Politics & Government

Voting Firms Turn To Defamation Lawsuits To Counter False Claims

7:40am March 16, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

Voting technology companies are using lawsuits to take on false claims that they were involved in stealing the 2020 election. They say the flood of election disinformation has hurt their bottom line.

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News Brief: AstraZeneca Vaccine, Purdue Pharma Plan, Capitol Riot

7:28am March 16, 2021

Some European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files bankruptcy plan. Two men are arrested for assaulting an officer during the insurrection.

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Pro-cannabis activists take part in a rally on Capitol Hill on April 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Data On Legalizing Weed

6:30am March 16, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

It's been close to a decade since the first states legalized recreational marijuana. And the data is coming in.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured on March 10, has come out swinging at Republicans leading the charge to remove him from office in a recall bid.

California Gov. Newsom Lashes Out At 'Extremist' Republicans, Pledges To Fight Recall

11:33pm March 15, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"Let's call it what it is: it's a partisan, Republican recall — backed by the [Republican National Committee], anti-mask and anti-vax extremists, and pro-Trump forces," Newsom said Monday.

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is sworn in before her Senate confirmation hearing to be interior secretary last month. Her confirmation makes her the United States' first Native American Cabinet secretary.

Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary

8:36pm March 15, 2021

by Nathan Rott

Her historic confirmation is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against Indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.

Two first grade students talk in the back of class at the Green Mountain School last month in Woodland, Wash. The CDC's current guidance for schools recommends seating or desks be "at least 6 feet apart when feasible."

CDC Looks At Whether 3 Feet — Instead Of 6 — Is Safe For Schools' Social Distancing

5:29pm March 15, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

A new study found no difference in infection rates between schools in Massachusetts that required 3 feet of distance and those requiring 6 feet, so long as everyone wore masks.

The U.S. flag and the U.S. Capitol Police flag were flown at half-staff after the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. On Sunday, the FBI arrested two men who are accused of spraying chemicals on Sicknick and others during the Jan. 6 Capitol ri

U.S. Arrests 2 Men, Saying They Sprayed Sicknick And Others With Chemical At Capitol

4:50pm March 15, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The two men are Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pa., and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W.Va. They were arrested Sunday.

City Will Address Concerns Over 'Tent City' Closure

4:43pm March 15, 2021

by Keri Brown

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Republicans Visit U.S.-Mexico Border Amid Increase In Border-Crossing Attempts

4:26pm March 15, 2021

by Angela Kocherga

On Monday, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy led a group of Republican lawmakers to the U.S. southern border in Texas amid a jump in the number of migrants showing up at the border.

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The Looming Presence Of Trump Is Affecting Republicans Up For Reelection

4:26pm March 15, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

As some top veteran Senate Republicans opt to retire in 2022 over running for reelection, former president Trump still looms large over the party — but that will help or hurt candidates?

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