#Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address

#Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Friday fired back at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticism that President Biden’s State of the Union address was “hyper-partisan” and “vitriolic.”  During a Friday morning appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Buttigieg said some of Johnson’s comments were “literally false,” ticking off bipartisan legislation that Biden passed through Congress…

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#The US has lost a critical tool for handling chemical emergencies — let’s get it back

#The US has lost a critical tool for handling chemical emergencies — let’s get it back

Seven months ago, the United States lost its cornerstone tool that has helped to prevent terrorists’ acquisition and use of dangerous chemicals during the past 15 years.  Statutory authority for the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program expired on Jul. 28, after Congress failed to reauthorize it.  Without the CFATS program, chemical facilities, first responders,…

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#Major pharmacy chains to begin selling abortion pill

#Major pharmacy chains to begin selling abortion pill

Major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Friday they would begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone. The pharmacy chains concurrently said Friday they had received Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) certifications from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which prescribers and pharmacies are required to have to dispense mifepristone. The REMS program is required…

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#3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ

#3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ

The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the Mississippi United States Attorney’s Office released a 60-page report of an investigation into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility on…

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#As Washington emboldens Putin, Ukraine pays the price

#As Washington emboldens Putin, Ukraine pays the price

Washington has done just about everything it can to embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin. Congress’s inability to muster a vote to renew aid to Ukraine is only surpassed by the White House’s inability, over the last 24 months, to provide Ukraine the weapons and ammunition it needs to win. Neither can get beyond excuses, much to the benefit and approval of…

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