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Florida House passes bills splitting up Black voters, eliminating Disney’s district
Art Wager/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted during a special session Thursday to send two highly controversial bills — one that greenlights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to redraw the state’s [Read More…]
‘Outrageous and inexcusable’: Pelosi slams FAA for Capitol plane scare
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is slamming the Federal Aviation Administration for a plane scare that triggered a frantic evacuation of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday night. She blamed the FAA for [Read More…]
Donald Trump Jr. expected to meet with Jan. 6 committee: Sources
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is expected to meet with Donald Trump Jr. in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter tell [Read More…]
Biden announces new $800M aid package to Ukraine as Russia presses offensive
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million package in military assistance to Ukraine — as well as a ban on all Russian-affiliated ships from U.S. [Read More…]
Biden administration fast-tracking Ukrainian refugees into US
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is moving to fast-track Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States. Beginning April 25, the administration says U.S.-based individuals and entities can apply to [Read More…]
DOJ appealing ruling that struck down travel mask mandate
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department said Wednesday it will appeal a court ruling by a Florida judge that struck down the federal government’s order to wear masks while traveling, after the administration’s top [Read More…]
Florida state Senate passes bill that would eliminate Walt Disney World’s district
Art Wager/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The dispute between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ and The Walt Disney Company continued to play out in public on Wednesday when the Florida state Senate passed a bill that [Read More…]
FAA makes ‘zero tolerance’ policy for unruly passengers permanent
EllenMoran/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While the mask mandate on public transportation has been lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration’s zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers is here to stay, the agency said Wednesday. The FAA instituted [Read More…]
Trump ordered to pay ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman $1.3M in legal fees
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman by a New York [Read More…]
Florida Department of Health pushes back on federal guidance on trans youth care
iStock/Favor_of_God (ORLANDO) — The Florida Department of Health has released new guidance reaffirming its stance against gender-affirming care for transgender youth, following similar efforts by several other Republican-led states across the country. The agency slammed [Read More…]
Biden to attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner, tradition Trump skipped
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner next weekend in Washington, the association announced Wednesday on Twitter, the first time [Read More…]
DOJ says it will appeal mask mandate decision if CDC calls for it
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice announced Tuesday night it would appeal the recent ruling that voided the federal mask mandate on public transit if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deems [Read More…]
Biden reacts to judge striking down transportation mask mandate
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave his first public reaction to a federal judge striking down the government’s transportation mask mandate, telling reporters on Tuesday that Americans should make [Read More…]
Legal challenge to bar GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from ballot can continue, judge rules
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal judge has allowed a legal challenge by a group of Georgia voters to move forward as they seek to disqualify GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from [Read More…]
Vice President Kamala Harris announces US ban on anti-satellite missile tests
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday night that the Biden administration is setting a self-imposed ban on anti-satellite missile testing with the goal of [Read More…]
White House Easter Egg Roll returns after two years
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s a “hoppy” day at the White House — as the Easter Egg Roll returns Monday. Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, President Joe Biden and [Read More…]
After subway shooting, New York City mayor says rise in crime a ‘national issue’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Days after the subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told ABC “This Week” Anchor George Stephanopoulos that the recent increase in crime extends beyond his city, [Read More…]
NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate $90 million Mississippi welfare fraud case
JC Olivera/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The NAACP called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate years of allegations of widespread fraud and misspending in Mississippi totaling a reported $96 million, according to a letter obtained exclusively [Read More…]
Gov. Abbott sends 2nd bus of migrants to Washington DC to protest end of Title 42
Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A second group of asylum seekers arrived in Washington, D.C., Thursday on a charter bus after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division [Read More…]
Judge slams Trump as ‘charlatan’ after jury finds Jan. 6 rioter guilty on all counts
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in D.C. on Thursday delivered a scathing rebuke of former President Donald Trump and expressed dismay over the state of American politics just moments after a jury [Read More…]