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Nov 18 2020
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Lawmakers Question Big Tech CEOs About Content Moderation Policies
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about their companies' content moderation practices during the 2020 presidential election. Republican senators questioned the tech giants about content moderation and the purported censorship of President Donald Trump and conservative voices; Democratic lawmakers focused their
New York Post (News) Reuters New York Times (News)Sep 30 2022
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Trust in Supreme Court at Record Low
When the Supreme Court opens its term on October 3rd, it will convene with the lowest public approval rating in modern history. A recent Gallup Poll found that only 47% of adults surveyed trust the court, which is six percentage points lower than the 53% reported in 2015. 58% of respondents told Gallup they disapprove of the Supreme Court's job performance, which is a record high. This matters
Washington Post The Epoch Times The HillMar 10 2021
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Senate Confirms Merrick Garland As Attorney General
The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general. A longtime federal appeals court judge, Garland managed the investigation into the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and supervised the prosecution of the "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski. Garland will inherit several high-profile Justice Department cases, including the investigation the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol, a
The Guardian National Review (News) CNBCMar 09 2021
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Perspectives: The Necessity of Another COVID-19 Relief Bill
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill may be signed into law as soon as this week, and has elicited many opinions from throughout the spectrum. Many on all sides, but especially on the left, are more concentrated on the bill's immediate benefits for pandemic-weary Americans. Some on the right are more concerned with potential long-term economic effects of the bill and unnecessary fiscal
Pew Research Center Townhall MSNBCMar 04 2021
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Barrett Writes First Supreme Court Major Opinion In Wildlife Protection Case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government in a lawsuit by an environmental group that sued the Obama administration in 2015 for internal studies detailing potential harm to endangered aquatic species, in the first major opinion penned by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The Sierra Club argued that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) required the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington Post USA TODAY Washington ExaminerOct 29 2020
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Moderna Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Moderna executives said in a press release Thursday that the company is on track to report early data from a late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, after initial results of its 30,000 person trial come in. The company said it expects to apply for authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early December if all requirements are met. The FDA requires
Newsmax (News) The Hill BloombergFeb 25 2021
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US Launches Airstrike Against Iranian-Backed Militia In Syria
On Thursday the U.S. military carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure reportedly belonging to an Iran-backed militia, in a response to attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq. Multiple structures apparently belonging to the Iraqi border-based Shia militia groups, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al Shuhada, were struck. Both groups are suspected of having received funding and
Fox News Digital The Guardian Associated PressApr 10 2023
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Contradictory Injunctions Suspend, Preserve Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
On Friday, a judge in Texas moved to temporarily stay the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a key abortion drug. Less than an hour later, a judge in Washington state ordered the agency to preserve access to the drug in 17 states and Washington, D.C.
Two Rulings: In the Texas ruling, Trump-appointed Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk largely sided with abortion opponents, who said the FDA
PBS NewsHour Newsweek New York Post (News)Oct 13 2020
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Perspectives: The Safety and Practicality of COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Two COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine development trials, from healthcare firms Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, have been paused in recent days due to reported adverse reactions among test subjects. Both development processes were in the final stages; such pauses are reportedly common in large-scale medical trials and studies. The news was accompanied by opinions expressed on each side about
Associated Press The Hill BloombergMay 08 2020
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Conflicting Reports on Release of New CDC Guidelines
An Associated Press report published Thursday said the White House had benched new CDC coronavirus guidelines, suggesting the administration was furthering its perceived attempts to be the coronavirus information and guidance gatekeeper. Several White House officials pushed back on the AP report, saying the CDC had not yet cleared the guidelines for public release and that editing was still
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