Topline Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” by congressional newsletter Punchbowl News, her spokesperson told Forbes. Key Facts “She’s not planning on launching it at this time,” the spokesperson…
Topline After a run-up in prices ushering in Coinbase’s long-awaited market debut earlier in the week, the cryptocurrency market plummeted early Sunday after blackouts in China led to massive declines in bitcoin’s mining rates—tanking prices and spurring billions of dollars in liquidations. Key Facts An overnight crash that started late Saturday tanked the total market…
Topline The Dogecoin cryptocurrency surged to an all-time on Friday morning – almost tripling its value in just 24 hours – and is now the seventh largest cryptocurrency in terms of market value. Key Facts As of 9:30 a.m. Friday, the value of Dogecoin had jumped 183% in just the past 24 hours to an…
Topline In what’s becoming a trend for this Congress, a group of House Republicans – many of whom are members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus – voted against bipartisan legislation that was passed Thursday by overwhelming margins, in a sign of their increasing willingness to buck their party’s whip. Key Facts Just eight House Republicans voted against…
Topline A back-and-forth between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) over Covid-19 restrictions quickly devolved into chaos on the House floor Thursday, with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) yelling at Jordan to “respect the chair” and to “shut” his “mouth.” Key Facts Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest allies, grilled Fauci over…
Topline Chelsea Clinton said Thursday that former President Donald Trump should do “the right thing” and release photos of himself getting vaccinated against coronavirus, which, she argued, would encourage Republicans, who are disproportionately hesitant to be immunized, to get the shot. Key Facts During an appearance on ABC’s The View, Clinton said, “Given that we…
Topline Nearly 100 days into his presidency, Joe Biden has maintained a remarkably steady approval rating despite the tenuous state of the economy and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic—marks far better than his predecessor during the same period, but a few ticks below other modern presidents. Key Facts Biden’s approval rating hit 60% in an April…
Topline The Biden Administration will allow patients to be prescribed and sent medicine that induces abortion without visiting a doctor in-person through the remainder of the pandemic, reversing a Trump-era curb on accessing abortion services. Key Facts Food and Drug Administration acting commissioner Janet Woodcock shared the changes Monday in a letter to the American…
Topline Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a pair of bills Monday to legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico and expunge some criminal records for related offenses, joining a wave of states that have done so in the face of budget shortfalls and complaints that drug policies have disproportionately targeted minority communities. FILE – In this…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man receives a Pfizer COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 … [+] vaccination center in Jerusalem Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ASSOCIATED PRESS The novel mRNA vaccines of Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are among the most effective of all the developed vaccines at preventing…