Today's Top Stories:
Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert openly fantasize about using explosives to blow up Capitol metal detectors
Over the weekend, the far-right reps reflected on exactly what kind of explosives they'd use to destroy metal detectors in the Capitol building.
Wife of Trump-backed Senate candidate Sean Parnell testifies he strangled her, beat their children
Laurie Snell, the estranged wife of Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sean Parnell, testified during a court hearing on Monday alleging that her husband strangled her, abused their children, and told her to "go get an abortion" during the course of their marriage.
Republicans try to set TRAP for Democrats over Biden's new bill
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Disgraceful.
Supreme Court justices seem to tilt toward abortion providers in Texas
The Supreme Court appeared inclined Monday to allow abortion providers to challenge a controversial Texas law that in effect bans all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Biden to announce tougher regulations on methane emissions from oil and gas production
The president will formally announce the proposals, including rules to plug methane gas leaks at hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells in the US, during the second day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Same-sex partners, spouses finally eligible for Social Security survivor's benefits
The DOJ and the Social Security Administration on Monday dropped federal appeals against two class-action lawsuits over the benefits, which allow surviving partners to access government payments.
Joe Manchin throws new wrench in Biden spending bill he helped negotiate
The conservative Democratic demanded more time to evaluate Biden’s latest $1.75 trillion social spending bill, raising concerns from some that he's acting in bad faith.
Biden apologizes for Trump pulling the US out of the Paris accords
President Biden apologized to other world leaders for his predecessor's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement and signaled the US's deep commitment to battling climate change.
9000 New York municipal workers placed on unpaid leave for refusing to get vaccinated
Thousands of New York municipal workers, including police officers and firefighters, have chosen unpaid leave rather than getting inoculated against COVID-19 under the city's vaccine mandate.
Senator Chuck Grassley confusingly attacks President Biden for stopping illegal fentanyl trafficking
The 88-year-old Republican tried to paint successful efforts to confiscate large quantities of the deadly drug as some kind of failure on the part of the White House.
Marjorie Taylor Greene hit with 4 new fines over mask refusal
The QAnon congresswoman has now racked up over $15,000 in penalties due to her stubborn anti-mask beliefs.
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Yes. Seriously.
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