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‘DOJ Will Come After You’ If It Disagrees With Your Position, Says Subpoenaed Nonprofit

by USNN2020October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

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Sharp Rise in Marijuana-Related Psychosis: American Board of Pain Medicine President

by USNN2020October 9, 2022March 1, 2025

New Hampshire

Sen. Hassan Backs Out of New Hampshire Debate With Republican Challenger

by USNN2020October 9, 2022February 18, 2025

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National Guard Lost 7,500 Service Members in Past Year, Could Lose More Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Service Officials

by USNN2020October 9, 2022February 21, 2025

World

Explosion Destroys Part of Crimea Bridge, Disrupts Russian Forces’ Supply Route

by USNN2020October 8, 2022February 26, 2025

Economy

‘Recession and a Pay Cut’: RNC Blasts Slowing Job Growth, Sub-Zero Real Wages Under Biden

by USNN2020October 7, 2022February 26, 2025

National News

Universal Mail-In Voting Violates Delaware Constitution: Delaware Supreme Court

by USNN2020October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Healthcare

HHS Probed EcoHealth Over Alleged ‘Major Fraud’ Against US, Emails Show

by USNN2020October 7, 2022December 28, 2024

Nearly 50 new government defendants have been added to the lawsuit that alleges the government induced censorship of state officials and others on social media. The second amended complaint in the case, Missouri v. Biden, includes six new agencies, bringing the total to 13, and 41 new individual defendants, bringing the total to 54. Altogether, 67 officials or agencies are accused of violating plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights by participating in a “censorship enterprise” through pressuring Big Tech firms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to take action against users offering alleged misinformation. Evidence backing the claims has been produced in discovery, including exchanges between White House officials and Meta, Facebook’s parent company and messages showing meetings between administration officials and the firms. The new defendants include the FBI; former White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andrew Slavitt; Dana Remus, counsel to President Joe Biden; Elvis Chan, an FBI special agent based in San Francisco; Janell Muhammed, deputy digital director at the Department of Health and Human Services; Allison Snell, an official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the State Department; and Mark Robbins, interim executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. One or more of the Big Tech firms that were subpoenaed in the case identified the officials as possibly communicating with them on content moderation relating to “COVID-19 misinformation,” the New York Post’s story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, the administration’s since-disbanded Disinformation Governance Board, and/or “election security, integrity, outcomes, and/or public confidence in election outcomes (not to include issues of foreign interference or related issues).” Slavitt was named because emails show he was in communication with Facebook regarding the combating of alleged misinformation. The messages show that Facebook was committed to censoring and de-emphasizing posts that were “departing from the government’s messaging on vaccines,” plaintiffs said. Slavitt also called for Twitter to ban Alex Berenson, an independent journalist, previously released messages show. Muhammed, meanwhile, was in touch with Facebook to ask the company to take down pages and accounts that were allegedly misrepresenting themselves as representing the government. “Absolutely,” one of the Facebook employees responded. Other discovery suggests the FDA “has participated in federally-induced censorship of private speech on social media about questions of vaccine safety and efficacy, among other subjects,” plaintiffs said. The agencies that were added to the case did not respond to requests for comment. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee overseeing the case, recently ordered defendants named in earlier complaints to comply with demands, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top medical adviser to Biden. The new documents do not include any more information from Fauci or the White House press secretary’s office.

National News

47 New Biden Administration Defendants Named in Government–Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit

by USNN2020October 7, 2022December 28, 2024

National News

US Buys $290 Million Worth of Drugs in Preparation for Nuclear Emergencies

by USNN2020October 7, 2022August 26, 2024

Economy

Inflation Is Eroding American Workers’ Wages: Federal Reserve

by USNN2020October 7, 2022September 22, 2023

NATIONAL NEWS

Officials Find Debris Field in Search for a Missing F-35 Fighter Jet

By Caden Pearson A debris field has been discovered in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, which is believed to be connected to the missing F-35B military ...

House Republicans Set Date for First Biden Impeachment Hearing

By Zachary Stieber The U.S. House of Representatives is going to hold its first impeachment inquiry hearing this month, the House Oversight committee confirmed on ...

UAW to Resume Negotiations With Stellantis After Rejecting Latest Proposal

By Bryan Jung The United Auto Workers (UAW) union will resume negotiations with Stellantis on Sept. 18, after rejecting its latest proposal. Autoworkers have been conducting ...

Nancy Pelosi Is ‘Responsible’ for Jan. 6 After Turning Down Security Request: Trump

By Naveen Athrappully Former President Donald Trump is accusing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of being primarily responsible for the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 as ...

3 More Jan. 6 Defendants Ask Supreme Court to Review Widely Charged Obstruction Felony

By Joseph M. Hanneman Three more criminal-case defendants have joined a petition seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court review the U.S. Department of Justice’s ...

The High Cost of Electric Vehicles: Mining for Minerals Puts US Water Supplies In Danger

By Autumn Spredemann Beneath the dusty soil of rural Nevada, colossal underground aquifers make life possible. Despite receiving barely 10 inches of rain per year, ...

US Military Asks Public for Help After F-35 Goes Missing in ‘Mishap’

By Jack Phillips U.S. military officials said they are searching for a missing Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter in South Carolina, and they ...

Kari Lake Files New Appeal in Midterm Election Case

By Jack Phillips Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says that she has filed an appeal in her Arizona election case, claiming that there is ...

How the FBI Violated the Privacy Act to Undermine Trump’s ‘Presidential Appointments’: Watchdog Report

By Naveen Athrappully The FBI’s background investigations into President Donald Trump’s nominees, to fill various posts during his administration were biased and benefited people who ...

Armed Man Posing as Federal Agent Arrested at RFK Jr. Event in Los Angeles

By Mimi Nguyen Ly and Rudy Blalock LOS ANGELES—An armed man was arrested by police at an event attended by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. ...

Journal Rejects Request to Retract Study Suggesting Negative COVID Vaccine Effectiveness

By Zachary Stieber A scientific journal is rejecting a request to retract a study that found people who received a COVID-19 booster were more likely ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted on All 16 Articles of Impeachment

By Jana J. Pruet Following eight days of testimony from both sides, 30 state senators voted on Saturday to acquit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on ...