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Biden administration violated First Amendment over COVID-19 content on social media, court of appeals rules

The Biden administration violated the First Amendment by trying to "coerce" social media platforms to remove coronavirus content it found problematic, a federal court of appeals ruled.

Joe Biden’s age problem: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 9, 2023

The Issue: A poll showing two-thirds of Democrats believe President Biden is too old for a second term.

Biden Administration Likely Violated First Amendment with Social-Media Censorship, Appeals Court Rules

The White House ‘coerced the platforms to make their moderation decisions by way of intimidating messages and threats of adverse consequences.’

Judge Rejects Mark Meadows’s Effort to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court

Meadows is one of five co-defendants who sought to move their cases, and the judge has said his ruling would likely serve as precedent...

A Populist on Pence’s Populism Speech

Did MBD take it personally?

N.M. governor issues emergency order to suspend open, concealed carry of guns in Albuquerque

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency public health order that suspends the open and permitted concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days in the midst of a spate of gun violence.

Appeals court scales back order curbing Biden administration contact with social media platforms

A federal appeals court Friday significantly whittled down a lower court's order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues.

Trump’s N.Y. civil trial could last three months, judge says

An upcoming civil trial over allegations that former president Donald Trump lied about his wealth could last as long as three months, according to a schedule laid out Friday by the judge hearing the case.

Judge denies Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election case to federal court

A judge on Friday denied Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, ruling that the Trump White House chief of staff must fight the charges in state court instead.

A public labor fight in Pittsburgh lays bare the deep fissures within the Democratic Party

PITTSBURGH — Last Monday, Philip Ameris, president of the Laborers’ District Council of Pennsylvania, was standing on Grant Street watching the members of his union march down the main thoroughfare of the annual Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade, the day's largest such celebration anywhere in the country, when he said he saw Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey hop over the barriers and jump in to join his labor force.

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