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Gain of Function Has Never Worked

April 23, 2023 2:30 amApril 24, 2023 6:56 am

Prior to the pandemic, the term “gain of function research” was rarely heard outside the confines of a laboratory or a government bureaucrat’s office. COVID changed all that and the term, its GOF abbreviation, and the debate over its implications...

Pressure Grows For Senator Feinstein To Resign As GOP Senators Block Committee Replacement Motion

April 21, 2023 5:49 pmApril 21, 2023 5:52 pm

Senate Republicans this week kept up opposition against a resolution that would temporarily replace Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting her political future more into doubt and raising pressure for her to resign. Last Thursday, Feinstein...

Senators Whiff on Challenging Julie Su

April 20, 2023 12:50 pmApril 20, 2023 12:56 pm

On February 28th – the day President Biden nominated Julie Su to become the next Secretary of Labor – the state of California owed $18,868,506,716.36 to the federal government to repay the money it borrowed to cover unemployment benefits during...

CADEM Unveils Five GOP-Held Congressional Seats They Will Target In 2024

April 20, 2023 2:25 amApril 20, 2023 2:26 am

A California Democratic Party (CADEM) e-mail to donors on Wednesday revealed the five main Republican Congressional members that they are set to target in 2024 and try to flip their seats: John Duarte (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Mike Garcia (R-CA),...

Congress: Don’t Allow Julie Su to Fail Upward

April 18, 2023 3:25 pmApril 18, 2023 3:31 pm

This Thursday, Congress will hold a hearing for President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Labor, Julie Su. This controversial candidate has Washington in an uproar as her record serving as the top labor official in California was concerning, at...

Newsom Faces Growing Pressure to Choose Black Woman As Replacement for Sen. Feinstein

April 15, 2023 2:30 amApril 15, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom is facing growing pressure from black organizations to select a black woman as the next U.S. Senator from California should Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) resign due to her current health problems. In December 2020, with then-Senator Kamala...

Sen. Feinstein Temporarily Steps-Down From Judiciary Committee over Ongoing Health Problems

April 13, 2023 1:16 pmApril 13, 2023 1:16 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee due to continued recovery from shingles while at home in San Francisco, with calls growing from fellow Democrats to resign due to...