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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

Trump Signs Order to Ramp Up US Production of Critical Earth Minerals

By Jacob Burg President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to boost the mining and production of critical minerals in the United ...

68 Bridges Nationwide Need Urgent Evaluation in Wake of Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Says NTSB

By Rachel Acenas The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendations to 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states to assess ...

Social Security Announces Cost Cutting Initiative Following Audit

By Naveen Athrappully The Social Security Administration (SSA) on March 19 announced a plan to reduce costs and enhance security measures following stakeholder feedback and ...

Trump to Sign Order to Eliminate Department of Education

By Zachart Stieber and Emel Akan WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of ...

Federal Judge Declines to Block Firing of US Institute of Peace Leadership

By Stacy Robinson A federal judge on March 19 decided not to block the Trump administration from firing the leadership of the U.S. Institute for ...

DOGE Says It Entered Peace Institute Building With Police Escort Amid Alleged Standoff

By Jack Phillips The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said its staffers, along with acting U.S. Institute of Peace President Kenneth Jackson, entered the institute’s ...

DOGE Says ‘Major Cleanup’ of Social Security Records Underway

By Jack Phillips The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has said the Social Security Administration has undertaken a “major cleanup” of its records ...

What to Know About the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 Law Invoked by Trump

By Joseph Lord Enemies Act, a 1798 law providing for deportations of noncitizens during times of war or invasion. The proclamation targets members of the Tren ...

Democrats Wrestle With DOGE and Musk

By Nathan Worcester WASHINGTON—During the first two months of the second Trump administration, few issues have united Democrats like opposition to Elon Musk and his ...

More Than 250 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Deported to El Salvador Prison: Rubio

By Jacob Burg Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 16 that the Trump administration had sent more than 250 Venezuelans accused of being ...

Trump Orders Military Strikes on Houthi Terrorists

By T.J. Muscaro President Donald Trump announced on March 15 that he ordered the U.S. military to “launch decisive and powerful” action against Houthi terrorists ...

Trump Signs Order to Dismantle 8 Federal Agencies, Including VOA Parent Entity

By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday that seeks to dismantle eight federal agencies, with the latest action building on ...