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‘Prodigious’: Judge David Tatel Leaves Mark on Influential Federal Appeals Court By John Fritze USA TODAY December 29, 2021 WASHINGTON — Ask a colleague about Judge David Tatel and the conversation inevitably turns to a scene in which someone else is furiously flipping through papers. It might be a courtroom story about a lawyer riffling through a legal brief in a panicked search for an answer to a question from the bench. It might be a fellow judge, opening a binder during a private meeting to parse the wording of an obscure federal statute. Already a subscriber? Sign…
The Supreme Court has upheld state and local vaccine mandates. That may not save Biden’s. By Tierney Sneed CNN December 29, 2021 (CNN)A Supreme Court that has declined to block several types of vaccine mandates is now considering whether to allow the Biden administration to require millions of Americans to get Covid-19 vaccines. While the court has been tolerant so far of vaccine mandates that have come before it — refusing to halt requirements imposed by local and state entities — those implemented by the federal government pose new legal questions that could draw hostility from the conservative…
Lawrence O’Donnell was on TV life support. Now, he’s MSNBC’s most critical anchor. By Max Tani POLITICO December 29, 2021 When his contract renewal was in doubt four years ago, Lawrence O’Donnell begged his viewers to help keep him on the air at MSNBC. Now, as the left-leaning network’s prime-time lineup is at its most unstable point in a decade, the 70-year-old anchor has inadvertently become MSNBC’s most valuable star; or, at least, its most dependable one, owing to the rare, direct line he enjoys into the Biden White House. O’Donnell is, unlike virtually anyone else in cable…
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dead at 82 By Michael Lee Fox News December 29, 2021 Harry Reid, a longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada who rose to serve as Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015, died Tuesday at age 82. Reid, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, served in Congress from 1983 until his retirement in 2017. He announced in 2019 his cancer was in remission. He became most well-known for his use of the “nuclear option” in 2013, leading the charge to end the filibuster on executive branch nominees and judicial nominees…
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Pfizer’s pill for COVID-19 symptoms may have risky side effects By Herb Scribner Deseret News December 28, 2021 Pfizer’s new COVID-19 pill — which is expected to help with COVID-19 symptoms — may have risky side effects, medical experts recently said. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pill, called Paxlovid, to treat COVID-19 and COVID-19 symptoms. The pill is one that sick people will take at home before they’re hospitalized. But medical experts recently told NBC News that the pill may come with some risky side effects. Per NBC News, “one of the two…
Fauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel By Zeke Miller The Detroit News December 28, 2021 Fauci said such a mandate might drive up the nation’s lagging vaccination rate as well as confer stronger protection on flights, for which federal regulations require all those age 2 and older to wear a mask. “When you make vaccination a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated,” Fauci told MSNBC. “If you want to do that with domestic flights, I think that’s something that seriously should be considered.” The Biden administration has thus far balked at…
Snow reported in Seattle, California as parts of U.S. get unlikely white Christmas NBC News December 27, 2021 A white Christmas arrived after all for parts of the Western U.S. Snow pounded mountains across California late Saturday after it gave the Seattle area a rare show Saturday afternoon. There were multiple reports of snow falling around Seattle, and the National Weather Service said “snowy, difficult travel” should be expected on local roads. A “seemingly endless” pattern of low pressure fronts from the Pacific were striking the West Coast, with cold storms expected through midweek, federal forecasters said. Continue…
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Jan. 6 panel signals interest in whether Trump committed crime By Harper Neidig and Rebecca Beitsch TheHill December 26, 2021 The Jan. 6 Select Committee has signaled it intends to explore potential criminal wrongdoing by former President Trump, marking a significant escalation for the investigation that could put pressure on the Biden administration. The panel has said it could refer Trump to the Justice Department for prosecution if it finds damning evidence, in what would be seen as an open invitation to Attorney General Merrick Garland to be more aggressive toward the former president than he has been…