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Biden Touts EV Investment in Detroit to Rival China’s Lead

By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, President Joe Biden traveled to Detroit on Wednesday to tout the electric vehicle provisions of the recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law, making the case that his plan is a way to compete with China’s stronghold in the electric vehicle market and boost domestic supply chains. “For most of the 21st century we led the world by a significant margin because we invested in our people. We invested in ourselves. But something went wrong along the way. China and the rest of the world are catching up. Well, we’re about to turn that around in a

Exonerations in Malcolm X Case Expose 56-Year Injustice

By Peniel E. Joseph, The exonerations, after 56 years, of two Black men convicted of the assassination of Malcolm X rights a grave miscarriage of justice and opens new questions about race and America’s criminal justice system. Spurred by decades of effort by historians and further accelerated by the widely acclaimed 2019 Netflix documentary series, “Who Killed Malcolm X,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office reopened the investigation into Malcolm X’s February 21, 1965, assassination. I participated in this film as an on-air historical analyst. Two of the men found guilty in 1966, Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam (formerly Norman 3X Butler

Kamala Harris Denies Being Sidelined Amid White House Tensions

By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus from Harris and her staff. “We’re getting things done, and we’re doing it together,” Harris told ABC in an interview that aired on “Good Morning America.” Harris pointed to the President signing one of his biggest legislative victories — the bipartisan infrastructure package — into law on

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Faces Test in 6th Circuit Court

By Ariane de Vogue, Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting businesses with more than 100 employees is now before the conservative-leaning Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which could soon decide its fate. Late Wednesday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which has blocked the mandate, transferred its case to the 6th Circuit, where 34 challenges filed nationwide will be consolidated after that court was picked through a lottery on Tuesday. The Justice Department is expected to file a motion with the 6th Circuit to try to vacate the order blocking the mandate. In

Parents Demand Say in Schools, Shaping 2022 Elections

By Gabe Cohen, Watching from her home in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Clarice Schillinger wasn’t surprised when Glenn Youngkin — riding parents’ fears and frustrations with schools — won the Virginia governor’s race. She says she saw the writing on the wall. “I hope that the race in Virginia really woke a lot of people up and said, OK, there is a groundswell of parents,” Schillinger said. Tense school board meetings across the country illustrate the political divides playing out in public schools right now, from debates about the teaching of critical race theory to the enforcement of mask and vaccine mandates. But beyond the weekly fireworks,

Congress Honors 13 Fallen Kabul Troops With Gold Medals

By Ali Zaslav and Devan Cole, The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to 13 US service members killed in a terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport in August, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The bill was unanimously passed by the House in late October, two months after the service members were killed as they assisted with the US’ military evacuation from Afghanistan. “The American servicemembers went above and beyond the call of duty to protect citizens of the United States and our allies to ensure they are brought

FDA Nears Decision on Pfizer COVID-19 Booster for All Adults

By Jacqueline Howard, Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, Key decisions on whether all adults will be eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine booster could come soon. The US Food and Drug Administration is currently considering Pfizer and BioNTech’s request to amend the emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine so that all adults would be eligible for a booster shot; Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’S Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told CNN the request was the center’s “highest priority.” On Tuesday, the agency confirmed its vaccine advisers, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, will not be

Vanessa Bryant Must Share Mental Health Records in Suit

By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled. Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County claims photos of the January 2020 crash site were shared by county fire and sheriff’s department employees in settings not relevant to the investigation, including in a bar. Bryant “has suffered (and continues to suffer) severe emotional distress” because of the leaks, the lawsuit alleges. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick ruled Bryant and her therapist must produce documents as far

Rev. Jesse Jackson Joins Arbery Trial to Support Family

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he has a “moral obligation” to be in court during the trial of three White men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery and will be present for the rest of the week and beyond. “I am (standing) by people who are in need, backs against the wall,” Jackson said. “It’s what we do. So we are going to keep sitting with this family. It is a priority focus of ours now.” Jackson’s remarks Monday came after defense attorney Kevin Gough attempted to have Jackson removed from court as the civil rights leader sat with

States Expand Covid Booster Access Ahead of FDA Approval

By Jacqueline Howard, Some states are not waiting. At least five so far, Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico and West Virginia, have expanded eligibility for Covid-19 booster shots to everyone 18 and older, six months after their second dose, even though the US Food and Drug Administration hasn’t done so yet and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t given its recommendation. So far, the federal health agencies have only given the green light for Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna boosters to be administered to adults ages 65 and older or any adults at high risk of severe Covid-19 or who live or work in long-term care settings or

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