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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

Outlook Bleak for Prosecution in Trump New York Trial, Experts Indicate

By Sam Dorman Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has presented a weak case against former President Donald Trump in New York, attorneys told The ...

‘Threat Facing Our Country Is From the Far Left’ and Socialistic Thugs, Not Trump: Bill Barr

By Naveen Athrappully Former Attorney General Bill Barr dismissed the idea that former President Donald Trump is a power-hungry “right-wing dictator,” noting that the real ...

Supreme Court Denies Bid to Expand No-excuse Mail-In Ballots in Texas

By Tom Ozimek The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to a Texas law that requires voters under the age of ...

House Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package, Bill That Could Ban TikTok

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would give financial assistance to American partners in the Indo-Pacific, Ukraine, ...

RFK Jr. Cashes $2 Million Check From VP Pick

By Austin Alonzo Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. closed March with access to more than $23.6 million in cash, according to newly released ...

Special Counsel David Weiss Opposes Hunter Biden’s Bid to Stall Gun Trial

By Caden Pearson Special counsel David Weiss on Friday opposed Hunter Biden’s attempt to halt district court proceedings concerning his gun charges, asserting that an ...

Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse

By Tom Ozimek A man set himself on fire across the street from a Manhattan courthouse just minutes after the full jury was selected in ...

RFK Jr. Responds to Family Members Endorsing Biden

By Jeff Louderback When around 15 members of the Kennedy family formally endorsed President Joe Biden in Philadelphia, the same city where Robert F. Kennedy ...

Bill Barr Responds to Trump Hush Money Trial: ‘Abomination’

By Jack Phillips Former Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that he believes the trial involving former President Donald Trump is an “abomination” and politicized. When ...

‘Subpar’ Postal Service Should Raise Concerns Over Mail-In Ballots: USPS Oversight Commission Chair

By Mary Lou Lang As mail disruptions are reported across the United States, the chairman of the U.S Postal Regulatory Commission referred to the mail ...

House Delivers Mayorkas Impeachment Articles to Senate

By Mark Tapscott The House of Representatives on April 16 formally presented to the Senate two counts of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro ...

California Sues City to Remove Voter ID Requirement for Local Elections

By Rudy Blalock Huntington Beach’s recently approved measure requiring voter ID in local elections has prompted a legal challenge from top California leaders. Attorney General Rob ...