Menendez third Democratic senator with COVID-19 this week
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced on Wednesday. “After experiencing mild symptoms, @SenatorMenendez tested positive for #COVID19,” Menendez's communications director, Francisco Pelayo, tweeted. “He's following @CDCgov guidelines while working remotely for the people of NJ. The senator is in good spirits and incredibly thankful to have been fully vaccinated and boosted.” Menendez is the third Democratic senator to test positive for the virus this week. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.
Read MoreFed vice chair says bank will launch pilot climate risk analysis next year
The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory watchdog said Wednesday the bank will test out ways next year meant to help financial firms figure out the risks they face from climate change and climate-related events. Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr said in a Wednesday speech the bank will launch a pilot exercise next year for the major banks it supervises to help get a better sense of the risks climate change poses to the financial system. The exercise would likely require firms to explain how several different climate-related financial shocks would affect their books and abilit
Read MoreSouth Carolina judge rules firing squad, electric chair unconstitutional
A South Carolina judge this week ruled that authorizing the execution of inmates by firing squad or the electric chair is unconstitutional. In a
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez says 'we need men to be speaking up' about abortion rights
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said that men needed to advocate for women in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. In an interview with GQ published online Wednesday, the progressive firebrand said that it takes groups that aren't affected by an issue to speak up for those who are often marginalized. “But we know that when white folks take up space and say the right thing in rooms of other white people, that is the most shifting activity that can hap
Read MoreLGBT groups sue over rule prohibiting gender-affirming treatment through Medicaid
Four LGBT and health advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Florida rule that prevents people from using Medicaid to pay for gender-affirming medical care. The rule from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administrators (AHCA), which went into effect last month, removed Medicaid coverage for pu
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