Cori Bush Is Taking on Congress’ QAnon Kooks—And the White House
When maniacal insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, Rep. Cori Bush, was, like many elected officials, “sitting in our office in lockdown,” fearful of what could come next. More than three weeks later, she says she is still not safe. Confronting the actualized threat of white supremacy from her new position in the House, Bush, a Black progressive Democrat from Missouri, immediately introduced a resolution to expel members...
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NY judge orders Trump Organization's tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general
A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of her office's investigation into the Trump Organization.
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Plea Deal Looks Likely in Battery Case Against Rod Stewart and Son
Both sides in the criminal case against singer Rod Stewart, 76, and son Sean Stewart, 40, have previously signaled a possible plea agreement. News of a likely resolution dropped on Friday, but the specifics are unclear as of now. The post Plea Deal Looks Likely in Battery Case Against Rod Stewart and Son first appeared on Law & Crime.
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Fauci hopes to see vaccinations for children by 'late spring and early summer'
Top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday during a White House coronavirus briefing that he would like to see vaccines against the disease extended to children within the next few months."Hopefully by the time we get to the late spring and early summer we will have children being able to be vaccinated," Fauci said. Vaccines are not approved for children yet, but information on safety and effectiveness is being gathered. "Over...
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Yang defends not voting in past NYC elections
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang on Friday defended his past voting record following reports that he did not cast ballots in several national and local races.Yang, who also ran for president as a Democrat last year, acknowledged in an interview with The Hill that he paid less attention to the role of politics in the city in the past and was once among a number of voters who didn't participate in local races."I think I'm one of a...
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Sirota says Democrats showing 'lack of urgency' on stimulus checks
David Sirota, a progressive activist and founder of The Daily Poster, said that Democrats are showing "a lack of urgency" in passing another coronavirus stimulus bill.Sirota appeared on Hill.TV's "Rising" to discuss updates on new funding that Democrats promised to pass, and why Congress hasn't moved faster on providing the direct payments to millions of Americans."What the Democrats are exuding here is a lack of urgency," Sirota said."There...
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Top FDA official: Agency working on 'streamlined' process for updating vaccines if needed
A top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said Friday that the agency will try to have a "streamlined" process for authorizing any updates that are required for COVID-19 vaccines to adapt to the threat of new variants."We would intend to try to be pretty nimble with this," said Peter Marks, the head of the FDA center that reviews vaccines, during a webinar hosted by the American Medical Association.Marks said the agency would work to "...
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Americans Pessimistic That Biden and Congress Will Lower Health Care Costs
President Biden on Thursday ordered Affordable Care Act marketplaces to reopen for enrollment from February 15 to May 15, a step meant to increase access to coverage in keeping with Biden’s broader aim of bolstering Obamacare. Nearly 15 million people are eligible for coverage via the Obamacare exchanges, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, with some 4 million eligible for bronze-kevel plans that would be free after accounting for...
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Biden Urges Congress to Move Quickly on Covid Relief, Won’t Rule Out Acting Without GOP
Saying the economy is in dire need of more support, President Biden on Friday urged lawmakers to move quickly to approve his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. “We have to act now,” Biden told reporters as he met with newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the Oval Office. “There is an overwhelming consensus among economists, left, right and center, that this is a unique moment in this crisis. The cost of inaction is high and it is...
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