Sen. John Fetterman has checked himself into a Washington hospital for treatment of clinical depression, his office announced Thursday, another setback after a hospitalization last week for light-headedness and after a stroke he suffered during last year’s campaign. “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it …
Read More »Biden’s Annual Physical Shows He’s ‘a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male’
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix President Joe Biden received a mostly positive review of his health from doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after undergoing his annual physical. The official evaluation of Biden’s health comes as the former vice president and longtime U.S. senator from Delaware weighs whether to …
Read More »Arizona GOP Anti-Drag Bill Would Send Performers To Prison For Up To 10 Years
Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror Drag artists who perform in front of children would be forced to register as sex offenders and face a minimum of 10 years in prison, under the latest measure Arizona Republican lawmakers have advanced in their vendetta against drag performers. The proposed law would punish …
Read More »House Speaker Visit To Arizona Border Labeled Publicity Stunt By White House
Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a handful of Republican freshman lawmakers traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, where they continued to blame the Biden administration for the fentanyl drug crisis. Leading up to the visit, the White House called it a “publicity stunt.” McCarthy …
Read More »Supreme Court Cancels Arguments Over Title 42, The Pandemic-Era Policy To Quickly Turn Away Migrants
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday canceled arguments in a case over the emergency health order the federal government has used for nearly three years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southern border. The justices didn’t give an explanation …
Read More »Attorneys General From Democratic-Led States Urge Judge To Keep Abortion Pill Legal
Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance Attorneys general from 21 Democratic-leaning states are calling on a Texas judge to keep the abortion pill on the market, rejecting claims anti-abortion medical groups made in a lawsuit that’s centered on the medication’s approval more than two decades ago. The latest brief in the case, …
Read More »Life in Prison for Racist Gunman Behind Buffalo Grocery Store Massacre
The gunman who killed 10 people and injured three in a shooting at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York last May was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, in an emotional hearing during which the family members of some of the victims …
Read More »U.S. Likely To Default On Debt Between July and September Unless Congress Acts, CBO Says
John McCosh, Georgia Recorder Congress has until at least July to broker a bipartisan debt agreement if lawmakers want to avoid a first-ever default, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The nonpartisan scorekeeper, which typically details how much legislation would cost, released a report Wednesday saying that U.S. lawmakers and …
Read More »Hundreds March To Florida Capitol Over Rejected AP African American Studies Course
Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix Hundreds of Floridians, civil rights activists and religious leaders from across the state marched Wednesday from Tallahassee’s Bethel Missionary Baptist Church to the Florida Capitol building complex in protest of efforts to “whitewash” Black history by rejecting an Advanced Placement course in high school on …
Read More »Dianne Feinstein Announces She Won’t Run For Reelection In 2024
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, officially announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election in 2024. Feinstein, 89, has held the U.S. Senate seat since 1992. There was rampant speculation that she would not seek another term. Southland Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and Katie Porter, D-Irvine, previously announced bids to …
Read More »Lack Of Action By Congress To Protect Kids Online Criticized At U.S. Senate Hearing
Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate U.S. senators on Tuesday voiced frustration and outrage that Congress has been unable to pass legislation bolstering protection for children online, including adding guardrails to social media platforms. During a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats and Republicans pledged to keep working together to pass …
Read More »Biden Renews Call For Action On Gun Control Following Michigan State Mass Shooting
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden at an annual meeting with county leaders on Tuesday said there is much more work to be done on gun control legislation — such as banning assault-style weapons, which are typically used in most mass shootings. The call again for gun control came …
Read More »Pennsylvania House Bill Would Make It Easier For Formerly Incarcerated To Vote
John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star From finding a job to securing a place to live, formerly incarcerated people face any number of challenges when they return to their hometowns and neighborhoods. And research shows that a steady job and access to opportunity are among the factors that play a key role in keeping someone from offending …
Read More »Virginia Governor Opposes Shielding Menstrual App Data From Search Warrants
Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury A proposal to put menstrual data stored on period-tracking apps beyond the reach of Virginia authorities failed in the state House of Delegates Monday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration expressed opposition to the idea for the first time. The legislation, which had passed the Democratic-controlled Senate …
Read More »Sanders-Warren Plan Would Tax the Rich to Increase Social Security by $2,400 a Year
Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams As congressional Republicans threaten to cut Social Security and other key federal programs, progressive Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren led a group of lawmakers Monday in unveiling legislation that would increase Social Security benefits by at least $200 per month and prolong the program’s solvency …
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