Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A tardy oath, old-timey drunkards, and telling it man to [redacted] man. Reason · Aug 30, 2024
Senator Slams Biden Administration For Losing Track Of Migrant Children DHS IG report raises concerns about unaccompanied migrant children's safety and vulnerability to human trafficking. Urgent need for comprehensive measures. Top News · Aug 29, 2024
Equity program for COVID vaccines ending Congress slashed pandemic funding in May. Soon uninsured people will lose access to free COVID vaccines Salon · Aug 28, 2024
Tennessee Loses Title X Funding Over Abortion Referral Dispute Tennessee's legal battle over Title X funding and abortion referrals impacts access to family planning services for low-income women. Top News · Aug 27, 2024
Appeals court spikes Tennessee's bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
House Oversight Committee Probes Biden Admin On Transgender Care House Oversight Committee investigates alleged Biden administration pressure on transgender care guidelines. HHS accused of political interference. Top News · Aug 27, 2024
Another Round of Free COVID Tests Is Coming The government is once again providing free COVID tests to American households this fall. Kiplinger · Aug 26, 2024
US health authorities expect similar or better respiratory virus season this fall Officials caveat that forecast depends on Americans continuing to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and RSV The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2024
GOP blasts Biden administration over 'stunning report' on mishandling of unaccompanied migrant children The report reveals communication breakdowns between ICE and the HHS, which has led to failure to monitor the location of unaccompanied migrant children Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024
Department of Homeland Security may have lost track of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children ‘ICE has no assurance [they] are safe,’ agency watchdog report finds The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
The Secret Committee Behind America's Prohibition Comeback Washington bureaucrats are rewriting the rules on drinking, and a hidden panel of unelected officials could be paving the way for Prohibition 2.0. Reason · Aug 10, 2024
Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion? Policy playbook developed for potential Trump 2.0 term aims to ban abortion pills, increase surveillance and champion fetal personhood The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2024
America introduces new border rules for dogs prompted by increase in fraud and forgery The new legislation came into force at the start of August. Here's what you need to know... PetsRadar · Aug 5, 2024
Project 2025 abortion surveillance idea comes back to bite Trump Democrats launch attacks as Trump and Vance both try to distance themselves from the extreme measures outlined in the project’s pages The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024
Reason · Jul 30, 2024 Majority of Public Comments Support Descheduling or Legalizing Marijuana While lawmakers remain resistant to change, most of the public thinks it's high time to stop treating marijuana as dangerous.
Texas Observer · Jul 29, 2024 This State Program Collects Money from the Deceased. Families Pay the Price. For nearly two decades, the state’s Medicaid Estate Recovery Program has filed repayment claims against Medicaid recipients after they die, threatening the inheritances of vulnerable Texans.
Reason · Jul 24, 2024 Unlike Biden and Trump, Kamala Harris Has Repeatedly Supported Pot Legalization The presumptive Democratic nominee has a more liberal drug policy record than both the president and the Republican presidential nominee.
Reason · Jul 23, 2024 The DEA Wants To Ban Scientifically 'Crucial' Psychedelics Because People Might Use Them The agency claims DOI and DOC have "a high potential for abuse" because they resemble other drugs it has placed in Schedule I.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024 Republicans are quietly pushing to defund transgender healthcare - and not just for minors For a year and a half, GOP lawmakers have been stealthily adding amendements to government appropriations bills, which are key to funding major government departments, to ban any federal money being used for gender transition procedures. This will dramatically curtail trans people’s access to medical care — just like the…
International Business Times · Jul 19, 2024 DoJ Sues Southwest Key Programs For Alleged Abuse Of Migrant Children The lawsuit alleges that Southwest Key employees exploited the children's vulnerabilities, language barriers, and separation from their families.
Roll Call · Jul 16, 2024 With Roe overturned, Trump's GOP turns to transgender health care - Roll Call RNC's 2024 platform makes scant mention of abortion, focuses instead on pushing limits to gender-affirming care.
Salon · Jul 3, 2024 Bird flu vaccines in development As part of the Biden admin's pandemic preparedness strategy, Moderna will develop an mRNA vaccine for H5N1
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions The Democratic Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 Federal judge to consider a partial end to special court oversight of child migrants For 27 years, federal courts have held special oversight over custody conditions for child migrants
Reason · Jun 20, 2024 In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak The Biden administration says its new guidance will make pandemic research safer. Critics say it suffers the same flaws as past, failed gain-of-function regulations.