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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

US Crude Oil Exports Hit Record High: EIA

By Naveen Athrappully Exports of American crude oil surged last year to a new high, with Europe remaining a major customer for the United States, ...

Musk Says DOGE Expects to Save $150 Billion by Reducing Waste, Fraud

By Katabella Roberts Elon Musk said on Thursday that he expects the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to save $150 billion from the federal budget ...

DHS Reminds Illegal Immigrants to Comply With Registration Mandate Before Deadline

By Bill Pan The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding those in the United States illegally to register with the government, following a legal ...

Goods at Sea Dodge Tariffs Until May, Those Warehoused Taxed When Taken

By John Haughey With a whirlwind of changes to U.S. tariffs, there’s a scramble to understand how the duties will impact goods in transit on ...

House Passes Bill to Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote

By Joseph Lord and Jackson Richman The House on April 10 gave the nod to a bill that would enhance documentation and identity requirements to ...

Six Die After Helicopter Crashes in the Hudson River Near Manhattan

By Jacob Burg A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River just off Manhattan on April 10, killing all six on board, authorities said. The incident occurred ...

FBI Investigates Vandalism of Tesla Charging Station in Washington State

By Bill Pan The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating an incident that severely damaged a Tesla Supercharger station in Washington state, the latest ...

US Spy Chief Gabbard Starts Task Force to Investigate Intelligence Community

By Jack Phillips Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has said she is setting up a task force to cut costs and root out what ...

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Admin’s Bid to Fast-Track Deportations to Third Countries

By Tom Ozimek A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to lift a temporary restraining order blocking the government from fast-tracking the ...

Bidding for Gulf Oil Leases Begins in June

By John Haughey Bidding for nearly 100 million acres of offshore oil and gas leases off Louisiana and east Texas will begin in June in ...

Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to Deport Venezuelan Immigrants Under Wartime Law

By Sam Dorman The Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s request to halt a federal judge’s orders preventing his administration from using the Alien Enemies Act ...

Supreme Court Blocks Judge’s Order to Return Man Deported to El Salvador

By Tom Ozimek The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court order requiring the federal government to return an illegal immigrant deported to El ...