Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday stood by his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite having the highest number of deaths per capita from the virus and no statewide vaccine or masking mandate.
The spike in gun violence continues, with 2021 on pace to be the worst year in decades
So far, 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades, surpassing even the high levels last year.
Texas doctor says he violated the state’s strict new abortion law
A Texas doctor is publicly revealing that he violated a state law that bans abortions after six weeks and says he is inviting legal challenges under the controversial law, which has so far withstood efforts by pro-abortion rights supporters to block it…
Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
As the Supreme Court finds itself in an unwelcome political spotlight at the start of a new term, Justice Stephen Breyer defended the institution Sunday in an interview on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” insisting that the court is driven not by political …
Are Biden’s vaccine mandates ‘unlawful’?
President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements could apply to as many as 100 million Americans, or almost two-thirds of the American workforce, and have spawned a predictable pushback from a handful of Republican states — making them the latest fronti…
Biden administration has made little progress towards goal of closing notorious Guantanamo Bay prison
President Joe Biden has said he wants to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, where 39 detainees still reside, by the end of his term, but his administration is yet to make much progress towards meeting that goal.
CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10
Just after the US military launched a Hellfire missile to stop a white Toyota Corolla it believed to be an imminent threat to US troops leading the evacuation at the Kabul airport, the CIA issued an urgent warning: Civilians were likely in the area, in…
Rep. Lee Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is in remission
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, said in a statement Saturday he was diagnosed with early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia last November, began treatment “with an immediately positive response and no side effects” and …
Maricopa County and Arizona Senate reach agreement after months of sparring over 2020 election audit
Arizona’s Maricopa County and the state Senate have reached an agreement after a months-long dispute stemming from the local government’s refusal to hand over electronic voting equipment logs related to the November 2020 election.
DHS to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti as migrants overwhelm US southern border
The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter Haitians who are overwhelming Del Rio, Texas, a Customs and Border Protection official told CNN.