Upheaval in the San Francisco DA’s Office After Brooke Jenkins Appointment
Prosecutors worried that Jenkins was too close to the mayor and planned to bring back the war on drugs. Many were just fired.
Politics
House Moves to Expand Psychedelic Therapy Research
In a rare bipartisan display, Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured defense spending amendments that would support psychedelic-assisted PTSD treatment for veterans.
Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages After Oversight Officials Requested Them
A letter given to the January 6 committee says the erasure took place shortly after oversight officials requested the agency’s electronic communications.
The End of Roe
Abortion Rights Activists Call New Group Leading Protests a Front for a Far-Left Cult
The sudden prominence of Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, a new protest group led by followers of fringe communist theorist Bob Avakian, has alarmed veteran activists.
New Defense Bill Bars Pentagon From Assisting Afghanistan in Any Way
This week’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act will end U.S. humanitarian aid delivered to Afghanistan using Defense Department resources.
Voices
Donald Trump Is Even More Unhinged Than We Thought
The January 6 hearings may be the best congressional inquiry since the Church Committee’s legendary investigation of the intelligence community in the 1970s.
Pennsylvania Legislators Push Looser Gun Laws While Decrying Gun Violence
As gun deaths climb in rural Pennsylvania, state lawmakers take aim at a familiar foe: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Voices
Rashida Tlaib Is Trying to Fix the Espionage Act, but Whistleblowers Are Probably Out of Luck
The antiquated measure is an abuse of the legal system, but the Justice Department has no incentive to stop using it.
After Bucking AIPAC Line, Rep. Sean Casten Returned $50,000 to Right-Leaning Pro-Israel Donors
The refunds indicate the Illinois House member has a strained relationship with pro-Israel groups that supported his reelection.
Voices
Anti-Abortion Zealots Were Precursor to Donald Trump's Right-Wing Shock Troops
The two camps merged during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.