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Philadelphia is the first city in the US to stop police from pulling over motorists for minor traffic offenses. Later this week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will sign two bills into law that will track and end the type of policing that has unfairly affected Black drivers for years. After …

A majority on the US Supreme Court appeared to be leaning Monday towards blocking a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks. The court fast-tracked two separate but related cases (Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas) to be heard Monday, and spent about three hours …

More than 5 million people worldwide have died after being infected with COVID, the latest tally by Johns Hopkins University showed on Monday. The grim milestone was reached as several countries attempt to curb the spread of the highly infectious delta variant. While it took just over a year for …

Southwest Airlines announced on Sunday that it is investigating an incident in which one of its pilots reportedly signed off over the intercom using a coded insult of President Joe Biden. The phrase, which was amplified through the cabin, is a well-established chant among supporters of former president Donald Trump: …

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been stonewalling the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Ambassador nominees for months. By this point in former President Donald Trump’s administration, 22 such U.S. ambassadors had been confirmed, 17 of them by voice vote, according to data compiled by Senate Democratic leadership aides and shared …

On Monday, The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Texas’ six-week abortion ban. The controversial law, which took effect in September, makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion after six weeks– a period in which women typically aren’t aware that they are pregnant. In addition, the …

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19, she shared in a statement released to Twitter on Sunday. In the statement, Psaki said that she had decided on Wednesday not to travel with President Joe Biden on his European trip “due to a family emergency, which was members of …

An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe Biden campaign bus when supporters of then-President Donald Trump surrounded it on an interstate in October 2020. The Texas Tribune reports that the suit alleges that law enforcement officers in …

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) — a high-profile critic of former President Donald Trump and his loyalists — won’t seek reelection to Congress in 2022, he announced Friday. The six-term lawmaker from Illinois who has drawn national attention from the GOP for voting to impeach Trump, and for serving on the House …

by Robert Faturechi, Propublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. After Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina dumped more than $1.6 million in stocks in February …

The Justice Department has announced the launch of a new initiative to combat redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing services to individuals living in communities of color because of the race or national origin of the people who live in those communities. The new Initiative represents …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of Pfizer‘s COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who overwhelmingly voted in favor of making the …

The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in August are a step closer to receiving Congress’ highest honor after the House approved posthumously awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal. In a vote Monday evening, the House agreed to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the …

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her bid for the 2022 gubernatorial race Friday. I'm running for Governor of New York because I have the experience, vision, and courage to take on the powerful on behalf of all New Yorkers.  Let's do this, together. pic.twitter.com/JA21M19p5m — Tish James (@TishJames) October …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he is suing the Biden Administration over its order requiring vaccinations against COVID-19 for federal employees and contractors by December 8. The lawsuit alleges that the president doesn’t have the authority to issue the rule and that it violates procurement law. DeSantis has …