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Sanders calls for investigation into birth control insurance coverage

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has called for a government watchdog to investigate why some health insurance plans charge women for contraception in violation of federal law that requires them to provide it for free. In all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees insurance coverage for women’s preventive services, including all Food and Drug […]

AOC calls Netanyahu ‘a war criminal’

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” and said he should not have been invited to address a joint session of Congress. “This man should not be addressing Congress. He is a war criminal and has zero respect for United States laws that are specifically designed to […]

AOC calls Netanyahu ‘war criminal,’ says he should not address Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress next month, calling him a “war criminal” and accusing him of having no respect for U.S. laws. Leaders of both houses of Congress have asked Netanyahu to address parliament on July 24, the latest gesture of wartime support for […]

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls on Congress to pass legislation requiring tobacco-style warning on social media platforms

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to carry warning labels similar to those on tobacco products in an effort to combat rising mental health issues in the United States, especially among adolescents. Murthy, 46, condemned social networks for emerging as a “significant contributor” to the “mental […]

Abbott calls out 'voter fraud' in Houston judicial race

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, cited what he believed to be a classic example of voter fraud on Saturday when he ordered a new election in a Houston-area judicial election nearly two years later. A Houston judge ruled last month that more than 1,400 votes in the 2022 180th District Court election were invalid. […]

Byron Donalds calls on Supreme Court to ‘step in’ after Trump conviction

The Supreme Court should address former President Donald Trump’s recent conviction in New York, according to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). The Florida lawmaker told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that the high court should “step in” after Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records. “The only ability […]

Sen. Murphy calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt and brazenly political’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) responded to reports that President Biden had called the Supreme Court “out of balance” at a fundraiser this weekend, calling the court “blatantly corrupt and blatantly political.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Murphy said it was “totally” appropriate for Biden to criticize the Supreme Court. Asked about […]