Police Kill Teenage Gunman Outside Middle School
Police in Wisconsin shot and killed an armed teenager outside a middle school on Wednesday, according to a statement from school officials. The Mount Horeb Area School District said that…
Potatoes will remain classified as a vegetable, not a grain, Collins says
Spuds won’t be considered a starch following protests from more than a dozen senators. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances Wednesday that potatoes will not be reclassified as…
Black lawmakers reintroduce bill to ban hair discrimination
A bicameral host of Black lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced legislation offering protections against hair discrimination. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gathered outside the Capitol with…
Lawmakers seek answers on Andretti’s exclusion from Formula 1
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written to Formula 1’s owner Liberty Media demanding answers on the exclusion of Andretti Global from the glitzy sport’s starting grid. The letter, addressed…
Lawler, Moskowitz slam Greene over antisemitism bill pushback
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) sharply criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday for her decision to oppose their antisemitism legislation, and for her rationale for…
Gun control groups call on Congress to undo background check change for veterans
Congress has created an “enormous threat to the safety and well-being of veterans” by blocking Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports of mental incompetency from entering the federal background check…
Lindsey Graham claims Biden ‘afraid’ of pro-Palestinian protesters
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) claimed in a Wednesday interview that President Biden is “afraid” of pro-Palestinian protesters while urging the president to take action against them. “He’s afraid…
Columbia University Leaders Sued for Failing to Ensure Campus Safety. Could Protesters be Next?
A lawyer suing Columbia University said his team is looking closely at the ‘very scary individuals’ who appear to be orchestrating the anti-Israel protests.
Arizona Senate Passes Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban, Governor Expected to Sign Legislation
Earlier Wednesday, the Arizona governor told reporters she would sign the repeal ‘as soon as it gets to my desk.’
‘Should No Longer Receive One Penny’: Covid Chairman Reacts to Peter Daszak Testimony, Previews Investigation’s Next Steps
The next steps of the subcommittee’s probe involve parsing through 30,000 pages of private emails by Dr. David Morens, a top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci.