Politics
Five Staffers Were Fired Over Past Weed Use Even Though The White House Said It’d Be More Chill
“Just look at the fact that three of the five last presidents have admitted to past cannabis use,” said one marijuana advocate, “including Biden’s former boss.”
Julia Reinstein
Democrats Are Willing To Rein In Their Gun Control Ambitions To Break The NRA’s Hold On Congress
“The NRA kind of walks around like they own Congress,” said Sen. Tim Kaine. “Rather than wait for a comprehensive bill, why not do something?”
Paul McLeod
Proud Boys Members Allegedly Warned That Cops Were “The Primary Threat” The Night Before The Capitol Insurrection
A grand jury indicted four Proud Boys leaders in the latest conspiracy case to come out of the riot investigation.
Zoe Tillman
COVID-19 Has Torn Through Prisons. Advocates Want Biden To Act Now.
The president's team has talked and met with advocates eager for change in the federal prison system after a pandemic-ravaged year. Now activists are losing patience for results.
Ryan Brooks
Police Had To Release A Man Who Assaulted Cops At The Capitol After They Were Ordered Back To The Riot
DC police officers had to let the man go “due to the chaotic nature of the day” and other rioters cheered, according to charging papers.
Zoe Tillman
Hundreds Of People Who Joined The Capitol Riot May Never Face Charges
Roughly 800 people entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, but few were arrested on the spot.
Zoe Tillman
The US Will Use A Dallas Convention Center To Handle Children Crossing The Border
The federal government plans to open the center on Wednesday to try to decrease overcrowding at facilities on the border.
Hamed Aleaziz
Deb Haaland Will Be The First Native American To Lead The Interior Department
One senator dubbed the controversy over Haaland’s confirmation “a proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels.”
Zahra Hirji
An American Who Fought With Extremists In Ukraine Will Be Extradited To Face Double Murder Charges In Florida
Craig Lang, who was once a US soldier, allegedly killed a couple as part of a bizarre and bloody plan to fund adventures fighting abroad.
Christopher Miller
An Alleged Leader In The Capitol Attacks Can Go Home As He Awaits Trial
Thomas Caldwell and eight members of the Oath Keepers are accused of conspiring in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Jessica Garrison
Facebook Created An Employee “Playbook” To Respond To Accusations Of Polarization
In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn’t to blame for social division in the country. One researcher said some polarization can be a good thing, citing the civil rights movement.
Ryan Mac
A Large PR Firm Pledged To Fight Climate Change. Then It Took Millions From A Notorious Fossil Fuel Trade Group.
Edelman, a PR firm that’s pledged to “work with an environmental conscience,” was paid $4 million to promote one of the most extreme fossil fuel trade groups in the country, new tax filings show.
Zahra Hirji
Andrew Cuomo Is Refusing To Resign As More Women Have Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment
The New York governor questioned the motives of the women accusing him of harassment in a conference call Friday.
Matt Berman
Prosecutors Expect To Start Offering Plea Deals To Alleged Capitol Rioters In The Next 30 Days
Plea deals would mean a swifter resolution of the hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions and could reveal which defendants are cooperating with the investigation.
Zoe Tillman
How I Lost My Mom To QAnon
Because she sees me as a member of “the liberal media,” it’s impossible to persuade her.
Albert Samaha
Democrats And Republicans Alike Are Talking About Breaking Down Big Tech Monopolies
Politicians in Congress are talking about returning to the days of robust anti-monopoly enforcement.
Paul McLeod
Biden Is Considering History-Making Nominees For The Federal Courts
The FBI recently did a background check for a lawyer who would be the first American Muslim federal district judge, according to a source familiar with the process.
Zoe Tillman
All US Adults Will Be Eligible For A COVID-19 Vaccine By May 1, Joe Biden Said
Biden's announcement, part of a national address, shifts the responsibility for the pandemic response to the federal government.
Ryan Brooks
Michael Regan Will Be The First Black Man To Lead The EPA
“We will move with a sense of urgency on climate change,” Michael Regan told Congress last month. “We will stand up for environmental justice and equity.”
Zahra Hirji
The Senate Confirmed Merrick Garland As The Next Attorney General
Garland has said investigating the Capitol insurrection will be a top priority.
Zoe Tillman
Congress Just Passed Another Round Of COVID Checks And Unemployment Aid
Checks of $1,400, unemployment benefits, and hundreds of billions of dollars in aid are coming soon. President Joe Biden signed the bill Thursday.
Paul McLeod
Some Central American Children Will Soon Be Able To Apply To Get Into The US From Their Home Countries
The program allows parents from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who are legally in the US to seek approval for their children to also be allowed in.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Judge Ordered A Former Trump Official Charged In The Capitol Insurrection To Stay In Jail
Federico Klein took an oath to defend the Constitution and then “switched sides,” the judge said on Tuesday.
Zoe Tillman
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Directed Followers During Capitol Riot, Prosecutors Allege
“Come to the South Side of the Capitol on steps,” Rhodes allegedly instructed on Jan. 6.
Ken Bensinger
A Judge Slammed An Alleged Capitol Rioter’s “Media Publicity Stunt” And Refused To Let Him Out Of Jail
The judge called one of Jacob Chansley’s arguments for pretrial release “so frivolous as to insult the Court’s intelligence.”
Zoe Tillman
Trump Has Now Officially Lost All Of His Postelection Challenges In The Supreme Court
Trump argued a case he’d filed in Wisconsin wasn’t moot even after Biden took office. The Supreme Court refused to hear it.
Zoe Tillman
The Senate Passed Biden’s Massive COVID Aid Package, But Only After Watering Down Checks And Unemployment Benefits
Democrats are touting the bill as a historic rescue package, despite needing to make last-minute concessions to get it passed.
Paul McLeod
“When The Bus Took Off, We All Cheered”: Asylum-Seekers Trump Forced To Wait In Mexico Are Now Arriving In The US
"My wife looked over at me and said she wished we had graduation hats to throw into the air."
Adolfo Flores
ICE Is Adding A New Appeals Process For Immigrants Who've Been Detained
The move comes just weeks after ICE instructed officers to target immigrants who pose public safety threats or recently crossed the border.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Biden Administration Has Canceled A Trump-Era Policy That Made It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
The change comes as the White House attempts to deal with more unaccompanied children crossing the US border in recent weeks.
Hamed Aleaziz
