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A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna’s new shot, dubbed mFlusiva, for older Americans ahead of …
The House on Wednesday unanimously moved to repeal a controversial provision in the government funding law that allows senators to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 when their phone records are seized without their knowledge. The provision, included in the legislation that ended the historic shutdown, requires senators be notified when federal investigators …
Peter NAVARRO becomes the first member of the Trump White House to face jail for his involvement in efforts related to the 2020 election (specifically, his refusal to testify to Congress about them). BREAKING: Peter NAVARRO is going to prison. Chief Justice John Roberts turned down his bid to remain free while he appeals his …
NEW – SCOTUS unanimously rules (9-0): Public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media. Official posts are part of their job, and blocking constituents from commenting violates the First Amendment — POLITICO — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 15, 2024 ‘The Supreme Court took another step toward bringing law into the social media era …
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China’s ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The 50-0 vote represents the most significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown on TikTok, which has about 170 million U.S. users, which had stalled over the …
Fifty-six years after it exempted antiwar teenagers from First Amendment protections while on campus, a federal appeals court in America’s heartland affirmed students’ speech rights in public schools on an equally contentious subject today. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a preliminary injunction Monday against an Iowa school district policy that …