Former first lady Michelle Obama has a message for Americans ahead of the 2022 midterm elections: “We’ve got to vote like the future of our democracy depends on it.”
Why Biden’s student loan relief efforts haven’t yet reversed a DeVos decision on for-profit colleges
The Biden administration has pledged to make college more affordable. But it has chosen not to reinstate an Obama-era rule meant to prevent students from taking on too much debt to attend predatory for-profit colleges.
National Guard steps in to alleviate pressure on hospital overwhelmed by Omicron wave
An incoming tide of patients is slowly drowning UMass Memorial Medical Center, and the US military’s National Guard is working to plug the gaps. In wave after daily wave, the emergency crews pull up to the ambulance bay, dropping off patients for which…
Biden eulogizes Reid as ‘one of the greatest Senate Majority Leaders in history’
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be remembered by a host of top Democratic politicians at his memorial service in Las Vegas on Saturday, with President Joe Biden speaking at the service and former President Barack Obama eulogizing the late…
South Dakota places further restrictions on medication abortions
Women in South Dakota who are seeking a medication abortion will face additional restrictions later this month after state lawmakers approved a new rule from the state’s health department.
US sanctions on Russia would impose ‘severe and overwhelming’ economic costs, officials say
The US is prepared to impose a range of harsh economic penalties on Russia should it move to invade Ukraine, starting with high-impact targets that would impose “severe and overwhelming costs on Russia’s economy,” Biden administration officials tell CN…
Sen. John Thune announces he will run for re-election
South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, announced Saturday he is running for re-election in 2022.
What the average citizen can do about the demise of US democracy
After a week of urgent warnings about the state of American democracy, there were several requests in the What Matters inbox for something more useful than a warning.
Fact check: J.D. Vance falsely claims dozens of jailed Capitol protesters haven’t been charged with a crime
J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for a US Senate seat in Ohio, is a law school graduate. But Vance made a significant false claim on Thursday about legal proceedings against people who allegedly participated in the Capitol insurrection last year.
Supreme Court ruling on mandates may depend on how the justices value vaccines
As the Supreme Court debated federal authority to impose a vaccine requirement on workers, the nine justices could not help but reveal their varying sentiments about the depth of America’s Covid-19 pandemic and the value of vaccines.