On Tuesday, the Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint …
Read More »50 Years Since Roe. Seven Months Since Dobbs.
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Few people could predict precisely what would happen if and when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to an abortion. But what was clear — even months before the court did so this past …
Read More »Democratic Rep. Rueben Gallego Launches Bid to Unseat Sen. Sinema
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego on Monday formally launched his 2024 campaign for the seat held by Independenr Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who officially registered as an Independent in December after months of derailing the Biden administration’s policy agenda and preserving tax loopholes for her corporate allies. “The problem isn’t that Senator …
Read More »Federal Judge Could Decide As Soon As February To Yank Abortion Pill Nationwide
Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance January 23, 2023 WASHINGTON — A Texas judge appointed by former President Donald Trump could decide as soon as next month whether to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull its two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill, which accounts for more than half of …
Read More »White House Says DOJ Had ‘unprecedented access’ To Biden Home During Search
Ashley Murray, Arizona Mirror Department of Justice officials had “unprecedented access” to every room in President Joe Biden’s Delaware home Friday during a search that followed several days of disclosures that classified material from the Obama era had been found in Biden’s garage and think tank office, White House officials …
Read More »Gov. DeSantis Pushes For Repealing Unanimous Death Penalty Requirement For Jurors
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he wants the Florida Legislature to change the state law that requires a unanimous jury to impose a death sentence. Speaking at the Florida Sheriffs Association Winter Conference in St. Johns County, the governor noted that mass shooter Nikolas …
Read More »Indiana Supreme Court Justices Hear Arguments In Challenge To Near-Total Abortion Ban
Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana Supreme Court Justices will decide the future of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban after hearing oral arguments over the constitutionality of the new law on Thursday. Attorneys for abortion care providers maintained that the ban will “severely” injure women and girls, while lawyers for the …
Read More »Scholars, Lawmakers Outraged Over DeSantis’ Rejection of AP African-American Curriculum
Academics and Democratic lawmakers reacted angrily last week after the administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected a new high school Advanced Placement African-American studies course—without even seeing its syllabus—claiming it violates the state’s ban on “woke” education and “lacks educational value.” Some Republican Florida officials said they believe …
Read More »VP Harris in Florida: ‘Can we truly be free if a woman cannot make decisions about her life?’
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix In a direct challenge to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to his backyard Sunday to announce that President Joe Biden was signing an executive order designed to guarantee access to abortion rights, including abortion-inducing medications. During a roughly 20-minute address in Tallahassee …
Read More »Commentary: If The GOP Is Looking For Someone To Blame On Debt Ceiling, Look In The Mirror
Ray Landis, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The United States government is lurching toward a financial crisis, brought on by the desire of the Republican majority in the US House to use chaos to change the political dynamics of the country. Attempting to predict exactly how the debt ceiling situation will unfold is …
Read More »Prior to VP Harris’ Remarks In Florida Sunday, Biden Provides Statement On Abortion Rights
Diane Rado, Florida Phoenix Sunday, on what was going to be the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on Jan. 22, 1973, President Joe Biden provided a statement from the White House: “Today, instead of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, we …
Read More »Why America Has A Debt Ceiling: 5 Questions Answered
Steven Pressman, The New School Republicans and Democrats are again preparing to play a game of chicken over the U.S. debt ceiling – with the nation’s financial stability at stake. The Treasury Department on Jan. 13, 2023, said it expects the U.S. to hit the current debt limit of US$31.38 …
Read More »U.S. Mayors At White House Hear Praise From Biden On Rebuilding Post-Pandemic
Adam Goldstein, Nebraska Examiner President Joe Biden hosted more than 200 of the nation’s mayors at the White House on Friday afternoon, highlighting economic growth and the effectiveness of their bipartisan leadership as the country moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want to thank the mayors across the country …
Read More »Judge Fines Donald Trump, Lawyer $1.3 Million For ‘frivolous’ Clinton Lawsuit
A federal US judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and his lawyers nearly $1 million Thursday for a “frivolous” lawsuit claiming Hillary Clinton had tried to rig the 2016 election. District Judge John Middlebrooks said the Republican, who is seeking to return to the White House in 2024, exhibited a …
Read More »House Dems Introduce Bill to Overturn Citizens United
Julia Conley, Common Dreams To end an era in which wealthy corporations have been given free rein to spend nearly unlimited money on political campaigns, Democrats in the U.S. House on Thursday proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the hugely consequential Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision by …
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