Poll shows Cornyn disapproval in Texas spiked as he negotiated gun legislation
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) saw his disapproval rating jump more than 10 percentage points while he took on the role of lead Senate GOP negotiator in gun legislation talks, according to a recent poll. A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll released July 6 showed that 50 percent of Texas registered voters surveyed said they disapproved of the job Cornyn was doing as senator compared to 24 percent who said they approved. The Texas Politics Project at the Un
Read MoreAmerican men’s health fares worse than in other high-income countries
Story at a glance The United States health care system is plagued with issues ranging from staffing shortages to high costs of care. New research from the Commonwealth Fund shows American men’s health is suffering due in large part to care barriers. Compared with 11 other higher income countries, U.S. men were more likely to die prema
Read MoreHouse Republicans press TikTok on data sharing
Two high ranking House Republicans are asking TikTok for more information about the access that China-based employees of its parent company ByteDance have to American data. “We write to request documents and information regarding recent reports that TikTok allows China-based employees of its parent company, ByteDance, to access non-public U.S. user data, contrary to the company’s previous denials,” the top Republicans on the Oversight committee, James Comer (R-Ky.) and Energy and Commerce committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), wrote in a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
Read MoreMost Ohioans received abortion care after six weeks, study shows
Story at a glance A study by Ohio State University found one in four Ohioans did not know they were pregnant before six-weeks of pregnancy. Eighty-six percent ended up having an abortion after the six-week mark. The study’s results stand in stark contrast to the reality in Ohio, where the state has currently banned abortion after si
Read MoreWhite House offers no reaction to Manchin blow
The White House offered no reaction Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) rejecting the climate spending and tax hikes on the wealthy in the budget reconciliation package, which struck a blow to President Biden’s agenda. “As you’ve heard us say many times before, we’re just not going to negotiate in public as it comes to climate change and the president’s climate change plan and how he’s going to get there,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters when asked for a reaction to Manchin’s latest move. “The president has always been very clear that he’s
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