Dem campaign call reveals panic mode over RFK Jr.’s White House bid, scramble to save Biden re-election hopes
Democrats appear to be in panic mode as they scramble to save President Biden’s re-election hopes from the threat of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign, a call hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) revealed Tuesday afternoon. The call with members of the press took place immediately after Kennedy announced tech entrepreneur Nicole Read More
Minnesota Gov. Walz taking ‘State of the State’ address on the road
Gov. Tim Walz is taking his 2024 State of the State address on the road to the southern Minnesota city of Owatonna. “Minnesota’s made a lot of progress in the last year, and I’m excited to talk about what’s next in our fight to make Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a Read More
Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative stamp on the state’s public schools, passing a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender girls from playing high school sports with other girls, limit sex education and require a system for notifying parents of every item a child obtained in Read More
Jackson, Mississippi casino proposal dies in legislative committee
A Mississippi House leader said Tuesday that he won’t move forward with a bill to allow a casino in the capital city of Jackson — a proposal that would have been a dramatic change in a decades-old a state law that limits casinos to areas along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River. But, even Read More
Suburban Philadelphia county joins climate change suit against oil industry
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming. Bucks County’s lawsuit against a half dozen oil companies blames the oil industry for more frequent and intense storms Read More
New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials gathered Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. Carved out of an ancient salt formation about half a mile (800 meters) deep, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant outside Read More
Donald Trump is selling $60 ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles ahead of Easter
Former President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he is partnering with country musician Lee Greenwood to sell “God Bless the USA” Bibles ahead of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. “Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to Read More
Biden claims he commuted ‘many, many times’ by train on vehicle-only Francis Scott Key Bridge in latest gaffe
President Biden falsely claimed that he commuted by train over the Francis Scott Key Bridge “many, many times,” despite the bridge not having any rail lines. During a press conference Tuesday on the major bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, Biden told reporters that he has been over the Francis Scott Key Bridge “many, many times” Read More
Republicans largely quiet as Democrats hammer SCOTUS abortion pill challenge
Republicans remained relatively quiet on Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions to make the abortion pill Mifeprisone easier to access over the course of several years. Democratic lawmakers sounded off in apparent unison, contrasting with their partisan counterparts and bashing the arguments Read More
In abortion pill arguments, Supreme Court justices seem skeptical about FDA accountability experts say
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) relaxed regulations on a widely prescribed abortion pill, and while legal experts say that the case could be tossed due to a lack of standing, the justices appeared skeptical of the idea that the FDA could face no liability. Erin Hawley, Read More