Former Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) admitted Tuesday that it would be fair for voters to ask if President Biden has a condition or if last week’s debate performance was just “an episode.” Pelosi joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Tuesday to discuss the fallout from Biden’s lackluster debate performance and the panic among Democrats about his...
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear a case involving the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial of two companies that sell flavored tobacco vaping products. The court took up the appeal from FDA after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled at the beginning of this year that the...
The U.S. Parole Commission has denied a request for parole from Native American activist Leonard Peltier in his conviction for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents, likely closing the door on his chances of freedom absent a presidential commutation. Peltier was convicted following a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota between...
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first House Democrat to publicly urge President Biden to remove himself from the 2024 race following his poor performance at last week’s debate. Doggett — who has served in the House since 1995 — said he had hoped the debate against former President Trump would “provide some...
President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) continued their calls for lowered drug pricing in an op-ed published Tuesday, citing the high cost of the weight loss products manufactured by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Biden and Sanders echoed the common criticism of drug companies charging the U.S. significantly more for prescription drugs when compared...
There is so much wrong with the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. United States that it’s hard to know where to start.
The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid a brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets after the foods were linked to dozens of illnesses and some hospitalizations. Diamond Shruumz brand chocolate, gummies and cones were recalled by manufacturer Prophet Premium Blends on Thursday. The foods were linked to severe symptoms including seizures, central nervous...
The melt rate of a major Alaskan icefield is accelerating and could reach a point of no return much sooner than previously anticipated, a new study has found. The thawing of glaciers in the Juneau icefield, which connects Alaska and British Columbia, has surged dramatically since 2010, according to the study, published on Tuesday in Nature...
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for a transcribed interview about the Biden administration’s pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021, a spokesperson for the Republican Majority of the committee confirmed to The Hill. Psaki, who now hosts an MSNBC show, is expected to sit for the...
The U.S. has conducted its first large removal flight of Chinese migrants since 2018, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the charter flight over the weekend “in close coordination” with Chinese government officials. The action comes weeks after President Biden announced a crackdown...
Journalist Carl Bernstein is calling President Biden’s debate performance against former President Trump last week a “horror show” and said his sources close to the commander in chief say what happened is not a one-time problem. Bernstein said he’s been talking to several sources who are near Biden, those who love him, support him and...
Young people who are willing to serve in office are making a choice when it comes to our imperfect system and imperfect democracy.
Rudy Giuliani, who once served as New York City’s mayor and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has been disbarred “effective immediately” for his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. A panel of judges in New York’s Appellate Division, First Department wrote that Giuliani...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office said Tuesday it won’t oppose delaying former President Trump’s July 11 sentencing even as they disagree with his new attempt to set aside his hush money verdict on immunity grounds. Following the Supreme Court’s decision carving out criminal immunity for former presidents, Trump on Monday sent a letter...
Former White House COVID-19 response lead Dr. Anthony Fauci went after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, recalling a prior meeting where Kennedy railed against vaccines. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, has long pushed the disproven theory that vaccines are connected to autism and cause some diseases. Fauci shared in a podcast interview...
If there’s any consolation, whoever wins in November can’t run again.
Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 5 storm late Monday, making it the earliest storm of its kind on record as it tears through the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said in a post Tuesday that Beryl remains “an impressive Category 5 hurricane.” This makes it the earliest hurricane at the highest level...
President Biden is slated to give remarks Tuesday after the administration proposed the nation's first-ever standards aimed at protecting workers from extreme heat, as tens of millions of Americans remain under heat advisories across the nation. If finalized, the proposal would mandate that employers provide rest breaks and access to shade and water for workers...
Over opposition from two conservative justices, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge that could’ve gutted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). An Ohio-based construction contractor backed by Republican-led states and anti-regulatory interests contended Congress unconstitutionally delegated its legislative powers to the executive branch when it gave such broad authority to the agency,...
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) suggested that the “only thing” that could adjust President Biden’s decision about staying in the race post-debate is poll numbers. Quigley emphasized during an interview Tuesday on CNN that Biden’s decision to continue is his alone, following a rocky debate performance last week against former President Trump. The Illinois Democrat suggested...
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said Vice President Harris should replace President Biden on the Democratic ticket this fall, making him one of the first figures in the Democratic Party to publicly call for a change after the president’s poor debate performance last week. “We have to rip the band aid off! Too much is...
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) criticized President Biden’s campaign for its “dismissive attitude” toward the concerns of many Americans about his ability to lead after last week’s debate. “I really do criticize the campaign for a dismissive attitude towards people who are raising questions for discussion. That’s just facing the reality that we’re in,” Welch told...
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Illinois’s ban on certain semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines on Tuesday, avoiding what would’ve been a blockbuster Second Amendment case. In a brief order, the justices turned away a series of challenges to Illinois’s law and local ordinances. Conservative Justice Samuel Alito publicly dissented, voting to...
Story at a glance (NewsNation) — Cases of dengue fever, a viral infection caused by infected mosquitoes, are surging in the U.S. amid warnings from federal health officials to be alert for the disease. According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 100 to 400 million infections each year worldwide, and it’s usually...
The Supreme Court will not consider a challenge to the scope of a federal law immunizing tech companies from liability for their users’ content brought by a teenager who was allegedly groomed by a teacher on Snapchat. The anonymous Texas teen said his high school science teacher used the image-based instant messaging app to groom...
