Politics

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suffered a significant setback in her congressional career, losing her bid to become the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. In a vote among House Democrats, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Ocasio-Cortez 131-84 for the prominent role. The defeat highlights ongoing tensions between Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive approach and the Democrat establishment.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during an interview with Joe Rogan that Biden administration staff called the company to demand they censor content pertaining to COVID-19.

The Biden administration granted hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals Temporary Protected Status (TPS), including about 600,000 Venezuelans.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced a curfew for those in areas with mandatory evacuations.

Meta told employees that it plans to end programs supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

California’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, issued a one-year moratorium on non-renewals and cancellations in areas affected by the state's fires.

An appeals court agreed to temporarily pause the guilty plea proceedings of 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok, alleging it has exposed children to "inappropriate and explicit material," a press release says.

California Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R) introduced a bill prohibiting biological men from competing in girls' sports.

Ice cream company Ben and Jerry's is joining a protest to "send an urgent message to the incoming administration," according to a newsletter shared on social media.