Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix In less than a year, Florida has moved from a 15-week abortion ban to the passage of one of the most restrictive bans in the nation — a 6-week abortion ban. The state House approved the legislation after at least six hours of questions, amendments, …
Read More »Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack “OG” Teixeira Arrested by FBI
Julia COnley, Common Dreams Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member suspected of leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents to members of an online forum, was arrested Thursday in Dighton, Massachusetts after The New York Times reported on his alleged identity. CNN aired footage of Teixeira, who was known as …
Read More »Biden Administration Proposes To Strengthen Patient Privacy For Those Seeking Abortions
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The Biden administration is trying to enhance the federal law that guards patient privacy to further protect those who seek legal abortion care and other reproductive health care services. The announcement comes amid two major ongoing federal court cases dealing with access to the abortion pill …
Read More »These Two Democratic Lawmakers Just Called On Sen. Dianne Feinstein to Step Down
A pair of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday became the first members of their party in Congress to urge Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign, as a deadlocked Senate Judiciary Committee remains unable to confirm President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees during her prolonged absence. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the first …
Read More »Shelby County Commission Reappoints Justin Pearson To State House Seat, Days After Expulsion
Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout The Shelby County Commission voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Pearson to the state House seat Republicans expelled him from six days ago. House Republicans kicked out Pearson, D-Memphis, and Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, for violating the chamber’s rules on decorum when the two men took over …
Read More »GOP State Rep. Expelled From Arizona House For Lying About Conspiracy Presentation
Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Republican Rep. Liz Harris was expelled from the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday for orchestrating a February meeting in which a member of the public spread wild conspiracy theories claiming that various state and local officials were in on a housing deed money laundering scheme …
Read More »Florida Senators Call Out State Rep. Barnaby’s ‘dangerous’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix April 11, 2023 Lawmakers in the Florida Senate were set to discuss attacks on drag shows and other performances on Tuesday, but several senators decided to talk about what happened Monday, when a House member went on a tirade against transgender Floridians. “I want to …
Read More »Rejecting ‘Brazen’ Interference in Trump Criminal Case, New York DA Sues Jim Jordan
Julia Conley, Common Dreams Lawyers for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, who as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched numerous attempts to interfere with the prosecution of former Republican President Donald Trump. The lawsuit was filed a …
Read More »Democratic Attorneys General Urge Appeals Court To Keep Abortion Pill Available
Jennifer Shutt, Alabama Reflector Democratic attorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia weighed in with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday supporting access to the abortion medication mifepristone. “The availability of mifepristone has been particularly critical in providing access to abortion in low-income, underserved, and …
Read More »Five White Cops Plead Not Guilty In Death Of Black Motorist Ronald Greene
Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator The five white law enforcement officers indicted in connection with the May 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the respective charges they face. The defendants — four Louisiana State Police troopers and one Union Parish Sheriff’s deputy — were …
Read More »Democratic Leaders Warn Abortion Pill Ruling Could Endanger Other FDA-Approved Drugs
Jennifer Shutt, Arizona Mirror U.S. Senate Democratic leaders vowed to defend reproductive rights and abortion access Saturday, less than a day after a federal judge in Texas ruled the federal government needs to pull the abortion pill off the market within a week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New …
Read More »Florida GOP House Member Calls Members Of Trans Community ‘demons,’ ‘mutants’
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A Florida House Republican member Monday referred to members of the transgender community as “mutants” and “demons” in a two-minute speech in a House Committee meeting. Volusia County Republican Webster Barnaby was addressing the House Commerce Committee following a debate about a measure that would criminalize …
Read More »Department of Justice Asks Appeals Court To Pause Abortion Pill Ruling
Jennifer Shutt, South Dakota Searchlight The federal government on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to place on hold a Texas judge’s ruling that would otherwise overturn U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the abortion pill. The Department of Justice’s request for an administrative stay asks the …
Read More »Metro Nashville Council Reappoints Justin Jones To Seat He Was Expelled From Just Four Days Ago
Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout The Metro Nashville Council voted unanimously to send former Rep. Justin Jones back to the Tennessee House, moments before he was sworn in Monday among a huge crowd on the steps of the State Capitol and returned to the House floor by about 5:30. “I want …
Read More »Five Dead, Eight Injured In Mass Shooting At Louisville Bank
Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and leadership with Louisville Metro Police Department asked people to pray and provided further details at a Monday morning news conference on a mass shooting that killed five people, including the shooter, in downtown Louisville at Old National …
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