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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

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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

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

by USNN2020October 8, 2022February 26, 2025

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

by USNN2020October 7, 2022February 26, 2025

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

by USNN2020October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

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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.

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

by USNN2020October 7, 2022December 28, 2024

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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

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Trump Files Motion to Dismiss $30 Million Lawsuit in Death of Officer Brian Sicknick

By Joseph M. Hanneman Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion in federal court to dismiss the $30 million wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the ...

Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her From Office

By Janice Hisle A Missouri prosecutor wants a judge to toss out the state attorney general’s unusual attempt to oust her from her elected position. St. ...

Banking Turmoil Caused by SVB Mismanagement, Not Trump-Era Rollbacks: FDIC Official

By Andrew Moran Former President Donald Trump’s loosening of rules in the banking sector in 2018 “had nothing to do with” the failure of Silicon ...

Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee for 2024 Election

By Savannah Hulsey Pointer Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced on April 12 that he’s forming a presidential exploratory committee for 2024, making him one of ...

Trump Sues Former Lawyer Michael Cohen for $500 Million

By Gary Bai Former President Donald Trump filed on Wednesday a civil complaint against his former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million in ...

Biden Admin Unveils Toughest-Ever Car Emissions Rule in Bid to Force Surge in EV Purchases

By Lawrence Wilson President Joe Biden further accelerated the nation’s switch to electric vehicles by announcing two proposed federal rule changes aimed at reducing greenhouse ...

Court Rejects Bragg’s Request for Restraining Order Against Jordan

By Zachary Stieber Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s urgent request to enter a restraining order against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was rejected on April 11, ...

Social Security Faces Backlog of 1 Million Disability Applications

By Lawrence Wilson Persistent underfunding, an aging population, and workforce attrition created a perfect storm that resulted in significant delays in processing applications for Social ...

NY Judge Rules State’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Is Unconstitutional

By Ryan Morgan A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize ...

IRS, Americans Unprepared to Shoulder Burden of New Tax Laws, Republicans Warn

By Samantha Flom With Tax Day looming just days away, two Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are warning that neither the IRS ...

Biden White House Played Role in FBI Raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home: America First Legal Foundation

By Tom Ozimek Documents obtained by America First Legal Foundation (AFLF) suggest that the Biden White House was involved in the FBI raid on former ...

Oil Companies Urge Supreme Court Not to Allow Climate Change Lawsuit to Proceed in State Courts

By Matthew Vadum Energy companies are urging the Supreme Court to keep a Biden administration-backed environmentalist lawsuit accusing the industry of accelerating climate change in ...