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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

22 Years On, Is the US Ready for a Next Big Attack

By Terri Wu If 9/11 were to happen again, it would not take the same form. The United States has evolved, and so have our ...

‘Utter Madness:’ Elon Musk Reacts to California’s Proposed Gender Affirming Law

By Dorothy Li Tech entrepreneur and California resident Elon Musk criticized an assembly bill in the state, calling the proposed law to require that parents ...

Democrats Search for Alternatives to Biden Over Concerns About Age

By Joe Gomez President Joe Biden is facing a crisis with Democrat-leaning voters as he runs for reelection, with the majority saying they would prefer ...

New Mexico Governor Bans Carrying Guns, Says Constitution Not ‘Absolute’

By Tom Ozimek New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday imposed a temporary ban on carrying guns in public in parts of the state ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants His Party Back

By Jeff Louderback On a steamy summer morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode into a hotel conference room in Columbia, South Carolina, amid a barnstorming ...

Trump Fans to Rally in South Dakota Amid Talk About Governor’s Possible Endorsement, VP Contender

By Janice Hisle RAPID CITY, S.D.—As Gov. Kristi Noem and thousands of fans welcome former President Donald Trump to a sold-out South Dakota GOP rally ...

Nikki Haley Gains Ground in US Presidential Race

By Alice Giordano Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been catapulted into a tied position with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in one of the ...

EPA Begins Arduous Task Removing Toxic Materials From Areas Devastated by Wildfires in Maui

By Allan Stein The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a phased cleanup of toxic materials from areas impacted by Maui’s wildfires. At the request ...

Kari Lake Has ‘Utmost Confidence’ in Victory After Court Finds Maricopa County Signature Verification Unlawful

By Tom Ozimek Conservative firebrand Kari Lake said she’s highly confident in a legal victory in her upcoming trial after a judge ruled that Maricopa ...

Beer Cans Recovered From a Dumpster Help Send Florida Man to Prison for Life

By Jacob Burg A Florida man has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an unarmed convenience store clerk 73 times. Beer cans ...

Court Finds Arizona’s Signature Matching Process Unlawful in ‘Massive Win’ for Election Integrity

By Tom Ozimek A judge has found that Arizona’s signature matching process for mail-in ballots is unlawful, delivering what the plaintiffs in the lawsuit called ...

Federal, State Lawsuits Seek Constitutional Clarity on ‘Racial Gerrymanders’

By John Haughey It’s a fine litigative line: Gerrymandering by a majority party for political purposes is legal because elections have consequences. But if the ...