John Lewis Voting Measure Passes House With No GOP Support
By Mimi Nguyen Ly House Democrats late Tuesday passed a voting bill that sought to amend parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in efforts to boost federal control over…
U.S. Supreme Court requires Biden to revive Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
By Lawrence Hurley and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump,…
Hundreds of California recall ballots, drugs, loaded gun found in passed out felon’s car: police
By Stephen Sorace Hundreds of ballots for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election, drugs and a loaded gun were found last week in a vehicle where a felon was passed…
Court sides with Texas in dispute with Biden administration over Medicaid funding
Bethany Blankley, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker handed Texas another win against the Biden administration Friday, this time over Medicaid funding, granting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an…
US Drug Regulators Approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
By Zachary Stieber U.S. drug regulators on Monday approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first such shot to receive approval…
Doctors question the optics and the scientific rationale behind the plan for COVID-19 booster shots in the U.S.
Jaimy Lee The decision to give out extra doses of Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines pits federal health officials who say the shots may not protect people from severe disease…
You aren’t legally allowed to know which variant gave you COVID-19 in the US, even if it’s Delta
insider@insider.com (Aria Bendix) Sam Reider, a musician from San Francisco, got a call from the California Department of Public Health in June. Though fully vaccinated, Reider had recently tested positive…
Study: Masks Help Against COVID, Some Better Than Others
By Eric Mack A new study examining masks effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19 infection finds N95-style masks to be more effective than surgical masks or other cloth coverings, adding scientific…
Elizabeth Warren took aim at Jeff Bezos, saying ‘the richest guy on Earth can launch himself into space while over half the country lives paycheck to paycheck’
kvlamis@insider.com (Kelsey Vlamis) Sen. Elizabeth Warren took a jab at Jeff Bezos over his recent space flight as other Americans struggle financially. Warren said if the billionaire can go to…
New Solar Telescope in Hawaii Aims to Open in 3 Months
By The Associated Press HONOLULU—The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii that will be the most powerful of its kind hopes scientists will be able to start…
Donald J Trump At Alabama Rally
Rain and the threat of severe weather didn’t stop supporters of former President Donald Trump from attending the “Save America” rally Saturday night in Cullman, Alabama. Several thousand people gathered…
Chinese Regime ‘Dreams of Emulating the Taliban,’ Taiwan Says
By Eva Fu Taiwan’s foreign minister on Aug. 21 accused Beijing of wanting to follow the Taliban’s footsteps by seizing control of the democratic island, saying the island has no…