Politics
Justice Gorsuch hints at report of Roe draft opinion leak
Gorsuch did not say if the report would be made public
Politics
VP Kamala Harris says she 'can't wait' to end 'archaic' Senate filibuster
Harris bragged about breaking "John Adams's record of casting the most tiebreaking votes in a single term," through her role as president of the Senate in the 50-50 split body.
Politics
Arizona state lawmaker introduces resolution to decertify 2020 election in three counties
The lawmaker wrote that "the 2020 General Election is irredeemably compromised"
Technology
Elon Musk named Time magazine's 2021 person of the year
"Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too," said magazine's editor in chief
Immigration
Undocumented migrants caught at Canada border flown to Texas for CBP processing
This month alone, authorities have transported more than 100 migrants on two charter flights from the U.S.-Canada Border to Texas
Human Rights
U.S. starts enforcement of ban on Chinese goods produced by slave labor
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law on Dec. 23. It bans all exports from the Xinjiang region and includes a “rebuttable presumption” that all goods from the area are produced by forced labor, placing the burden of proof on China to provide evidence to the contrary.
Politics
Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski back SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
"I have concluded that she is a well-qualified jurist and a person of honor," Romney wrote
Crime
Ohio AG Dave Yost says 'monster' who allegedly raped 10-year-old should spend life in prison, if convicted
Yost said the focus of the story should be on the "rape of an innocent child," not on the abortion
Politics
California Gov. Gavin Newsom launches ad campaign against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Newsom took out full-page ads in the El Paso Times, Houston Chronicle, and Austin American-Statesman
Coronavirus
Five states confirm COVID-19 omicron variant cases
New York, California, Colorado, Hawaii and Minnesota reported cases of the new variant