Prison Health Expert Warns Monkeypox Could “Dramatically Increase” Behind Bars
Chicago’s first monkeypox case behind bars was reported this week. Health experts warn that jails may be more vulnerable to the spread of the virus, which spreads through close contact. We speak with Dr. Homer Venters, the former chief medical officer for New York City’s Correctional Health Services, whose new op-ed for The Hill is […]
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Massachusetts Trader Joe’s Workers Celebrate Forming Company’s First-Ever Union
Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley, Massachusetts, have voted to become the first among the company’s There are roughly 530 locations to unionize. Workers voted 45-31 to unionize. Just over half of the 81 eligible workers cast a ballot for the union. Two months ago, the workers had already voted 45 to 31 to unionize. Announcement […]
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Climate Deal Is Making McConnell Gag on His Own Tactics — But It’s Not Done Yet
You don’t see the word “giddy” much in the public prints these days, but it’s out there now holding hands with the word “surprise” after Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer came out of nowhere with a climate-tax deal everyone had assumed was dead. “Should it pass both chambers in the coming weeks,” reports The New […]
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Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to LGBTQ Residents
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the 1976 anti-discrimination statute that makes it illegal for people to discriminate on the grounds of sex applies to gender identity as well as sexual orientation. The court ruled that the court had reached a consensus of 5-2 uphold a legal opinion from 2018 by the Michigan Department […]
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Governors Have ‘Incredible Ability’ to Rescue Education, S.D.’s Noem Says
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says governors can counter federal overreach in schools and accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of destroying kids’ education. “We can talk about members of Congress eliminating the Department of Education, or reforming it to that level, but governors have incredible ability to make a difference right at home,” Noem, a Republican, said in remarks Wednesday […]
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DOJ’s Partisan Shell Game Raises Ethics Issues About Pamela Karlan
As a tenured professor of law at Stanford University, Pamela KarlanEarned $1 million per year. We now know this. sheThe stayed on StanfordPayroll, at the same impressive salary, for the entire 17-month period sheThis is the Justice Department’s principal deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights. KarlanLeft herDOJ posted on July 1, just one-day before […]
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Quiz: How many Labour party leaders can you name?
Quiz: How many Labour party leader can you name? Politics.co.uk first published this article
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The Justice Department Obtains a Warrant to Search John Eastman’s Phone
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday that it has obtained a warrant to search some of the contents of John Eastman’s phone. Eastman, who was a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, was a key part of the plot to reverse the 2020 election. After the DOJ obtained a warrant for his phone, […]
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Republican Blocks Contraception Access Bill From Coming to Vote in Senate
On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa) blocked Democrats’ attempt to bring their bill to codify the right to contraception to a vote in the Senate, delaying progress on the legislation that 195 House Republicans voted against last week. The Right to Contraception Act would ensure federal protections for contraceptives, such as IUDs, condoms, birth […]
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Trump Claims “Absolute Immunity” Protects Him Against Jan. 6 Civil Lawsuits
A legal motion was filed by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to the D.C. Circuit Court, appealing a judge’s ruling from February that said civil lawsuits against the former president surrounding the January 6 Capitol attack can move forward. In their argument, Trump’s lawyers claim that this and other lawsuits relating to the events […]
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