Justice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban
The Biden Justice Department is readying legal action to challenge the restrictive Texas abortion law, a department official tells CNN.
EPA moves to block controversial mine that threatened salmon habitat in Alaska
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it’s taking new steps to protect the waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska, reversing a Trump administration policy that favored the development of a massive gold and copper mine.
Biden announces new vaccine mandates that could cover 100 million Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday will impose more stringent vaccine rules on federal workers, and take steps to encourage private businesses to do the same, during a major speech meant to lay out a new approach to combating the coronavirus.
Florida Democrat blasts fellow party leaders for rushing economic agenda bill
Moderate Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida laid into Democrats on Thursday for rushing their efforts to finish their economic agenda bill by September 15, calling the process “Incredibly frustrating,” the latest moderate in Congress to urge D…
White House approves plan to coordinate with outside groups on evacuating US citizens and Afghan allies
The White House has approved a plan for the State Department to take the lead in coordinating with outside groups that are working to evacuate at-risk US citizens and Afghan allies who were left behind after US and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan…
United Nations confirms hackers breached its systems earlier this year
Unidentified hackers breached computer systems at the United Nations in April and the multinational body has had to fend off related hacks in the months since, a UN spokesperson said Thursday.
House lawmakers release early details of program that would overhaul electricity sector and slash fossil fuel emissions
Lawmakers in the House released early details of a clean electricity program Thursday, which Democrats say would slash fossil fuel emissions by moving the US electric grid to 80% clean energy, like solar and wind.
Social media and telecom companies vague about their response to January 6 committee
A wide range of telecommunications and social media companies are still grappling with how to respond, if at all, to a request by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol to preserve the records of several hundred pe…