Hello, Friday! For many, this past week was one of reflection. For Republicans, that is never an option. While the GOP weeds out the most unhinged members of its caucus, the Biden administration continues its attempts to return us to the 21st century, and the legislative branch of the government has a lot on its plate over the next couple of weeks.
There are indications that Saturday’s “Justice for J6” rally is going to be a giant dud. For one, some of the leading members of the House Sedition Caucus are shying away from it—even people like Reps. Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Never mind that the guy organizing this effort to wail that those arrested for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection get “justice” is a former Donald Trump campaign staffer.
There are plenty of reasons for parents, students, and the community at large to be concerned about schools reopening amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to concerns about vaccines, masks, and immunocompromised family members and peers, however, white people are apparently adding to the stress by using racial slurs in the classroom.
No “sexual intercourse,” no conception, explains former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell in a brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Anti-vaxxers are reaching a point of no return. Despite warnings and consistent advisories to not ingest products that aren’t made to ingest, they just don’t seem to understand. For some reason, anti-vaxxers are willing to try anything but the COVID-19 vaccine itself to cure coronavirus. From drinking bleach to taking ivermectin, anti-vaxxers have now moved onto Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes.
The dining room of the French ambassador’s residence is one of the most beautiful places in Washington, D.C., a confection of frothed plaster overlooking a garden in the poodle-clipped style the French so love. Before COVID-19, the room was known for the discussion sessions held there, hosted by a gracious series of ambassadors. It’s been a long time since anyone was able to enjoy an in-person event at the residence.
Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, who was one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, announced Thursday evening that he would not seek reelection out of disgust for “the toxic dynamics inside our own party.
It will take a lot more than California’s historic duplex bill to make the state affordable.
After a long and tense meeting today, an FDA committee unanimously recommended that the agency authorize third shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Americans who are over 65 or at high risk of severe COVID. The vote came after the panel voted overwhelmingly against the original question up for its consideration: authorizing boosters for everyone over 16.
Officials in Georgia have repeatedly informed the president that there was no widespread voter fraud in the state.
The panel did, however, endorse the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or at high risk of severe disease.
People on Twitter think they spotted side-eye, and sent the term “even Bannon” trending.
However, all of the FDA-approved Covid-19 vaccines work well at protecting against Covid-19 hospitalization, the study showed.
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One of the great mysteries of our lifetime is how the banjo loop and fake drawl of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” blew up into one of the biggest hits ever. The common explanations for its popularity just don’t suffice. Yes, Montero Lamar Hill is a marketing genius and meme master, but jokes alone don’t get auditoriums of children to sing your song.
The panel unexpectedly broke with the Biden administration’s push for a widespread booster campaign this fall.
Parenting advice on protecting your children, sibling resentment, and being unhappy with a move.
About four episodes into the new season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, I stopped expecting it to have the qualities of a prestige television series—narrative complexity, emotional resonance, logic—and began simply appreciating it for what it is: one of the most batshit-expensive soap operas ever made. And that’s perfect.
These days, the distance between ages 11 and 12 is more than a year. It is a chasm between danger and safety. Vaccines promise people 12 and older protection from COVID-19, but aren’t yet approved in the U.S. for younger children, and it isn’t clear exactly when they will be. Frustrated by the wait and desperate to protect their children, some parents are sneaking their 10- and 11-year-old kids across this chasm, and hoping not to get caught.
On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we examine the legacy of the historic protests with three veterans of the movement: Nelini Stamp, now the director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party; Jillian Johnson, a key organizer in Occupy Durham who now serves on the Durham City Council and is the city’s mayor pro tempore; and writer and filmmaker Astra Tayor, an organizer with the Debt Collective.
This week some of gymnastics’ biggest stars shared scathing testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the FBI’s failure to stop Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics doctor and serial sexual abuser. Lawyers say that after the FBI was first told of Nassar’s crimes, he abused another 120 people before his 2016 arrest.
The French capital is quickly cutting automobiles out of daily life. David Belliard is the deputy mayor behind it.
Some states have botched rental aid so badly they may never catch up.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s order keeps the law in effect and allows Texas to make its case opposing the request from Biden’s Justice Department by Sept. 29.
The moderates’ stand could complicate Democrats’ push to reform a slew of federal health programs as part of their $3.5 trillion bill.
The agency said observational studies don’t unanimously support the suggestion that the shot’s efficacy declines over time.
Federal health officials plan to allocate specific amounts to each state under the new approach.
Christian publishing is tricky in the post-Trump era.
