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Text messages from January 5 and January 6, 2021, were deleted by the Secret Service, according to a letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees. Though the Secret Service maintains that the text messages were lost as …

Jennifer Shutt, Idaho Capital Sun The U.S. House passed legislation Friday that would reinstate access to abortion, though it’s highly unlikely the two bills approved on mostly party-line votes — or more that will come in the weeks ahead — would clear the 50-50 Senate. One measure that House members …

by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday to expand health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits overseas, sending the package back to the U.S. Senate after making a minor change. Senators, who broadly support the landmark package, are expected …

By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling the nation’s doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate a pregnancy as part of emergency treatment — and threatening to defund hospitals that don’t perform these procedures. The Biden administration’s guidance states …

Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th ORLANDO, Fla. — Addressing thousands of her cheering sorority sisters at their annual convention Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered an emotional and fiery speech, thanking them for generations of service and calling for them to join the fight ahead. Her remarks were …

A supporter of President Donald Trump who reported a fire on his property where graffiti saying “Biden 2020,” “BLM” and the Anarchist symbol was daubed on his garage started it himself, according to charges. Denis Molla, 29, of Brooklyn Center, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with two …

by David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal The first and most important thing to recognize right now is that a heinous, violent crime was committed on a 10-year-old Ohio child, and thankfully justice has now found the alleged perpetrator. A Columbus man was indicted Wednesday in a case that made national …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Pharmacists cannot deny people prescribed medication — including hormonal birth control or emergency contraception — because those people are pregnant or might become pregnant, per new guidance from the Biden administration. The guidance, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Nearly seven dozen House Democrats on Tuesday demanded the Biden administration declare national and public health emergencies on abortion access in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Two Texas Democrats—U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Lizzie Fletcher—led 81 of their colleagues in making …

Inflation reached a 40-year high for June as prices for gas, food and rent increased, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Consumer prices for all items increased 9.1% for the 12 months ending in June compared to last year, the biggest year-to-year increase …

By Uriel J. García and Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune On the same day that a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting announced plans to release footage of law enforcement response to the incident, a video showing police waiting for more than an hour in the school hallway …

by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House panel investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results described Tuesday how the president explicitly called on his supporters to come to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 for a “wild” protest — resulting in an insurrection. Trump exerted extraordinary …

by Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken effect in the two weeks since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion and heard from witnesses who said the effect on Black patients …

A 48-year-old South Seattle man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of a hate crime for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), according to King County prosecutors. A judge on Monday ordered the man remain jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail but denied prosecutors’ request for an anti-harassment order …

Jake Johnson, Commom Dreams Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, interrupted President Joe Biden on Monday as he delivered a speech hailing the recent passage of a gun-safety package that critics warn is far too tepid to substantially …