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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 Says He’s in Talks With Putin About US–Russia Economic Deal

By Ryan Morgan On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he’s had serious discussions with Russian ...

DeSantis Launches Florida’s Own Version of DOGE

By Tom Ozimek Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he is launching a state version of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Like ...

US Treasury, State Imposes Maximum Pressure With New Sanctions on Iran

By Chase Smith The U.S. State and Treasury departments imposed a new wave of sanctions on Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical industry on Monday, targeting more ...

Federal Judge Declines to Restore AP’s Access to Oval Office

By Stacy Robinson WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 24 declined The Associated Press’s emergency bid to force the White House to restore its press access ...

Musk Says Federal Workers Must Report Weekly Accomplishments or Face Termination

By Tom Ozimek Elon Musk, in his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced Saturday that President Donald Trump has directed him to ...

Trump Signals He’s Open to Multiple Budget Bills After Earlier Endorsing Single Bill Approach

By Arjun Singh WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 21 said he was open to multiple budget bills to fund his policy initiatives after earlier this ...

Not Bluffing: Donald Trump and Canada’s Role in the Defense of North America

By Barry Sheehy The Donald Trump administration appears serious about bolstering the defence of North America—ranging from Panama to the Arctic Ocean. In addition to ...

Mangione Appears in New York Court for First Time Since Arraignment

By T. J. Muscaro Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4, appeared before the ...

Trump, Maine Governor Clash Over Men Competing in Women’s Sports

By Aaron Gifford President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills got into a verbal altercation over transgender participation in sports during a White House ...

Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director

By Nathan Worcester WASHINGTON—The Senate on Feb. 20 confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI. Senators voted 51–49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for ...

Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin to Continue Layoffs of Federal Workers

By Stacy Robinson WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 20 declined to block for now downsizing efforts by the Trump administration, including mass firings and buyout ...

Trump to Order Agencies to Terminate All Federal Assistance for Illegal Immigrants

By Jacob Burg President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Feb. 19 directing all agencies to identify any federally funded programs that provide ...