$1.8 billion GOP measure to fund border wall advances in Texas House
Anna Giaritelli AUSTIN, Texas — State House appropriators advanced a nearly $2 billion border security proposal that would fund the governor’s plan to build a barrier along its border with…
Biden details plan to resume oil and gas leasing in response to court ruling
by Josh Siegel The Biden administration is taking steps beginning this week toward restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters as it complies with a ruling by…
Chicago police union says ‘hell no’ to Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
by Matthew Miller A leading Chicago police union opposed an impending mandate from Mayor Lori Lightfoot that requires all city officers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. John Catanzara, president of…
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas abortion ban paving way for possible Supreme Court hearing
By Bethany Blankley Overruling their own court’s 3-judge panel, nine judges on the 17-member New Orleans-based appeals court ruled in favor of the Texas statute, five against, and three recused…
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…
