Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate will consider legislation next month to protect access to contraception, as reproductive rights come front and center heading into November’s election. “Now more than ever, contraception is a critical piece of protecting women’s reproductive freedoms,” Schumer said from the Senate floor on Wednesday,
Nebraska is suing social media giant TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, claiming the platform targets minors with “addictive design” and is “fueling a youth mental health crisis.” “TikTok has shown no regard for the wreckage its exploitative algorithm is leaving behind,” Attorney General Mike Hilgers said in a statement. The lawsuit, filed in state
The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced a proposal Wednesday that would require political advertisers to disclose when they use AI-generated content in broadcast TV and radio ads. The proposal, if adopted by the commission, would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and artificial intelligence experts have been calling for as rapidly
Washington — The Louisiana House approved legislation Tuesday that would classify the drugs used in medication abortions as controlled substances, criminalizing possession of the drugs without a prescription. The bill passed 64 to 29 in the GOP-controlled state House, and if it’s signed into law, Louisiana would become the first state to classify misoprostol and
Washington — The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was placed on lockdown early Wednesday morning after two vials of what was suspected to be blood were found in a suspicious package, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed. The source of the liquid is unclear and under investigation. Capitol Police, which took the lead on the
Washington — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Biden’s 200th judicial nominee, surpassing the number of appointments to the federal judiciary made by his two most recent predecessors at this point in their presidencies. The Senate marked the milestone after its approval of Krissa Lanham on Tuesday and with the vote to confirm Angela Martinez
Colorado doctors shares sepsis warning signs Colorado doctors shares sepsis warning signs 02:54 A U.K. legislator who lost both his hands and feet after suffering septic shock is now headed back to work. And he hopes to bring a new title with him, as the country’s “Bionic MP.” Craig Mackinlay, a conservative member of U.K.