Key legislators seek DOJ records on Alex Pretti and Renee Good killings by next week

Congress is ratcheting up its scrutiny of the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday. Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday asked Justice Department officials to hand over records about the probe of Pretti’s killing to the panel by Monday, Feb. 2, in a letter to Attorney General

Newsom probing TikTok over alleged suppression of anti-Trump content

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he’s launching a probe into allegations that TikTok censored content critical of President Trump. The Democrat, one of Mr. Trump’s most vocal critics, said on social media, “It’s time to investigate. I am launching a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring Trump-critical content.” TikTok announced

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID’s long-term harm

Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national COVID pandemic. But more than two years later, a growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial

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Pediatrics group releases vaccine recommendations, breaks with CDC

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month.  The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases, including RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, influenza and meningococcal disease. The CDC had reduced its recommendations for

California lawmakers ignore most state audit warnings, costing billions

For more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns, and broken oversight systems across state government. Again and again, audits called for changes in state law meant to fix those problems. In many cases, those fixes did not happen. CBS News California Investigates recently

More Republicans criticize Trump officials’ response to Alex Pretti shooting

A growing number of Republicans are questioning or criticizing the Trump administration’s response to the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.  The criticism has extended beyond the handful of Republicans who are known for periodically differing from President Trump.