Wildfire rages near Yosemite as Newsom steps up climate action
A burgeoning blaze near Yosemite National Park forced the evacuation of thousands of residents over the weekend, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to declare a state of emergency just a day after announcing a set of ambitious new climate goals. Newsom issued a state of emergency for Mariposa County on Saturday due to the impacts of the Oak Fire, which his office said had destroyed homes, threatened criti
Read MoreMaloney highlights gender equity fight in first ad in primary against Nadler
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) chronicles her work fighting for gender equality and abortion rights in her first campaign ad ahead of her party’s primary, when she’ll face off against Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) to keep her House seat. “You cannot send a man to do a woman’s job,” Maloney says at the end of the ad, after walking through her career in public service alongside key Supreme Court decisions on the right
Read MoreTrump removed lines from Jan. 7 speech saying rioters did not represent 'our movement'
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Read MoreThe federal transportation mask mandate may be dead, but masking is not
When the federal transportation mask mandate was abruptly halted in April 2020 after a federal judge ruling in Florida, many air travelers rejoiced. As such, you would expect to see few mask wearers on airplanes and in airports. Fast forward three months: Reported COVID-19 cases
Read MoreCNN's Jim Acosta: Trump 'returning to the scene of the crime' in DC this week
CNN anchor Jim Acosta grilled Marc Lotter of the America First Policy Institute about the think tank's decision to host former President Trump in Washington, D.C., this week, comparing it to Trump "returning to the scene of the crime." "Marc I have to ask you, why invite Trump back to Washington after he tried to pull off a coup on Jan. 6?" Acosta asked Lotter on his show over the weekend. "Well he's still the leader of the America First movement," Lotter replied. "The biggest name. He's the visionary behind many of the policies that got him elected to the White House.
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