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Sarah Palin, Who Now Has COVID-19, Dined at NYC Restaurant Despite Not Being Vaccinated

Former Alaska Governor dined at popular New York restaurant Elio’s on Saturday despite not being vaccinated, what the restaurant’s management says was a “mistake.” “We just made a mistake,†Luca Guaitolini, the restaurant’s manager, told The New York Times, saying that Palin “probably just walked in and strolled over.” “We are trying to get to…

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Cruz Slammed for Trying to Block D.C.’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Students

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was harshly criticized for attempting to block Washington, D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who is D.C.’s delegate in Congress, said Cruz’s effort “crosses the line.” “He crosses the line, and I must tell you does so often, when he meddles in the business of another…

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Republicans Who’ve Pushed The Big Lie Are Raking in Massive Amounts of Money for Secretary of State Races

Republicans who’ve backed former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 general election was stolen are raking in massive amounts of money for Secretary of State races across the nation, a further indication of their efforts to wield partisan control over elections. “Secretary of state candidates in three battleground states — Georgia, Michigan and…

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McConnell’s Office Accuses Dems of Orchestrating “Fake Hysteria” Over Voting Rights

The office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a memo that Democrats are pushing “the left’s Big Lie,” accusing them of orchestrating “fake hysteria” over voting rights. The memo says Democrats will “try to use fake hysteria to break the Senate and silence millions of Americans’ voices so they can take over…

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Mike Pence’s “Advocacy” Group Files SCOTUS Brief Opposing Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that his advocacy group Advancing American Freedom has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine mandate for large businesses. The brief argues that the mandate is unconstitutional and exceeds previous examples of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) use of emergency…

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Biden Announces Support for Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation

President Joe Biden announced his support for amending Senate rules and changing the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. “That means whatever it takes. Change the Senate rules to accommodate major pieces of legislation without requiring 60 votes,†Biden said in an interview with ABC News’ David Muir. “The only thing standing between getting voting…

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Boebert Mocked After Asking If Dems Will Check “Santa’s Vaccination Records Before Letting Him Down Their Chimney”

Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) drew criticism after she asked if Democrats will be “checking Santa’s vaccination records before letting him down their chimney this year?” Are Democrat families checking Santa's vaccination records before letting him down their chimney this year? — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 22, 2021 Many mocked the Congresswoman for her statements. The…

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Congressional Black Caucus Urges Senate to Reconvene and Pass Voting Rights Legislation

The Congressional Black Caucus is urging the Senate to reconvene and pass crucial voting rights legislation. The United States will “lose the most if the Senate does not do their job and pass voting rights legislation,” CBC Chairwoman Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said in a statement, adding that “every citizen is entitled to an equal opportunity to…

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Fauci Calls for Fox Host Jesse Watters to Be “Fired” After He Says Anti-Vaxxers Should Ambush Fauci in Public

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, has called for Jesse Watters, the host of the Fox News program “The Five” to be “fired” after Watters suggested that anti-vaxxers should ambush Fauci in public and go for “the kill shot” by attacking his credibility. “That just is such a reflection of the…

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Fox, Which Continues to Spread Vaccine Disinformation, Is Now Requiring All Workers to Be Vaccinated

The Fox Corporation announced that it would drop its COVID-19 testing option and is requiring all employees who work in its New York City headquarter offices to receive at least one coronavirus vaccination shot by December 27. “Our policy reflects the guidelines of the mandate,†a spokesman for Fox Corp. told the New York Times,…

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House Panel: Trump Administration Deliberately Undermined U.S. Covid-19 Response

A House panel investigating the United States’ COVID-19 response issued a staff report saying that the Trump administration deliberately undermined the country’s pandemic response. The panel found that in weakening testing guidance and interfering with public health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), championing “herd immunity,” failure to respond to supply…

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Army Announces That 98% of Active Duty Troops Received Covid Vaccine Before Deadline

The United States Army announced today that 98% of its active duty troops have received a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of this week’s deadline to get inoculated. “The United States Army announced today that 468,459 active-component Soldiers have been vaccinated against COVID-19, fewer than 120 days after a vaccination mandate went into effect for all U.S….

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Derek Chauvin Changes Course, Pleads Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin had previously pleaded not guilty to violating Floyd’s constitutional rights when he arrested Floyd and killed him after kneeling on his neck for nearly 10 minutes last spring in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd’s murder sparked international outrage and kicked off the…

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Trouble for DeSantis As University of Florida Initiates Investigation into Claims from Researchers Who Were Pressured to Destroy Covid-19 Data

The University of Florida has initiated an investigation into researchers’ claims that they felt pressured to destroy COVID-19 data after a report said they were told “not to criticize the Governor of Florida [Republican Ron DeSantis] or UF policies related to COVID-19 in media interactions.” A report by the Faculty Senate committee determined that staff felt “external…

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Ron Johnson Claims Using Mouthwash Can Prevent Covid

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) claimed that using mouthwash can prevent COVID-19 infection, a claim that has been debunked by public health experts. “Standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus,” Johnson said, according to The Washington Post. “If you get it, you may reduce viral replication. Why not try all these things?” A recording uploaded by Heartland…

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Pressley Offers Resolution Condemning Boebert for Islamaphobic Rhetoric

Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is offering a resolution condemning Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for Islamaphobic rhetoric. “For a Member of Congress to repeatedly use hateful, anti-Muslim rhetoric and Islamophobic tropes towards a Muslim colleague is dangerous. It has no place in our society and it diminishes the honor of the institution we serve in,†Pressley…

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ND School Superintendent Rails Against Critical Race Theory, Says Schools Should Teach “Christian Heritage”

A North Dakota school district superintendent claimed in an email that calls to address racial injustice are a “political ideology” and called for a “Christ centered Republic.” The email was sent to a North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders-run listserv by Starkweather Public School District Superintendent Larry Volk, who said it is  “time to move…

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Democracy in Tatters? Only 24% of Americans Want Roe v. Wade Overturned

As the Republican/McConnell conservative activist Supreme Court hears a Mississippi abortion case, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows just 24% of Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned. Just 24% of Americans want Roe V Wade overturned: The Yahoo News poll shows “more than twice as many Americans (55 percent) say they want the court to…

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Sotomayor Says Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Destroy Public Perception of Supreme Court

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that if efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade are successful, then the ruling would effectively destroy public perception of the Supreme Court. Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?†Sotomayor as oral arguments begin in…

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Tom Cotton Slammed After Suggesting That Dr. Fauci Is Not a “Public Health Professional”

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took to Twitter to criticize Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and referred to him as a “Democratic operative” and suggested he is not a “public health professional.” “Tony Fauci is nothing more than a Democratic operative,” Cotton wrote on Twitter, adding: “If President…

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Fauci: Changing the Definition of Fully Vaccinated to Include Booster Shots is “On the Table”

During an interview for the upcoming Reuters Next conference, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said that changing what qualifies a person as fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to include booster shots is “on the table.” “Right now, officially, fully vaccinated equals two shots of the mRNA and one shot of the…

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Biden Administration Asks Federal Court to Reinstate Workplace Vaccine Mandate

The Biden administration has asked a federal court to reinstate a workplace vaccine mandate that was put on hold earlier this month. “Delaying this standard would endanger many thousands of people and would likely cost many lives per day,†government lawyers argued. “With the reopening of workplaces and the emergence of the highly transmissible Delta…

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Fauci Warns About “Prematurely” Dropping Mask Mandates After D.C. Lifts Requirements on Indoor Masking

Speaking to NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top expert on infectious diseases, warned about “prematurely” dropping mask mandates after Washington, D.C. lifted requirements on indoor masking, saying the move “adds an extra degree of risk†as the nation contends with rising cases of Covid-19. “When you have a dynamic like that ……

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Harris: Biden Administration Will Invest $1.5 Billion to Address Health Workforce Shortage in Underserved Communities

Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration will invest $1.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan to address the shortage of doctor, nurse, and behavioral health providers in underserved communities, including in minority communities and rural communities, which have historically lacked resources. Harris will also announce plans to award $330 million from the…

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Sidney Powell’s Challenge to Pentagon Vaccine Mandate Rejected by Federal Judge

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee, has rejected ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell’s challenge of the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. The Pentagon had announced its vaccine mandate in August. Powell had filed a lawsuit challenging the mandate Texas-based group, dubbed Defending the Republic, arguing that 16 active-duty service members had the “right to refuse†the…

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Radio Host Joe Madison Announces He Will Go on Hunger Strike Until Congress Passes Voting Rights Legislation

Joe Madison, host of SiriusXM Urban View, announced he will go on a hunger strike until Congress passes significant voting rights legislation that has languished for months. “As a political protest, I am beginning a hunger strike today by abstaining from eating any solid food until Congress passes, and President Biden signs, the Freedom to Vote Act…

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Obama: “We Are Nowhere Near Where We Need to Be” on Climate Action

Former President Barack Obama made an appearance during the COP26 climate summit on Monday, warning nations around the world that “we are nowhere near where we need to be” on responding to the challenges imposed by anthropogenic climate change. “Meaningful progress has been made since Paris,†Obama said, adding, “Thanks to your efforts here in…

Jayapal Says It’s Worth It to Pass Spending Bill and Climate Legislation Even If Democrats Lose the House

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) says that it’s worth Democrats passing the party’s spending bill and climate change legislation even if Democrats lose the House in next year’s midterm elections. “Of course it’s worth it if we’re making people’s lives better,†Jayapal said. “What’s the alternative? To do nothing. I mean, that’s not gonna that’s not gonna…

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Department of Labor Confirms That Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses Will Be Published Soon

The Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses will be published soon. It is being developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is crafting an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to enact the mandate, which requires all companies with at least 100 employees to require vaccines or…

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Former Senate Majority Harry Reid Urges Democrats to Move Ahead on Immigration Reform

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urged Democrats to move ahead on immigration reform. “If my 2010 reelection to the Senate proved anything, it was that Democrats can fight and win on immigration. It makes policy sense and political sense and not just with Latino voters, but also with Americans of all backgrounds,” said Reid. “However,…

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Fox News Anchor Deletes Tweet Suggesting Colin Powell’s Death “Raises New Concerns” About Covid Vaccine Efficacy

Fox News anchor John Roberts has deleted a tweet suggesting that former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death “raises new concerns” about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. In the now-deleted tweet, Roberts said “the fact that Colin Powell died from a breakthrough COVID infection raises new concerns about how effective vaccines are long-term.”  Roberts deleted the tweet…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces State Will Appeal Ruling That Blocked Abortion Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the state will appeal a ruling from U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman that blocked its controversial abortion restrictions. “We disagree with the Court’s decision and have already taken steps to immediately appeal it to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said…

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Patrick Leahy and Senate Dems Introduce Measure to Strengthen Voting Rights Act

Senate Democrats have introduced a measure to strengthen the Voting Rights Act. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 48 other senators. The legislation would update the Voting Rights Act to strengthen sections previously affected by Shelby County v. Holder (2013) and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee…

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Fauci Stresses That Immigrants Are “Absolutely Not” Responsible for Uptick in Coronavirus Infections in U.S.

Speaking on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, stressed that immigrants are “absolutely not” responsible for the uptick in Covid-19 infections across the United States. “This is not driven by immigrants,” Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is the problem within our country, the same way it’s a…

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Brett Kavanaugh Tests Positive for Covid-19

Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, a rare breakthrough infection. He had been fully vaccinated since January. He is currently not showing symptoms of the virus. “Justice Kavanaugh’s wife and daughters are also fully vaccinated, and they tested negative on Thursday,†spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said. “As a precaution, Justice and Mrs. Kavanaugh…

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Jobless Claims Continue to Rise After Millions Lose Their Unemployment Aid

Jobless claims have risen for the third consecutive week after millions lost their federal pandemic unemployment benefits, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance are at 362,000  in the week ending Sept. 25. That’s 11,000 more applications than the previous week. Claims without seasonal adjustments fell…

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Poll: For the First Time, a Majority of Republicans Say They’ve Received at Least One Dose of Covid Vaccine

For the first time, a majority of Republicans say they’ve received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the largest monthly gain since April. That’s according to a new Gallup poll released today. 75% percent of respondents said they were vaccinated against Covid-19 a six-point gain from August. Additionally, 80% said they either are…

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All Of The Ways That The Gabby Petito/Brian Laundrie Police Stop Went Wrong

Moab police were under fire when they released the body camera footage of their August 12 stop with Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito for missing clear signs of domestic violence red flags and for ignoring a 911 caller’s report that Brian hit Gabby multiple times.

Lots of excuses were thrown out, some blaming the dispatcher, but now there’s confirmation of the dispatcher relaying the report to the responding officers.

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Florida Representative Looking to Follow Texas’s Lead, Files “Heartbeat” Abortion Bill

Florida Representative Webster Barnaby (R) has filed the “Florida Heartbeat Act,” legislation that would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, only allowing them to be performed if the mother’s life is in danger. The bill would empower citizens to sue anyone who induces or performs an abortion against the bill’s guidelines. #BREAKING– HB…

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Washington Governor Criticizes Idaho Leadership: “Stop Clogging Up My Hospitals”

Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) criticized Idaho leadership, saying that Idaho Governor Brad Little’s (R) disregard for the Covid-19 pandemic is “clogging up†Washington’s hospitals.  “Today in my state, Washington citizens in many cases cannot get heart surgery, cannot get cancer surgery that they need, because we are having to take too many people of…

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Fewer Than One-Third of Americans Want to See Roe v. Wade Overturned

According to a Marquette Law School survey released today, fewer than one-third of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protects a pregnant woman’s right to choose reproductive healthcare without excessive government restriction, overturned. The survey found just 20% of the public favors overturning Roe v. Wade, with 50% opposed to overturning…

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Biden Administration Will Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Travelers

The Biden administration announced it will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign travelers in November. According to White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients, all foreign visitors must be fully vaccinated and must show proof of vaccination before boarding flights bound for the United States. They will also be required to provide a negative test no later…

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Judge Blocks DeSantis’s Anti-Protest Bill, Compares It to Jim Crow-Era Legislation

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee blocked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-protest bill, saying that the backlash from officials to people celebrating Juneteenth and engaging in peaceful protest mirrors the racist backlash to protests against Jim Crow laws during the 1960s. The Florida law was enacted in April and received harsh criticism for…

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Roger Stone Was Served with a Capitol Riot Lawsuit During a Radio Interview

Conservative political operative Roger Stone was served with papers relating to a Capitol riot lawsuit while live on radio. At the time, Stone was answering a question about whether former President Donald Trump, who had urged his supporters to march on the United States Capitol, should run for office in 2024. “Hold on a second,…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene: Hospitals Are Not Running Out of Beds as Covid Rages. She is Wrong.

According to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), hospitals are not running out of beds as Covid-19 continues to spread around the country. She is wrong: The highly transmissible Delta variant has only exacerbated an existing problem. “We are not running out of hospital beds, we are running out of nurses to care for people,” Greene…

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Poll: Majority of Americans Support Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

According to a new Axios-Ipsos poll, the majority of Americans––that’s 60%––support President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The mandates will affect roughly 100 million Americans. It will include a vaccine mandate for all federal workers and contractors, in addition to a requirement that large companies must mandate vaccines or regular testing for employees. Respondents were asked…

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Trump, Who Ignored the Pandemic from the Start, Says Biden is to Blame for Vaccine Hesitancy

Former President Donald Trump, whose administration ignored or downplayed the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic from the start, claimed President Joe Biden is to blame for vaccine hesitancy. He also pushed back against vaccine mandates, calling them “unnecessary.” “If you remember, when I was president, there were literally lines of people wanting to take it,”…

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Arkansas GOP Governor Absurdly Insists Biden’s Vaccine Mandate “Hardens Resistance” to Vaccines

Even though Covid-19 has surged across Arkansas in recent weeks, the state’s Republican Governor, Asa Hutchinson, insisted that President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate for employers will only “harden resistance” among those who have refused to get vaccinated against the virus in the first place. “We have to overcome resistance,” Hutchinson said during an interview…

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Mike Pence Joins the Chorus of Republicans Opposing Biden’s Vaccine Mandates, And No One Is Surprised

Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Joe Biden’s sweeping Covid-19 vaccination requirements. Pence lent himself to hyperbole, saying the announcement was “unlike anything I have ever heard from an American president.” “To have the president of the United States say that he’s been patient, but his patience is wearing thin, that’s not how the…

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Covid-Denying South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Vows to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandates on Businesses

South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) has vowed to fight President Joe Biden’s sweeping Covid-19 vaccination requirements. Noem has explicitly refused to follow the guidance of medical experts throughout the pandemic, actions that resulted in South Dakota harboring one of the worst outbreaks in the United States. “This is not a power that is delegated to…

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Portland, Oregon To Vote on Emergency Resolution Banning Trade with Texas in Response to Abortion Law

The city of Portland, Oregon will vote on an emergency resolution banning trade with the state of Texas in response to the state’s abortion law. The law prohibits virtually all abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is typically after six weeks of pregnancy. It also essentially deputizes citizens by empowering them to file lawsuits…

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