The FDA and CDC are recommending the U.S. pause on using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots in individuals who received it. Follow our thread for the latest news. bit.ly/2PSrbRw
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Police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo addressed by mayor and his family in press conference. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"Simply put we failed Adam. And we cannot afford to fail one more young person in our city...we have too many damn guns on our streets," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said during a press conference on the police shooting of Adam Toledo.
'It's excruciating': Mayor Lightfoot reflects on seeing the bodycam footage from the shooting of Adam Toledo.
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before House Select Subcommittee on coronavirus on 'how to safely end the pandemic.' twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"When the vaccine protection takes over, then you can have the gradual diminution of those types of guideline restrictions, which everyone would like to get rid of," Dr. Fauci said while testifying before House Select Subcommittee on coronavirus.
CDC Director Walensky discusses COVID-19 disproportionately affecting the life expectancy of people of color.
DACA – the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – has long been a political football, created by Obama, cancelled by Trump and then reinstated by the Supreme Court.
This puts pressure on senators to pass the American Dream and Promise Act.
For Dreamers, the nearly 700,000 undocumented United States residents who were brought here as children, their newly jeopardized immigration status brings great anxiety.
“Being told to go back, I can’t imagine that,” says Jose Loyo, 29, a robotics specialist who works at Indiana-based engine manufacturer Cummins.
A house with a white picket fence and a big backyard for BBQs may be a staple of the American Dream, but multifamily zoning is key to combating climate change, racial injustice and the housing crisis.
@POTUS's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan would award grants and tax credits to cities that change zoning laws to bolster more equitable access to affordable housing.
"The result of this sort of investment will be critical to increasing housing options for low- and moderate-income families," said @SecFudge@HUDgov
White Maryland National Guard instructors allegedly required a Black officer candidate to wear a heavy chain as discipline in what an investigator branded “the most humiliating punishment imaginable to use against an African-American cadet.” bit.ly/3uQ4njW
"This punishment was designed to be humiliating on a cultural level as it mirrored slavery," said Sgt. Bruce Weaver of the 2015 incident that has been brought to light by interviews, photos and documents obtained by USA TODAY Pentagon reporter @tvandenbrook.
An instructor involved in the incident told USA TODAY that the chain was one of several heavy items officer candidates — Black and white — were required to carry. The aim was to remind them to follow the chain of command.
Boasted as reform by Republicans and lambasted as suppression by Democrats, Georgia's Senate Bill 202 passed along party lines and was signed swiftly by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp behind closed doors.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended the new election law, saying it adds security measures and expands access to voting. And Gov. Brian Kemp said it ensures the integrity of the state’s elections. Both are Republicans.