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Chuck Schumer Unveils Draft of New Legislation to Legalize Marijuana
The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act is a promising step toward ending prohibition, but the Senate majority leader is going to have a hard time getting the bill through Congress
Doctors, Clergy Sue Over New Texas Law That Offers $10,000 Bounty on Abortions
If the suit fails, the new law will go into effect September 1st
Covid-19 Cases Are Spiking … Uhh, Pretty Much Everywhere
The highly contagious Delta variant is now the most dominant strain of the virus in America. Welcome to the "finding out" stage of the anti-vaccination push
Because Fracking Wasn’t Already Toxic Enough, the Oil and Gas Industry Decided to Add ‘Forever Chemicals’ to the Mix
The EPA allowed PFAS, a highly toxic class of compounds linked to cancer and birth defects, to be used in fracking wells since 2011, a new report reveals
NYC’s Democratic Mayoral Nominee Eric Adams Meets With Biden to Discuss Gun Violence
“The problem in America is the handgun,” Adams said
Texas Democrats to Leave State as GOP Renews Attack on Voting Rights
The state legislators are heading to D.C., where they will voice their support of the For the People Act, federal legislation that would expand voting rights
Biden Says U.S. Stands with Cuban People, Does Not Lift U.S. Sanctions Hurting Cuban People
“We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief,” the president said
Obama Ethics Chief Scoffs at White House Plan to Keep Hunter Biden Art Sales Anonymous
Walter Shaub called the arrangement "preposterous and very disappointing"
Fauci Calls Anti-Vax Cheers at CPAC ‘Horrifying’
“They are cheering about someone saying that it's a good thing for people not to try and save their lives… it's almost frightening,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said
Biden Warns Putin: Take Action to Disrupt Ransomware Attacks or U.S. Will Act
Biden said the U.S. will take “any necessary action” to “defend its people and its critical infrastructure” from Russia-based cybercriminals
U.S. Is Sending FBI and Homeland Security Officials to Haiti Following Assassination
The Haitian government has requested American troops to help maintain order in the country
Biden Ousts Trump’s Head of Social Security Who Continues to Say He Won’t Leave
The now-fired Social Security commissioner called the move a “Friday Night Massacre,” adding, "I consider myself the term-protected commissioner of Social Security”