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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

National News

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

Nantucket Residents Rattled by Arrest of 5 Illegal Immigrants for Violent Sex Crimes

By Allan Stein NANTUCKET ISLAND—The 30-mile journey by high-speed ferry from Hynannis to Nantucket Island takes about an hour over idyllic waters off the geographic ...

A Look at the Legal Issues Surrounding the 2024 Election

By Sam Dorman The run-up to the 2024 election has seen a number of consequential court cases and rulings related to how voters cast their ...

Judge Releases Tranche of Redacted Documents Filed by Special Counsel in Trump Election Case

By Sam Dorman District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan released a redacted version of the appendix to special counsel Jack Smith’s immunity motion on Oct. ...

US Military Confirms Swarm of Drones Invaded Airspace Around Base in Virginia Last Year

By Ryan Morgan A mysterious swarm of drones flew in restricted airspace around a U.S. military base in Virginia over several nights in December 2023, ...

Early In-Person Voting Begins in Helene-Battered North Carolina

By Samantha Flom Voters across the state of North Carolina will start heading to the polls on Oct. 17 as the state’s early voting period ...

North Carolina Governor Says 92 People Still Missing After Hurricane Helene

By Katabella Roberts At least 92 people are still missing in North Carolina nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene ripped through the western part of ...

‘Probably Worse Than It Looks’: IMF Sounds Alarm Over Government Spending

By Tom Ozimek The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the rising tide of public debt in countries across the globe, ...

Georgia Judge Halts Ballot Hand Count Rule for 2024 Election

By Caden Pearson A federal judge in Georgia temporarily halted a rule on Tuesday requiring election officials to hand count ballots in the 2024 elections, ...

Lake, Gallego Vie to Represent Arizona in Senate

By Nathan Worcester Republican Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are in the final stretch of their race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Sinema ...

Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Pennsylvania Law Allowing People Between 18 and 21 to Carrying Guns

By Jack Phillips The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that had allowed residents in Pennsylvania between the ages of 18 ...

Property Manager Accuses Venezuelan Gang of Taking Control of Aurora Apartments, Attempting Extortion

By Tom Ozimek A New York-based property management company has broken its silence on recent reports that a Venezuelan gang known for its violent and ...

SpaceX Catches Giant Starship Booster With Mechanical Arms

By Melanie Sun SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday caught its returning giant booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. The ...