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The Supreme Court has struck down a long-standing New York law that restricted carrying a concealed handgun outside the home — the justices' first major opinion on Second Amendment rights in more than a decade. The 6-3 decision to upend New York's law will likely create a ripple effect on restrictions in more than a half dozen other states with similar gun laws. The ruling broke along ideological lines, with the court's six conservatives joining a majority opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote that the Second Amendment protects "an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home." "We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need," Thomas wrote for the majority. President Biden swiftly condemned the ruling, noting recent mass shootings in New York and Texas. "This ruling contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all," Biden argued in a statement. "In the wake of the horrific attacks in Buffalo (N.Y.) and Uvalde (Texas), as well as the daily acts of gun violence that do not make national headlines, we must do more as a society — not less — to protect our fellow Americans." Read more here. |
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➡️ Senate advances gun safety bill, overcoming filibuster
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The Senate advanced a bipartisan gun safety bill past the threat of a filibuster Thursday, setting up a final vote for later in the day or Friday on the furthest-reaching gun legislation that Congress has considered in decades.
Here are 15 Republicans who voted to allow the gun safety bill movement. |
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One year since the reintroduction of the PASTEUR Act, and we still aren't spurring critical development of novel antibiotics. What will it take for Congress to up the ante and pass the PASTEUR Act?
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🚨 Feds search home of former DOJ official Trump wanted as AG |
Federal law enforcement this week searched the home of Jeffrey Clark, the former Department of Justice (DOJ) official accused of trying to use the agency to pursue former President Trump's election fraud allegations, multiple news outlets reported Thursday. |
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📺 Kinzinger gets his star turn on Jan. 6 panel
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of the most outspoken critics of former President Trump, got his star turn on the Jan. 6 select committee Thursday, leading the panel in laying out the case that Trump tried to pressure the Department of Justice (DOJ) into overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. |
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🎥 Filmmaker says Trumps did not have editorial control over doc
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The filmmaker testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says the Trump family had no control over what would be contained in the documentary. |
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🚬 Everything you need to know about e-cigarettes, following Juul ban |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it would ban the sale of all Juul e-cigarette products in the U.S., the largest American electronic cigarette company. The decision marks one of the most significant actions the agency has taken to date in regulating the tobacco industry.
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⛽ Oil industry calls meeting with Granholm 'constructive'
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Oil executives and industry groups said a meeting Thursday with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was "constructive." |
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🇵🇸 Senate Dems: US must investigate journalist's death in West Bank |
Two dozen Democratic senators are calling on President Biden to get the U.S. "directly involved" in an investigation into last month's shooting death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while reporting on an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. |
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Content from our sponsor: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
One year since the reintroduction of the PASTEUR Act, and we still aren't spurring critical development of novel antibiotics. What will it take for Congress to up the ante and pass the PASTEUR Act?
Learn more. |
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🗳️ NAACP, Vote.org teaming up to register, mobilize Black voters |
The NAACP has partnered with nonprofit organization Vote.org in an effort to mobilize and register eligible Black voters ahead of November's midterm election. |
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🏀 WNBA star Griner named honorary All-Star amid Russian detainment |
The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who is currently detained in Russia, as an honorary All-Star for its upcoming All-Star exhibition game.
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🎬 Sean Penn attends Jan. 6 hearing |
An unexpected visitor is witnessing history at the Jan. 6 committee hearing, as actor Sean Penn was eyed at Thursday's televised event. |
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🏞️ Bipartisan group of lawmakers push bill to save Sequoia trees
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In a rare instance of bipartisanship, Republican congressmen Kevin McCarthy and Bruce Westerman and Democrat Scott Peters have introduced the "Save Our Sequoias Act" aimed at expediting reforestation and protection efforts in California's Sequoia National Forest. |
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Ripple effect of Title IX continues on its 50th anniversary |
"Today Title IX is most often equated with women's sports, but it was originally part of a broader movement towards women's rights and gender equity across the board under Nixon," writes historian Heath Hardage Lee. |
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