Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law Tuesday criminalizing all abortions with narrow exceptions to save the pregnant person’s life. Under the law, medical providers who perform abortions could be punished with up to 10 years in prison. “We want Oklahoma to be …
Read More »Vice President Harris Announces Steps to Ease Americans’ Medical Debt
The Biden administration is taking action to lessen the burden for Americans dealing with medical debt, Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday. “Some debt collection companies harass consumers with dozens of phone calls a week,” Harris said during a briefing in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office …
Read More »NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Resigns After Arrested In Federal Corruption Investigation
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned after being arrested and charged in an alleged federal bribery conspiracy. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor. New …
Read More »Consumer Prices Rose To 8.5 Percent In March, Highest Since 1981,
Consumer prices in the United States rose 8.5 percent in March compared to a year prior, the biggest increase since late 1981, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The report was the first to encompass the surge in gas prices driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which drove up energy prices …
Read More »Former Virginia Police Officer Found Guilty In January 6 Trial
A jury issued a unanimous verdict of guilty on all counts Monday for a former Virginia police officer charged in the January 6 Capitol riot. Thomas Robertson, 49, of Ferrum, Virginia, was found guilty of a total of six charges following a trial in the District of Columbia. The jury found …
Read More »Alabama Governor Signs Two Anti-Trans Bills After Lawmakers’ 11th-Hour Push
Orion Rummler Originally published by The 19th On the last day of Alabama’s legislative session, lawmakers sent two anti-transgender bills to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk — an 11th-hour move that shocked the state’s LGBTQ+ advocates. One measure classifies gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth as a felony. The other requires students …
Read More »Congress Votes To Suspend Normal Trade Relations With Russia
by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder April 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress last week voted overwhelmingly to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and reinforce a ban on Russian oil imports, following weeks of back-and-forth negotiations over the specifics. Senators in a pair of rare 100-0 votes agreed to …
Read More »Biden To Nominate New ATF Director; Announce New Rules On Ghost Guns
On Monday, President Joe Biden will announce that he is nominating Steve Dettelbach to serve as Director of The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Dettelbach is a former U.S. Attorney and career prosecutor who spent over two decades as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2009, he …
Read More »Texas District Attorney Drops Murder Charge Over Self-Induced Abortion
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2022 After charging a woman with murder over a self-induced abortion, forcing her to spend three days in jail and drawing national attention, Starr County, Texas officials announced Sunday they would change course and move to dismiss the case. Lizelle Herrera was …
Read More »Overriding Governor’s Veto, Maryland Legislators Expand Abortion Access In State
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan‘s veto of a measure to expand access to abortion in the state was overridden on Saturday by the General Assembly, which Democrats control. House Bill 937, titled the Abortion Care Access Act, was overridden in the House of Delegates by a vote of 90-46, and in the …
Read More »COVID Funding Delayed After Senate GOP Insist On Immigration Debate
by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent April 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have departed their offices and hearing rooms on Capitol Hill for a two-week spring recess without passing additional funding to combat the coronavirus, amid a stalemate over immigration policy. Despite reaching a bipartisan agreement Monday for $10 billion for …
Read More »Former Trump And GOP Aide Sentenced To 12+ Years In Child Pornography Case
While Republicans have spent the last two weeks accusing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of going easy on child pornographers, and accusing Democrats at large of being “groomers” and “pro-pedophile, a former GOP aide, who worked on former President Donald Trump‘s 2020 re-election campaign, was sentenced on Thursday to more than 12 …
Read More »Proud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy; Will Cooperate With Government
A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to felony charges for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Charles Donohoe, 34, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to two felony counts, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson At White House: ‘We’ve made it, all of us’
by Jacob Fischler, Idaho Capital Sun April 8, 2022 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson accepted her dual roles Friday as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice and as a symbol of racial progress. Speaking outside the White House with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris looking on, and her …
Read More »Two Men Acquitted In Kidnapping Trial Of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
by Jon King, Michigan Advance April 8, 2022 Two of the four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been acquitted of charges, while a jury said they could not reach a verdict on the other two. That was the decision read aloud Friday in federal …
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