A Texas judge has given new momentum to a legal battle over mifepristone, the widely used abortion pill, by allowing a lawsuit challenging it to move forward. Attorneys general from Idaho, Missouri and Kansas filed a lawsuit aimed at limiting how mifepristone is prescribed and distributed. States Challenge Mifepristone’s Use and Distribution The states argue…

The fate of New York City’s highly debated congestion pricing could now be up to the Trump administration. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, D, is the latest politician to urge President Donald Trump to take another look at the toll plan. In a letter to Trump, Murphy said he is open to the concept of…

Social media platforms are hubs for political discussions. However, users on Instagram and TikTok are now raising concerns about censorship. Reports are emerging that certain political hashtags are being blocked or restricted. This issue is sparking heated debates online about freedom of speech and the role of platforms in moderating content. One Instagram user recently…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, Jan. 20, that would effectively end birthright citizenship for babies whose parents are not citizens or lawful permanent residents. The president’s directive is already being challenged in court by 22 Democratic state attorneys general who argue the president does not have the authority to unilaterally revise the 14th…

Members of Congress say they want to review the president’s pardon authority after Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden issued controversial pardons on Monday, Jan. 20. There’s little Congress could do, however, because both the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent make clear the executive’s power to forgive is broad. The Constitution places only two parameters…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal government agencies began corresponding with private social media companies like Facebook to regulate sensitive public health information and to suppress certain COVID-19 misinformation which they believed could present an existential threat to U.S. public health. Some Americans felt that this relationship went too far, however, saying that it violated the…

President Donald Trump served speeches, politics and policy during his inauguration, immediately increasing border security and granting pardons to Jan. 6 rioters while also rescinding Biden administration directives on climate change and DEI. The president also officially gave TikTok a reprieve from a potential ban in the United States. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday,…

Germany’s ambassador to the United States has warned that the Trump administration will erode democratic norms and centralize power in the presidency. Reuters said it obtained a leaked, confidential document written by Andreas Michaelis and dated Jan. 14. The news outlet said the ambassador wrote the memo to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. In the…

TikTok restored its U.S. service after the company temporarily shut down access to its app and website for its 170 million American users, shortly before a nationwide ban on the platform went into effect at midnight Sunday, Jan. 19. TikTok’s announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump earlier in the day said he would issue an…

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order aimed at protecting reproductive health care in the state, ensuring access to abortion services for residents and people from surrounding states. The order, signed Thursday, Jan. 16, prevents state agencies from participating in legal actions against healthcare providers who offer abortions or other reproductive health…