Seven people are dead after a Walmart shooting. It’s the second high profile mass shooting in just three days. This is your morning update. Seven dead after Walmart mass shooting A mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart Tuesday night has left seven people dead, including the gunman. Workers at the Chesapeake Walmart said the shooting…

President Biden announced that the student loan payment and interest freeze is being extended until June 30, 2023. The president said the extension will give the Supreme Court time to hear a case on the matter in its current term and finally settle on whether his forgiveness plan is legal. President Biden used executive action…

The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing allegations made in a New York Times report that the 2014 Hobby Lobby decision was leaked to a minister, who then passed the information on to Hobby Lobby’s CEO Steve Green two days before it was publicly released. There are also calls for an investigation and strengthening SCOTUS ethics…

Americans are expected to bet a record $1.8 billion for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making it, “the most bet-upon soccer event ever in the U.S.,” according to the American Gaming Association. The gambling authority predicts more than 20 million Americans plan to place bets throughout the month of play. Worldwide, gamblers wagered around $160…

Native children are more likely than White children to be taken from their parents and put into foster homes. The Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law enacted in 1978, was designed to protect indigenous youth and keep them with Indian families. In a Nov. 9 hearing, the nine Supreme Court justices questioned plaintiff attorneys about…

In 2023, the Supreme Court will make a decision on whether race can be considered a factor in higher education admissions. The case will likely affect the racial mix of students at hundreds of colleges and universities that have relied on court precedent to attain the benefits they say come from a more diverse student…

Democrats will maintain their majority in the U.S. Senate. Although it’s too soon to know the exact balance of power, they will hold at least the 50 seats they need to control the chamber with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as the tie-breaking vote. With the Georgia Senate race set for a Dec. 6 runoff,…

Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee has won reelection to his seat representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, beating out Republican Paul Junge, a former TV news anchor and prosecutor who worked in the Trump administration. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls closed at 8 p.m. EST, and the last polls closed at 9 p.m.…

Following Kansas’ example from earlier this year, five states either voted in favor of or were leaning toward supporting abortion rights in the 2022 midterms. Five ballot initiatives were on the ballot just months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Voters in Michigan, California and Vermont voted to enshrine abortion right into their…

California voters have decided against allowing in-person sports betting at tribal casinos and licensed racetracks, and online sports betting. The dual decisions came from two different ballot measures: Propositions 26 and 27.   Proposition 26 gained support from the tribal casinos and racetracks, while Proposition 27 was supported by sportsbooks like DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM. Proposition…