starting today, Americans who cannot put in an order for COVID-19 tests via the website the White House launched earlier…
In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Klain, Senators Ed Markey (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) demanded an investigation into reports that COVID-19 home tests have been subject to price gouging. “As media reports continue to reveal price gouging and scams related to at-home test kits, we strongly urge the FTC to…
A proposal nearly identical to the Mississippi law currently under review by the United States Supreme Court to ban abortion at 15 weeks has been introduced in the West Virginia legislature. The bill has cleared the state’s House health committee and will go to the judiciary committee. It will go to the full House if…
Former Republican Federal Election Commission Chair and current Campaign Legal Center President, Trevor Potter called on Senate Democrats to pass voting rights.
The King family held a press conference to call for the passage of voting rights legislation as Martin Luther King III called out Manchin and Sinema’s filibuster hypocrisy.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was harshly criticized for attempting to block Washington, D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who is D.C.’s delegate in Congress, said Cruz’s effort “crosses the line.” “He crosses the line, and I must tell you does so often, when he meddles in the business of another…
President Joe Biden has announced the purchase of 500 million additional COVID-19 tests as part of an effort to boost testing as the nation contends with a surge of cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The announcement adds to the 500 million additional at-home COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration purchased in December,…
Mitch McConnell went on a nearly ten-minute rant/tantrum on the Senate floor in response to President Biden’s voting rights speech.
Republicans who’ve backed former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 general election was stolen are raking in massive amounts of money for Secretary of State races across the nation, a further indication of their efforts to wield partisan control over elections. “Secretary of state candidates in three battleground states — Georgia, Michigan and…
The office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a memo that Democrats are pushing “the left’s Big Lie,” accusing them of orchestrating “fake hysteria” over voting rights. The memo says Democrats will “try to use fake hysteria to break the Senate and silence millions of Americans’ voices so they can take over…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) expressed skepticism to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s openness to discussing changes to election law as Democrats work to advance significant voting rights legislation in the Senate. “I think this is a fake. I think it’s a way to try and get the two senators that we have who…
More than 150 pro-democracy groups are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to change the filibuster rules and pass voting rights.
President Joe Biden will address the nation on Tuesday afternoon about the Omicron surge, the new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus that has caused hospitals across the country to overflow. “In the briefing, the President will hear about the latest resources and personnel being sent to states and local communities to help with staffing…
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that his advocacy group Advancing American Freedom has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine mandate for large businesses. The brief argues that the mandate is unconstitutional and exceeds previous examples of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) use of emergency…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will put the Freedom To Vote Act up for a vote to trigger the steps towards filibuster reform.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, explained why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened its recommended isolation time to five days for people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic. “The reason is that now that we have such an overwhelming volume of cases coming in, many of which are…
Podcast host Joe Rogan was forced to cancel a sold out Vancouver show, admitting that he likely would be denied entry into Canada because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 restrictions in British Columbia require proof of vaccination to gain entry into indoor businesses and event spaces. “I should probably say this because I…
Representative Bobby Rush is the latest breakthrough case of COVID-19 in Congress. “Today, after being notified of a recent exposure, I tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Fortunately, I am fully vaccinated and recently received my booster shot. I am feeling fine and currently have no symptoms,” Rush wrote on Twitter. Today, after…
Speaking to CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, urged Americans to avoid having large New Year’s Eve gatherings, and to not attend any events where they don’t know the vaccination status of guests. Asked on his advice for people who wish to attend “larger settings,” Fauci was firm. “I would…
NRA boss Wayne LaPierre lied under oath and strengthened NY Attorney General Letitia James’s case to dissolve the gun lobby.
President Joe Biden announced his support for amending Senate rules and changing the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. “That means whatever it takes. Change the Senate rules to accommodate major pieces of legislation without requiring 60 votes,” Biden said in an interview with ABC News’ David Muir. “The only thing standing between getting voting…
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest breakthrough case among members of Congress. “Tonight, I received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. This is a breakthrough case, and I am asymptomatic,” Clyburn tweeted. “America is in a new phase of this pandemic. No one is immune. I urge…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) drew criticism after she asked if Democrats will be “checking Santa’s vaccination records before letting him down their chimney this year?” Are Democrat families checking Santa's vaccination records before letting him down their chimney this year? — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 22, 2021 Many mocked the Congresswoman for her statements. The…
The Congressional Black Caucus is urging the Senate to reconvene and pass crucial voting rights legislation. The United States will “lose the most if the Senate does not do their job and pass voting rights legislation,” CBC Chairwoman Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said in a statement, adding that “every citizen is entitled to an equal opportunity to…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, has called for Jesse Watters, the host of the Fox News program “The Five” to be “fired” after Watters suggested that anti-vaxxers should ambush Fauci in public and go for “the kill shot” by attacking his credibility. “That just is such a reflection of the…
The Fox Corporation announced that it would drop its COVID-19 testing option and is requiring all employees who work in its New York City headquarter offices to receive at least one coronavirus vaccination shot by December 27. “Our policy reflects the guidelines of the mandate,” a spokesman for Fox Corp. told the New York Times,…
Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), says former President Donald Trump and Republicans pressured him to back unproven COVID-19 remedies. “I have done everything I can to stay out of any kind of political, partisan debates, because it really is not a place where medical research belongs,” he said, adding…
A House panel investigating the United States’ COVID-19 response issued a staff report saying that the Trump administration deliberately undermined the country’s pandemic response. The panel found that in weakening testing guidance and interfering with public health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), championing “herd immunity,” failure to respond to supply…
The United States Army announced today that 98% of its active duty troops have received a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of this week’s deadline to get inoculated. “The United States Army announced today that 468,459 active-component Soldiers have been vaccinated against COVID-19, fewer than 120 days after a vaccination mandate went into effect for all U.S….
Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin had previously pleaded not guilty to violating Floyd’s constitutional rights when he arrested Floyd and killed him after kneeling on his neck for nearly 10 minutes last spring in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd’s murder sparked international outrage and kicked off the…
The University of Florida has initiated an investigation into researchers’ claims that they felt pressured to destroy COVID-19 data after a report said they were told “not to criticize the Governor of Florida [Republican Ron DeSantis] or UF policies related to COVID-19 in media interactions.” A report by the Faculty Senate committee determined that staff felt “external…
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) claimed that using mouthwash can prevent COVID-19 infection, a claim that has been debunked by public health experts. “Standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus,” Johnson said, according to The Washington Post. “If you get it, you may reduce viral replication. Why not try all these things?” A recording uploaded by Heartland…
Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is offering a resolution condemning Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for Islamaphobic rhetoric. “For a Member of Congress to repeatedly use hateful, anti-Muslim rhetoric and Islamophobic tropes towards a Muslim colleague is dangerous. It has no place in our society and it diminishes the honor of the institution we serve in,” Pressley…
The Justice Department has sued Texas for a second time in a month over a new election map that discriminates against Latinos and other minorities.
A North Dakota school district superintendent claimed in an email that calls to address racial injustice are a “political ideology” and called for a “Christ centered Republic.” The email was sent to a North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders-run listserv by Starkweather Public School District Superintendent Larry Volk, who said it is “time to move…
The Biden administration will announce a plan to ship 11 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Africa and other regions, according to remarks obtained by The Hill that will be delivered by Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. “Just today, we are shipping 11 million doses. Eleven million doses in one day….
As the Republican/McConnell conservative activist Supreme Court hears a Mississippi abortion case, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows just 24% of Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned. Just 24% of Americans want Roe V Wade overturned: The Yahoo News poll shows “more than twice as many Americans (55 percent) say they want the court to…
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that if efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade are successful, then the ruling would effectively destroy public perception of the Supreme Court. Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” Sotomayor as oral arguments begin in…
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took to Twitter to criticize Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and referred to him as a “Democratic operative” and suggested he is not a “public health professional.” “Tony Fauci is nothing more than a Democratic operative,” Cotton wrote on Twitter, adding: “If President…
During an interview for the upcoming Reuters Next conference, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said that changing what qualifies a person as fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to include booster shots is “on the table.” “Right now, officially, fully vaccinated equals two shots of the mRNA and one shot of the…
Ninety-two percent of the federal government is vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday, the deadline for federal workers to comply with the vaccine mandate President Joe Biden announced 75 days prior, the White House said, noting that 4.5 percent of federal employees are considered to be in compliance with the mandate because they have a…
The Biden administration has asked a federal court to reinstate a workplace vaccine mandate that was put on hold earlier this month. “Delaying this standard would endanger many thousands of people and would likely cost many lives per day,” government lawyers argued. “With the reopening of workplaces and the emergence of the highly transmissible Delta…
Speaking to NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top expert on infectious diseases, warned about “prematurely” dropping mask mandates after Washington, D.C. lifted requirements on indoor masking, saying the move “adds an extra degree of risk” as the nation contends with rising cases of Covid-19. “When you have a dynamic like that ……
Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration will invest $1.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan to address the shortage of doctor, nurse, and behavioral health providers in underserved communities, including in minority communities and rural communities, which have historically lacked resources. Harris will also announce plans to award $330 million from the…
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee, has rejected ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell’s challenge of the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. The Pentagon had announced its vaccine mandate in August. Powell had filed a lawsuit challenging the mandate Texas-based group, dubbed Defending the Republic, arguing that 16 active-duty service members had the “right to refuse” the…
Joe Madison, host of SiriusXM Urban View, announced he will go on a hunger strike until Congress passes significant voting rights legislation that has languished for months. “As a political protest, I am beginning a hunger strike today by abstaining from eating any solid food until Congress passes, and President Biden signs, the Freedom to Vote Act…
Former President Barack Obama made an appearance during the COP26 climate summit on Monday, warning nations around the world that “we are nowhere near where we need to be” on responding to the challenges imposed by anthropogenic climate change. “Meaningful progress has been made since Paris,” Obama said, adding, “Thanks to your efforts here in…
Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) says that it’s worth Democrats passing the party’s spending bill and climate change legislation even if Democrats lose the House in next year’s midterm elections. “Of course it’s worth it if we’re making people’s lives better,” Jayapal said. “What’s the alternative? To do nothing. I mean, that’s not gonna that’s not gonna…
President Joe Biden defended his administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for businesses, saying that they will be good for the economy as a whole and not lead to worker shortages. The mandate applies to businesses with at least 100 employees and will go into effect on January 4, according to the Department of Labor (DOL). “As we’ve…
More than 40 Senate Republicans filibustered and blocked debate from beginning on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
The reeling National Rifle Association has been sued for $35 million in illegal campaign contributions to Trump and Senate Republicans.
According to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), Breitbart is among ten publishers playing a huge role in climate denial on the internet and is responsible for 70% of the content on the topic. One example featured in the report was an article from Breitbart in March suggesting the Green…
The Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses will be published soon. It is being developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is crafting an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to enact the mandate, which requires all companies with at least 100 employees to require vaccines or…
A coalition of the nation’s leading small business organizations is demanding a filibuster carve out to pass voting rights.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urged Democrats to move ahead on immigration reform. “If my 2010 reelection to the Senate proved anything, it was that Democrats can fight and win on immigration. It makes policy sense and political sense and not just with Latino voters, but also with Americans of all backgrounds,” said Reid. “However,…
A Miami private school is embroiled in controversy after sending home a letter to parents that said students who get vaccinated will need to quarantine at home for 30 days before returning to school. “Because of the potential impact on other students and our school community, vaccinated students will need to stay at home for…
Fox News anchor John Roberts has deleted a tweet suggesting that former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death “raises new concerns” about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. In the now-deleted tweet, Roberts said “the fact that Colin Powell died from a breakthrough COVID infection raises new concerns about how effective vaccines are long-term.” Roberts deleted the tweet…
Rick Gallot, the president of Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana, announced that the university would cancel classes and impose a curfew after the school experienced two fatal shootings within a week. Classes for Monday and Tuesday have been canceled. The curfew will be imposed from 9:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice. “Our students…
Former President George W. Bush has issued a response following the death of Colin Powell, who served as his first Secretary of State. “Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Colin Powell. He was a great public servant, starting with his time as a soldier during Vietnam,” Bush said in a statement,…
Lora Reinbold, a Republican who serves in the Alaska State Senate, has Covid-19. “Its my turn to battle Covid head on… game on! Who do you think is going to win? When I defeat it, I will tell you my recipe,” she posted on Facebook. She then proceeded to list the treatments she’s taking, none of…
Tim Hill, a host of “The Game” show on 107.5 FM in Columbia, South Carolina, is complaining that he was fired by Cumulus Media, the company that owns the station, after he refused to comply with its vaccine mandate. “Never thought it would come to this and am pretty sad,” Hill said in a video posted…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the state will appeal a ruling from U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman that blocked its controversial abortion restrictions. “We disagree with the Court’s decision and have already taken steps to immediately appeal it to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said…
Senate Democrats have introduced a measure to strengthen the Voting Rights Act. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 48 other senators. The legislation would update the Voting Rights Act to strengthen sections previously affected by Shelby County v. Holder (2013) and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee…
Trump’s MAGA devotees are indeed a very dangerous lot, but they are ignorant sheep who are being incited to violence against the government by Trump’s most loyal lieutenant Steve Bannon.
Speaking on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, stressed that immigrants are “absolutely not” responsible for the uptick in Covid-19 infections across the United States. “This is not driven by immigrants,” Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is the problem within our country, the same way it’s a…
Johnson & Johnson will seek authorization for a booster shot this week, according to The New York Times, which cited unidentified officials familiar with the company’s plans. The news that the company will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes amid concerns about the efficacy of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine. The FDA…
Not only does the Supreme Court have a record low approval rating, but thousands marched to their steps today.
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, a rare breakthrough infection. He had been fully vaccinated since January. He is currently not showing symptoms of the virus. “Justice Kavanaugh’s wife and daughters are also fully vaccinated, and they tested negative on Thursday,” spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said. “As a precaution, Justice and Mrs. Kavanaugh…
Jobless claims have risen for the third consecutive week after millions lost their federal pandemic unemployment benefits, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance are at 362,000 in the week ending Sept. 25. That’s 11,000 more applications than the previous week. Claims without seasonal adjustments fell…
For the first time, a majority of Republicans say they’ve received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the largest monthly gain since April. That’s according to a new Gallup poll released today. 75% percent of respondents said they were vaccinated against Covid-19 a six-point gain from August. Additionally, 80% said they either are…
In a letter to lawmakers this morning, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the United States has just three weeks before it defaults on its debts. “We now estimate that Treasury is likely to exhaust its extraordinary measures if Congress has not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by October 18. At that…
As horrific as the Texas abortion ban is, and it is horrifying, the religious architect of the law has his sights set on criminalizing homosexuality and banning same-sex marriage.
Moab police were under fire when they released the body camera footage of their August 12 stop with Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito for missing clear signs of domestic violence red flags and for ignoring a 911 caller’s report that Brian hit Gabby multiple times.
Lots of excuses were thrown out, some blaming the dispatcher, but now there’s confirmation of the dispatcher relaying the report to the responding officers.
The ACLU has sued the Republican-dominated Ohio redistricting commission for drawing a gerrymandered map that violates the state constitution.
The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on a measure to uphold abortion rights. Although the bill has little chance of passing through the Senate and becoming law, it reflects the consensus among Democrats and could resonate through next year’s midterm elections. The announcement comes amid controversy surrounding a Texas law that bans virtually all…
Florida Representative Webster Barnaby (R) has filed the “Florida Heartbeat Act,” legislation that would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, only allowing them to be performed if the mother’s life is in danger. The bill would empower citizens to sue anyone who induces or performs an abortion against the bill’s guidelines. #BREAKING– HB…
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) criticized Idaho leadership, saying that Idaho Governor Brad Little’s (R) disregard for the Covid-19 pandemic is “clogging up” Washington’s hospitals. “Today in my state, Washington citizens in many cases cannot get heart surgery, cannot get cancer surgery that they need, because we are having to take too many people of…
According to a Marquette Law School survey released today, fewer than one-third of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protects a pregnant woman’s right to choose reproductive healthcare without excessive government restriction, overturned. The survey found just 20% of the public favors overturning Roe v. Wade, with 50% opposed to overturning…
These brutish bullies are taking their savagery a step farther and infringing on other Americans’ personal freedom to protect themselves, their families, and communities from a deadly disease.
The problem for the growing anti-vaxxer cult, however, is that nearly all major religions, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), do not call for or support a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Text messages obtained in a lawsuit related to Florida’s election reform law revealed that the new law had nothing to do with fraud.
The Biden administration announced it will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign travelers in November. According to White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients, all foreign visitors must be fully vaccinated and must show proof of vaccination before boarding flights bound for the United States. They will also be required to provide a negative test no later…
A three-judge North Carolina Superior Court panel has ruled 2-1 to permanently block the state’s voter ID law because it targets African-Americans.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee blocked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-protest bill, saying that the backlash from officials to people celebrating Juneteenth and engaging in peaceful protest mirrors the racist backlash to protests against Jim Crow laws during the 1960s. The Florida law was enacted in April and received harsh criticism for…
CNN’s Don Lemon expressed his frustration with unvaccinated Americans, accusing them of prolonging the Covid-19 pandemic and saying that it’s time to “shun” them for their inaction. Lemon added that they were “harmful to the greater good.” “I think we have to stop coddling people when it comes to … the vaccines, saying ‘Oh you…
Conservative political operative Roger Stone was served with papers relating to a Capitol riot lawsuit while live on radio. At the time, Stone was answering a question about whether former President Donald Trump, who had urged his supporters to march on the United States Capitol, should run for office in 2024. “Hold on a second,…
According to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), hospitals are not running out of beds as Covid-19 continues to spread around the country. She is wrong: The highly transmissible Delta variant has only exacerbated an existing problem. “We are not running out of hospital beds, we are running out of nurses to care for people,” Greene…
According to a new Axios-Ipsos poll, the majority of Americans––that’s 60%––support President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The mandates will affect roughly 100 million Americans. It will include a vaccine mandate for all federal workers and contractors, in addition to a requirement that large companies must mandate vaccines or regular testing for employees. Respondents were asked…
It is not just all Senate Democrats that support The Freedom to Vote Act, momentum is growing in the White House for filibuster reform.
Former President Donald Trump, whose administration ignored or downplayed the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic from the start, claimed President Joe Biden is to blame for vaccine hesitancy. He also pushed back against vaccine mandates, calling them “unnecessary.” “If you remember, when I was president, there were literally lines of people wanting to take it,”…
Even though Covid-19 has surged across Arkansas in recent weeks, the state’s Republican Governor, Asa Hutchinson, insisted that President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate for employers will only “harden resistance” among those who have refused to get vaccinated against the virus in the first place. “We have to overcome resistance,” Hutchinson said during an interview…
If Abbot wasn’t a liar, he would man up, stand up, and tell women on national television that he believes they do not have the right to control their own bodies, much less their reproductive health.
Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Joe Biden’s sweeping Covid-19 vaccination requirements. Pence lent himself to hyperbole, saying the announcement was “unlike anything I have ever heard from an American president.” “To have the president of the United States say that he’s been patient, but his patience is wearing thin, that’s not how the…
South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) has vowed to fight President Joe Biden’s sweeping Covid-19 vaccination requirements. Noem has explicitly refused to follow the guidance of medical experts throughout the pandemic, actions that resulted in South Dakota harboring one of the worst outbreaks in the United States. “This is not a power that is delegated to…
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said he opposes the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling not to block a Texas abortion ban. The Supreme Court had voted not to block a Texas law that went into effect at the beginning of the month that prohibits virtually all abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is typically after six…
Former President Donald Trump released an angry statement praising the “genius” of Robert E. Lee after authorities in Richmond, Virginia removed a statue of the Confederate leader. “Robert E. Lee is considered by many Generals to be the greatest strategist of them all,” Trump said in a statement released by his Save America PAC. He…
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) revealed she underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer this year. The treatment was successful, she wrote in a post on Medium, and doctors determined that her “chances of developing cancer again are no greater than the average person.” She noted that her treatment coincided with the death of her father. “I want…