Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg refused a similar number of questions, citing his right to not self-incriminate. Former President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 500 times over the course of a six-hour deposition to avoid answering questions as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ ongoing civil probe […]
Public health experts and advocates are calling on the federal government to deliver “free rapid at-home tests and N95-quality masks to every household in America twice a month through May 2022.” A new campaign led by public health experts and grassroots activists—including the daughter of a Covid-19 victim—is calling on the Biden administration to deliver rapid tests and high-quality […]
“This announcement is an important first step in vaccinating the world and halting the pandemic,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, a U.S.-based vaccine scientist. An unpatented Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and the pharmaceutical firm Biological E. Limited received emergency-use authorization from Indian regulators on Tuesday—news that the jab’s creators hailed as […]
“Her death was preventable!” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who was hired to represent the family of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta. Youtube video of police bodycam, surveillance, and other broadcast footage provided by Los Angeles Times. (warning: the video is disturbing) The Los Angeles Police Department released video footage Monday showing the moment when an […]
“These coordinated efforts are based on the same lies about the 2020 election that led to a violent insurrection.” A detailed analysis published Thursday shines further light on the Republican Party’s sprawling assault on voting rights and the democratic process nationwide, an effort that includes legislation that would “politicize, criminalize, and interfere” with elections. Compiled by the States […]
“This program is Social Security for our children, and Democrats must keep it going over the long-term,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more than 21 million people across the country live in households where there was “sometimes or often not enough to eat in the last seven days,” a five-month […]
“Let him vote no on the Senate floor—not on Fox News.” Update: In a letter sent to colleagues Monday morning, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that “the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year, so that every member of this body has the opportunity to make […]
“I do not respect the arrogance of any member of the Senate who says, ‘You know what, I’m going to torpedo this entire bill,’” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. With Democrats’ Build Back Better package hanging in the balance, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday called out fellow Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for “acting […]
“Sinema doesn’t support the voting rights legislation. The filibuster just lets her pretend she does.” Right-wing on Wednesday cast further doubt on Democrats’ nascent effort to pass voting rights legislation before the end of the year by reiterating her defense of the Senate’s legislative filibuster, an archaic rule that the GOP minority has used to […]