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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

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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

Twitter Sued by Child Sex Trafficking Victim

By Gary Du A sex trafficking victim has filed a lawsuit against Twitter in a U.S. district court in California, alleging that the social media ...

Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Biden by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

By Mimi Nguyen Ly Newly-elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Jan. 21 announced she has introduced articles of impeachment against the new president, Joe Biden. The articles of impeachment ...

Sen. Rand Paul: For America to Begin to Heal and Unite, Senate Must Halt Impeachment

By Masooma Haq Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has said that for the United States to begin truly healing, President Joe Biden should publicly call on ...

Pelosi: House Will Move Immediately on Pandemic Relief

By Jack Phillips House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the House of Representatives will move immediately on passing a pandemic spending package. In a news conference on Thursday, ...

Biden Administration Took Several Big Steps in Wrong Direction on First Day: McConnell

By Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden’s administration took steps in the wrong direction on Biden’s first day in office, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday. “The president ...

Powerball Jackpot Winner Worth $731.1M Sold in Maryland

By The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa—A single Powerball ticket sold in Maryland is the winner of an estimated $731.1 million jackpot, the first to get the top prize ...

Collaboration Between Government and Big Tech Giving Rise to Totalitarianism, Experts Warn

By Petr Svab News Analysis The formation of a totalitarian state is just about complete in America as the most powerful public and private sector actors ...

Twitter Shares Fall Even More Following Trump Ban

By Jack Phillips Twitter shares—since President Donald Trump’s permanent ban—slid even more on Monday. As of Monday at around 11:20 a.m. ET, the San Francisco-based company’s stock was trading at ...

My Pillow CEO Says Bed Bath and Beyond, Kohl’s to Stop Selling His Products

By Zachary Stieber My Pillow products won’t be carried in Kohl’s or Bed Bath & Beyond any longer, the company’s CEO says. CEO Mike Lindell said Monday that ...

Trump’s 1776 Commission Calls for National Unity Around America’s Founding Values

By GQ Pan President Donald Trump’s advisory 1776 Commission on Monday released a public report, fulfilling its task to revisit the nation’s founding history in an ...

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Rep. Nunes

By Zachary Stieber President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) during a White House ceremony on Jan. 4. The White House ...

Many Will Leave Party If GOP Senators ‘Go Along With’ Convicting Trump: Sen. Rand Paul

By Lorenz Duchamps Republicans who joined Democrats in voting to impeach President Donald Trump this week faced harsh criticism from Republican parties in their states. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said ...