A federal judge on Wednesday night threw out two resource management plans developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), finding they failed to account for the risk of fossil fuel leasing on public lands in Montana and Wyoming. The plans, developed during the Trump administration but defended in court by the Biden BLM, outline…
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Ousted San Francisco district attorney won’t run again after recall
Chesa Boudin, the former San Francisco district attorney who was ousted in a June recall vote, announced on Thursday that he will not run again for his old office in November. In a series of tweets, Boudin cited family reasons. His son, he said, “is on the verge of taking his first step and speaking his…
In the midterm elections, abortion rights are top issue for young voters
Story at a glance Data for Progress published new survey data revealing voters under the age of 45 are seriously concerned about the future of abortion access. Among young Democratic voters, 56 percent said abortion rights are an important issue when thinking about their vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Young voters are expected to be…
John Legend says his friendship with Kanye couldn’t survive politics, Trump
John Legend says his relationship with Ye, formally known as Kanye West, was doomed by the rapper’s embrace of former President Trump and 2020 White House bid. Legend, speaking on an episode of CNN’s “The Axe Files” podcast with David Axelrod released Thursday, said the pair weren’t “friends as much as we used to be”…
Rep. John Yarmuth tests positive for COVID-19
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, becoming the latest congressional lawmaker to come down with the virus. Yarmuth, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, said he is experiencing a light cough. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID. Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated, double-boosted, and am experiencing…
Runaway rents: The law is failing renters
Times are tough for renters. More than a third of American households rent their homes. Housing shortages along with rising mortgage rates mean many people have found themselves locked out of homeownership. At the same time, rents have skyrocketed around the country, and not just in expensive coastal cities. Renters in areas that have long…
Judge rules West Virginia Medicaid must cover gender-affirming medical care
Story at a glance West Virginia’s Medicaid program will no longer exclude coverage for gender-affirming medical care, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Lambda Legal, the law firm Nichols Kaster, PLLP, and the Employment Law Center, PLLC filed a class action lawsuit in 2020 challenging West Virginia’s exclusion of coverage for gender-affirming surgeries for transgender Medicaid…
Biden tests COVID-19 positive for sixth straight day
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but feels “very well,” his physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a new update two weeks after the president first tested positive. Biden has tested positive for six days with a rebound COVID-19 infection that has been seen in some patients who take the antiviral treatment Paxlovid….
Watch live: White House press briefing
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
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Chris Wallace calls Ron Johnson’s Social Security, Medicare idea ‘suicidal politics’
Former longtime Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) proposal to require Congress to approve Social Security and Medicare funding annually instead of automatically is “suicidal politics.” Johnson, who is up for reelection this year, said on “The Regular Joe Show” podcast on Wednesday that mandatory spending for Social Security and Medicare…