Policy · 117th Congress
Disinformation can hurt you locally, too
Soon, police departments and 9-1-1 dispatchers were being bombarded by calls from Oregon homeowners who had heard that roving gangs of antifa members were setting fires.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Huge Treasury cash pile might delay debt limit ‘drop dead’ date
On Thursday, the BPC released an updated forecast saying the “x date” is now more realistically sometime after Oct. 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Animal testing is cruel and often unnecessary. But the FDA forces drugmakers to do it
As White Coat Waste Project has documented, in some of the standard tests the FDA compels companies to conduct, puppies as young as 1 week old are forced to ingest massive doses of experimental drugs,
Policy · 117th Congress
Tech companies join calls for disclosure mandate to meet US emissions goals
Salesforce said in an April 20 statement on its website that companies should have to report audited Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions alongside reduction goals.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden urges at least 70 percent of US adults to get first shot by July 4
It also comes as the Federal Emergency Management Agency faces historic staffing shortages ahead of the beginning of hurricane season on June 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccinating kids for COVID-19 poses additional challenges for officials
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Vaccinating kids is going to look very different from vaccinating adults.
Policy · 117th Congress
Health officials plan major research on COVID-19 long-haulers
The agency received 273 research proposals after Congress provided more than $1 billion for research into the long-term effects of COVID-19.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census misses create worries of Hispanic undercount
Additionally, they pointed out the population for states such as Texas and Florida came within 1 percent of the projections it previously made.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau to release first set of 2020 results Monday
Last year, based on data work done separately from the decennial count, the agency estimated between 330 and 335 million people lived in the United States as of April 1, 2020, the reference day for
Congress · 117th Congress
Census: California, Northeast, Midwest lose House seats
population division chief at the Census Bureau, said during Monday’s news conference that the count for Texas and Florida, in particular, fell short of their population estimates for 2020, but still within 1
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
This congressman picked a fight with Cardi B. It went how you’d expect
[jwp-video n=”1″] Like countless other musical performances in the past, the raunchiness of the lyrics and suggestiveness of the dance moves upset some cultural conservatives, who unironically
Congress · 117th Congress
Bronaugh looks set to advance as USDA’s second-in-command
Warnock asked Bronaugh if she would commit to implementing provisions in the March COVID-19 relief law for debt forgiveness for farmers of color and the $1 billion in expanding the network of organizations
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes temporary extension for regulating fentanyl as Schedule 1 drug
Currently, fentanyl is listed as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has a high potential to be abused and does not have a medical use.
Policy · 117th Congress
Garland launches probe into Minneapolis Police Department
[jwp-video n=”1″] The new probe also came amid Senate debate over the confirmation of Vanita Gupta to be the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Kristen Clarke to run the Civil Rights
Congress · 117th Congress
FDA finds more problems with Johnson & Johnson contractor
The company was originally scheduled to produce 62 million vaccines by May, according to the delivery schedule spelled out in Johnson & Johnson’s $1 billion contact with the Biomedical Advanced Research
White House · 117th Congress
White House fears bumpy rollout deterring people from COVID-19 vaccine shots
Every American over the age of 16 is eligible for a shot as of Monday, after President Joe Biden pushed up his original May 1 deadline for states to open up eligibility.
Policy · 117th Congress
Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Navajo Nation tribal leadership took this disease seriously from the beginning.
Policy · 117th Congress
As some states rush to redistrict, gerrymandering fight moves to back burner
Silver pointed to HR 1, a major voting and elections bill, as a potential solution to the problem of politically drawn maps.
Policy · 117th Congress
Health officials push vaccinations as Fauci and Jordan spar
[jwp-video n=”1″] The back-and-forth comes at a time when both the number of COVID-19 cases and the number of Americans vaccinated each day are rising.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators press spy agencies to focus on China’s technological advances
[jwp-video n=”1″] Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the committee that the spy agencies collectively are focused on a “whole series of technology sectors where China is increasingly