Was it simply trolling or an attempt to deceive? The White House is clarifying its social media strategy following the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney in Minnesota. Officials labeled a digitally altered photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong’s arrest a “meme” after it was posted to the official White House X account. The unedited […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – As a massive winter storm bears down on the United States, Texans are feeling an anxious sense of déjà vu. This weekend’s storm is expected to blanket most of the state in an icy mix of snow and freezing rain reminiscent of the 2021 winter storm that led to a near collapse […]
Images of Immigration and Customs Enforcement appearing to detain a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota have caused controversy as a massive immigration crackdown continues in the state. Supporters of the White House’s immigration efforts say ICE agents were making sure the boy was safe, while opponents argue the administration placed a child in custody. Images and […]
Wisconsin could become the latest state to require labels on lab-grown meat when, or if you can, find it. Several other states have passed similar measures, while some others have banned lab-grown meat altogether. Wisconsin labeling The Wisconsin Assembly recently approved a bill requiring lab-grown meat to be clearly labeled. “I’ve been working on this […]
Just under an hour’s drive from the White House, Anthony Brown is busy. As Maryland’s Democratic attorney general, Brown is on the front lines of the legal resistance to sweeping changes to policy and law carried out by the Trump administration. Brown, a retired colonel who served in the U.S. Army for three decades, is […]
Rejecting decades of scientific consensus, the man in charge of vaccine recommendations in the United States says polio and measles vaccines, and maybe those for other diseases, should be optional. Appearing on the “Why Should I Trust You?” podcast, Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, acknowledged […]
Minnesota is frozen both environmentally and economically as activists and labor unions carry out their 24-hour blackout to protect people at risk of immigration arrests. It remains to be seen if the blackout could bring change, or if it will harm the Great North state’s economy. A threat of subzero temperatures hasn’t stopped residents from […]
Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has been removing or altering displays at museums and parks across the country. The effort traces back to last year, when Trump signed an executive order aimed at “restoring truth and sanity to American history.” Since then, the president has ordered the National Portrait Gallery to […]
A federal grand jury indicted a government contractor accused of leaking classified information to a Washington Post reporter. The case came under scrutiny after the FBI raided the reporter’s home and seized her phone and laptops, raising concerns about First Amendment violations. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, 61, of Laurel, Maryland, is charged with five counts of […]
TikTok’s U.S. spinoff is now official, and the new joint venture has begun operations. Control of the app’s American business has transferred from ByteDance to a U.S.-led ownership group just ahead of a Trump administration deadline. The new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, announced Thursday that it has been formally established. It also named […]
