Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has threatened to launch an "information campaign" in the US against Republicans in response to calls for action against cartels smuggling fentanyl across the border, urging Mexicans and Hispanics not to vote for them unless US lawmakers change their treatment of Mexico.
An audit has revealed that over 42,000 federal employees have repeatedly failed to file their taxes, owing $1.5 billion in unpaid taxes, with the IRS having little ability to punish them.
Visa, Mastercard, and Discover have delayed the implementation of a new merchant category code aimed at tracking firearm sales due to legislative proposals and criticism.
The select committee assigned to investigate the Capitol riot did not review the surveillance footage, which is the primary evidence of the event, and outsourced the task to a team of employees, as revealed after Kevin McCarthy permitted controlled access to the video for House members to decide what happened on that day.
The CDC's updated guidance allows certifiers to list "long COVID" as a cause of death even if the deceased person had not tested positive for COVID-19 for months or even years, based on careful review of medical records and autopsy reports.
Former President Donald Trump has called for the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 unrest at the Capitol to be "tried for fraud and treason," claiming that crucial video footage was omitted and that recently-released security footage shows Capitol Police escorting some alleged Trump supporters through the Capitol building.
Only a few weeks ago, city officials in Port Wentworth, Ga., attacked one of their police officers for posting online his perspective on biblical marriage.
