Twitter will not allow "misleading advertisements" that "contradict the scientific consensus on climate change," the social media platform said in a statement Friday, marking Earth Day.
Why it matters: Inaccurate or misleading information on global warming has been common on social media sites.
Firearm-related injuries surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in 2020, according to an analysis of new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week.
Driving the news: Overall, there were 45,222 firearm-related deaths of all types — suicide, homicide, unintentional and undetermined — in the U.S. in 2020, a new peak for the country, according to the analysis.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press conference Saturday he will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday.
Why it matters: Blinken and Austin will be the highest-ranking U.S. officials to visit Ukraine since the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion.
A senator close to Vice President Harris lamented her political decline as a "slow-rolling Greek tragedy," New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in "This Will Not Pass," their book out May 3.
Why it matters: Republicans got the first headlines from the book, which the authors call "an account of a political emergency in the United States." But the first year of the Biden presidency was also rocky for the White House and Democrats.
The Department of Justice said Wednesday it found throughout an investigation that conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County violate incarcerated people's constitutional rights.
Why it matters: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said the department's civil rights division found evidence that the prison failed to protect prisoners from violence from other prisoners and prevent suicide.
A former aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified to the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Meadows met with several right-wing House members in December to discuss efforts to overturn the election, a new court filing reveals.
Why it matters: The committee filed a motion for summary judgment late Friday night that sets out to prove Meadows' centrality to Jan. 6 and former President Trump's efforts to overturn the election – and the relevance of his testimony.
People of color are buying guns at higher rates than ever before, even as many acknowledge that they might not be able to enjoy their Second Amendment rights in the same way as white Americans.
Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal Friday that his relationship with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) hasn't been damaged by newly released audio of McCarthy saying he planned to urge the former president to resign over the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Why it matters: McCarthy, one of Trump's staunchest allies, is on the verge of becoming House speaker with the GOP likely to win the House majority in November's midterms. That, however, is largely contingent on his ability to stay on Trump's good side.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) apologized Friday for failing to provide advance notice about an aircraft "intrusion" that caused U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to briefly evacuate the Capitol complex on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The plane, which the USCP initially deemed a "probable threat," was carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights who parachuted into Nationals Park for an event. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later called the FAA's "apparent failure to notify Capitol Police ... outrageous and inexcusable."
