FDA panel votes to recommend Novavax COVID shot
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted to advance a COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax. The shot still needs FDA approval.
Recommended Stories
MarketWatchIndonesia’s president to bar Putin from G-20 gathering in Bali, Italian Prime Minister Draghi says
The Nov. 15-16 summit risked awkward diplomatic encounters if Putin were to have come. The Kremlin had said earlier that Putin intended to go.
- WHBQ
FedEx pilots head to the picket lines over contract negotiations
The pilots said they are frustrated by the pace of contract negotiations.
- WFTV
Citizen’s Property Insurance facing 900 new lawsuits a month
One month after state lawmakers were summoned back to Tallahassee to fix Florida’s broken homeowner’s insurance industry, the crisis continues.
- HuffPost
‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Chelsea Handler Spots Kevin McCarthy’s Ugliest Hypocrisy Yet
The comedian drops a blunt fact-check on what "pro-life" really means.
- Miami Herald
DeSantis vetoed another bad idea and showed Florida lawmakers who’s boss | Editorial
It’s not unusual for governors to veto legislation. But no governor has used his veto pen with the same poise and purpose as Ron DeSantis. That purpose has not only been to occasionally do the right thing, but to show fellow Republicans in the Legislature who’s boss.
- Good Morning America
Surprise Jan. 6 hearing featuring White House adviser signals urgency by the committee
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will convene Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public hearing, signaling apparent urgency among members to reveal further findings from their year-long inquiry. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a top adviser to Donald Trump's last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is expected to testify, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. It's anticipated that through her testimony, Hutchinson will put a voice to many of the internal White House interactions involving the events of Jan. 6 that have been reported publicly and offer significant insight into Meadows' actions and interactions with then-President Trump on Jan. 6 and in the days before and after, sources said.
- Business Insider
Ex-CIA officer says Putin could be at risk of being killed or deposed by a member of his inner circle
Daniel Hoffman, a former CIA officer, said Putin might be murdered or sent to a "sanatorium" if his top advisers conspire against him.
- The Telegraph
Women do not have ‘absolute right of bodily autonomy’, says Tory MP Danny Kruger
Women do not have an “absolute right of bodily autonomy”, a Conservative MP has said in the wake of the US Supreme Court overturning the Roe v Wade judgment.
- INSIDER
Justice Gorsuch called a high-school football coach's on-field prayer 'quiet' and 'personal' as the Supreme Court sided with religious rights. Sotomayor said that description 'misconstrues the facts.'
Justice Sotomayor said the Supreme Court's decision to side with a praying football coach would force states to "entangle themselves with religion."
- INSIDER
A former Trump White House chief of staff says the latest January 6 hearing provided 'stunning' new evidence of potential criminality
Mick Mulvaney, who resigned a day after the January 6 insurrection, said the new evidence presented was a "serious problem" for Trump.
- ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
House Oversight Committee: Daniel Snyder has refused to accept service of subpoena
Last week, U.S. House Committee on Oversight & Reform chairperson Carolyn Maloney said that she would subpoena Commanders owner Daniel Snyder to testify at a deposition this week. That will be difficult to do if the subpoena can’t be served. Snyder, according to a Committee spokesperson, has refused to accept service of the subpoena. Here’s [more]
- HuffPost
Former FBI Official Thinks Taking Away Trump Attorney's Phone Is A Critical Move
Federal agents seized John Eastman's phone outside of a restaurant last week.
- National Review
Nancy Pelosi Calls to Eliminate Filibuster to Codify Roe , Kamala Harris Disagrees
House speaker Nancy Pelosi recently called for the elimination of the legislative filibuster “so that we can restore women’s fundamental rights” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, though Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not endorse such a move.
- INSIDER
Here are all the people who sought preemptive pardons from Donald Trump after the Capitol riot, per January 6 committee witnesses
The January 6 House panel has said that at least nine people close to Trump requested preemptive pardons following the Capitol attack.
- The Daily Beast
Leaked Audio: GOP Candidate Says She Doubts Rape Victims Get Pregnant
Nathan Howard/GettyA female Republican congressional candidate claimed on the campaign trail in Virginia last month that rape victims are less likely to become pregnant because “it’s not something that’s happening organically.”Yesli Vega made the eyebrow-raising comments while being asked for her thoughts on what then promised to be a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion.An audio recording of the remarks, which took place at an event in Stafford Co
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
You have to be pretty obtuse to think Cornyn endorsed segregation in tweet on Roe v. Wade
The reaction was “maybe more than I planned for,” the senator said. [Opinion]
- Reuters
U.S. Supreme Court expands state power over tribes in win for Oklahoma
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday widened the power of states over Native American tribes and undercut its own 2020 ruling that had expanded Native American tribal authority in Oklahoma, handing a victory to Republican officials in that state. The court ruled 5-4 in favor of Oklahoma over the state's attempt to prosecute Victor Castro-Huerta, a non-Native American convicted of child neglect in a crime committed against a Native American child - his 5-year-old stepdaughter - on the Cherokee Nation reservation.
- The Hill
McConnell vows to be ‘picky’ with Biden nominees if GOP wins Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday warned that if Republicans win control of the Senate in November, President Biden’s nominees will have a tough time getting confirmed. McConnell says he’ll be “picky” in deciding which of Biden’s nominees are moderate enough to warrant getting votes on the Senate floor. “We’ll be…
- Business Insider
Marjorie Taylor Greene says children 'should be trained with firearms'
"I believe children should be trained with firearms so they understand how to use them and understand the safety," Greene told Rep. Jamie Raskin.
- INSIDER
The January 6 committee plans to show 'recently obtained evidence' at a newly announced hearing on Tuesday
The hearing was announced unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, and committee members had previously said that further hearings wouldn't come until July.