Originally published by The 19th Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator, could soon become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in the U.S. House in what would be a stunning first for a district that was home to the capital of the Confederacy. McClellan on Thursday handily defeated three opponents …
Read More »DOJ Suit Accuses Major Drug Distributor of Fueling US Opioid Crisis
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams The Biden administration on Thursday filed suit against one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors, AmerisourceBergen, and two of its subsidiaries for allegedly violating federal law and contributing to the opioid epidemic. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the complaint …
Read More »Judge Will Not Sanction Kari Lake For Election Suit
Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Kari Lake and her lawyers will not face sanctions for bringing a suit that challenged her loss in the race for Arizona governor, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Peter Thompson on Christmas Eve ruled in favor of defendants, Gov-elect Katie Hobbs and …
Read More »Citing ‘Stunning’ Lies, NY DA Launches Probe of Republican Congressman-Elect Santos
A Long Island prosecutor on Wednesday launched an investigation into George Santos after the Republican congressman-elect admitted to telling a litany of campaign trail lies about his religious background, education, and employment history. “The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning,” Nassau County District …
Read More »Illinois Will Be First State To Eliminate Cash Bail. Here’s Why Women Led The Push For Reform.
Rebekah Barber Originally published by The 19th On January 1, Illinois will become the first state in the country to officially eliminate its cash bail system when the Pretrial Fairness Act goes into effect. Under the new system, a person will only be detained before trial if a judge determines …
Read More »Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Meltdown Brings On Federal Investigation
Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Dallas-based Southwest Airlines faces a federal investigation into whether it violated its own legally required customer service plan amid a blizzard of flight cancellations that ruined plans and angered travelers over the Christmas holiday. In a statement late Monday, officials at the U.S. Department …
Read More »Supreme Court Rules To Keep Title 42 In Place For Now
Uriel J. García and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to keep in place the emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border. The latest ruling replaces …
Read More »‘Ringleader’ In Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Ordered To Serve 16 Years
Jon King, Michigan Advance The man called the “driving force” behind a plot to kidnap and assassinate Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 has been sentenced to prison, although not nearly as long as prosecutors had sought. Adam Fox, 39, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker on Tuesday …
Read More »In West Tennessee, A Group Of Black Farmers Take On Tyson Foods
Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout Brenda Scott’s father came to west Tennessee as a sharecropper. By 1971 — as a result of hard work and government loans — he had 129 acres of his own, some of which his descendants occupy today. His adult children and grandchildren belong to an enclave …
Read More »Abbott Blasted for ‘Cruel Stunt’ as Migrants Bussed to Kamala Harris’ Home on Christmas Eve
Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and “extremist Republicans’ cruel values” after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington, D.C. home in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas Eve. For the second time since September, Central and South American migrants were bussed from …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Tackled Unprecedented Attack With Time-Tested Inquiry
Claire Leavitt, Smith College After 18 months, more than 1,200 interviews and 10 public hearings that presented 70 witnesses’ testimony, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack released its 845-page final report late on Dec. 22, 2022. The report recommended that the Department of Justice prosecute former …
Read More »Child Poverty Rates Highest In States That Haven’t Raised Minimum Wage
Casey Quinlan, Florida Phoenix Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 16 have more than 12% of their children living in poverty, according to a States Newsroom analysis of wage and poverty data. Anti-poverty advocates say that’s a …
Read More »Buses From Texas Drop Off More Than 100 Migrants In A Bitterly Cold Washington, D.C., On Christmas Eve
Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune More than 100 migrants bused from Texas arrived at Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve — enduring freezing temperatures in the state’s latest instance of sending migrants to cities led by Democrats. The Washington Post reported Sunday that volunteers who …
Read More »Kari Lake Election Suit Shot Down, Says She’ll Appeal
Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Kari Lake didn’t get what she wanted for Christmas, as a judge on Christmas Eve rejected all of her claims in a lawsuit that sought to overturn her election loss and confirmed that Katie Hobbs is the governor-elect. Lake is a Trump-endorsed Republican who lost the …
Read More »‘I Did Not Believe It For One Second,’ Hannity Says of Trump’s Big Lie While Under Oath
Sean Hannity, the Fox News opinion host and erstwhile purveyor of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie,” did not believe the disgraced former president’s 2020 election fraud claims “for one second,” details from a sworn deposition revealed Wednesday. Hannity, who was deposed as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion lawsuit against …
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