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Twitter on Thursday suspended a new account created to share statements from former President Donald Trump, saying it violated the social media company’s policy on banned users. The new account, @DJTDesk, appeared on Twitter this week, apparently as a way to get around the permanent ban on Trump in the wake …

In a 66-43 vote, South Carolina House approved a bill to allow firing squads to execute prisoners. Governor Henry McMaster says that he will approve the bill once he receives it. Democrat Representative Justin Bamberg urged his colleagues to vote against the measure. “If you push the green button at the …

The Federal Election Commission wants Congress to ban political campaigns from automatically collecting funds through pre-checked boxes on their website. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that Congress bar political campaigns from guiding donors by default into recurring contributions through prechecked boxes. “The Commission’s experience strongly suggests that many contributions …

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that strikes down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s moratorium on evictions. On Wednesday, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the CDC had exceeded its authority when it extended the …

Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, told MSNBC that all schools are expected to fully open in the fall. “Students don’t learn as well remotely,” Cardona said. “There is no substitute for in-person learning.” According to a survey from the Education Department, 54% of public schools below high school were providing full-time …

On Thursday night, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she would not seek a second term as Atlanta’s mayor during a private call with staffers and friends. Bottoms, the second Black woman to lead Atlanta, was first elected in 2017, beating then-Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood after the election went …

Republican lawmakers around the nation continue to push for stricter voting laws even as business leaders warn that the laws can disrupt the economic climate and democracy. Over 50 companies and organizations joined together to write an open letter opposing the new laws. The letter was signed by Patagonia, Levi …

A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier has been charged for storming the Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski and Brandon Nelson traveled to Washington D.C. to attend former President Donald Trump’s ‘Stop The Steal’ rally earlier this year. According to court documents, an anonymous tip submitted to the …

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced its support for waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines with the aim of getting “as many safe and effective vaccines to as many people as fast as possible.” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai wrote in a statement that the coronavirus pandemic calls for …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went on Fox and Friends Thursday morning to sign into law a controversial voting restrictions bill passed last week by Florida lawmakers. The bill signing was closed to local media. The GOP-backed legislation, which the governor has also been a vocal supporter of, places new limits …

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, whose leadership role is under threat from her fellow Republicans, laid out a grim assessment for her party: The GOP has reached “a turning point,” and if it doesn’t break from former President Donald Trump‘s claims about the 2020 election, there will be long-lasting harm. In …

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a nationwide moratorium on evictions that was implemented as the pandemic raged through the United States. In a 20-page order, a federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the legal authority to issue the eviction moratorium. …

The IRS will start issuing extra refund checks on 2020 unemployment benefits later this month. The American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11, retroactively waived federal taxes on the first $10,200 worth of unemployment aid received per person in 2020. Married taxpayers filing jointly …

Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, needs help paying for his legal bills. According to a report from The New York Times, Giuliani’s advisers have asked the former President to help. Last week, federal prosecutors executed a search warrant at Giuliani’s home and office. The lawyer is being …

President Joe Biden wants 160 million US adults to be vaccinated by July 4. President Joe Biden: "Our goal by July 4 is to have 70 percent of adult Americans with at least one shot, and 160 million Americans fully vaccinated." pic.twitter.com/9CBkBXDwFp — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 4, 2021 “We’re …