A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure system and chilly air to drop significant amounts of snow in some spots. That included 10.5 inches near Lafayette, Louisiana by midday Tuesday — within str…
Month: January 2025

Trump has worn his party down, and few events crystallize it like the GOP’s muted — and in some cases positive — response.

Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were specifically critical of the pardons for those who were convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump’s move.
A coalition of 18 Democratic attorney generals, including North Carolina’s Jeff Jackson, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to end birth right citizenship. The lawsuit, joined by the District of Columbia along and the City of San Francisco, was filed a day after Trump signed an executive order aimed […]
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A day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, America’s far-right celebrated. Some called for the death of judges who oversaw the trials. Others partied and expressed relief. Some even wept with joy.

More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray as a standalone treatment for severe forms of depression, officials said. The FDA granted approval to Spravato (esketamine) as the first monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression, J&J sai…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray as a standalone treatment for severe forms of depression, officials said. The FDA granted approval to Spravato (esketamine) as the first monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression, J&J sai…