×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×COVID-19 testing centers across five states are set to lose federal funding next week after the Trump administration decided not to extend the program that established them.As a result, 13 testing sites across Colorado (1), Illinois (2), New Jersey (2), Pennsylvania (1) and Texas (7) will likely close if those states are unable to replace the necessary funding.AdvertisementIn a statement to HuffPost, Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir confirmed that the program that originally funded 41 such sites...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×COVID-19 testing centers across five states are set to lose federal funding next week after the Trump administration decided not to extend the program that established them.As a result, 13 testing sites across Colorado (1), Illinois (2), New Jersey (2), Pennsylvania (1) and Texas (7) will likely close if those states are unable to replace the necessary funding.AdvertisementIn a statement to HuffPost, Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir confirmed that the program that originally funded 41 such sites...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has taken down nearly 100 ads that featured iconography and were published on the platform by President ’s reelection campaign on Wednesday. The ads in question all prominently featured an inverted red triangle — the same triangle Nazis used to identify political prisoners in concentration camps.AdvertisementThe President of the United States is campaigning for reelection using a Nazi concentration camp symbol.Nazis used the red triangle to mark political prisoners and people who rescued Jews.Trump & the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has taken down nearly 100 ads that featured iconography and were published on the platform by President ’s reelection campaign on Wednesday. The ads in question all prominently featured an inverted red triangle — the same triangle Nazis used to identify political prisoners in concentration camps.AdvertisementThe President of the United States is campaigning for reelection using a Nazi concentration camp symbol.Nazis used the red triangle to mark political prisoners and people who rescued Jews.Trump & the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A group of protesters gathered for a “Patriot Day 2nd Amendment Rally” near the Kentucky State Capitol concluded Sunday’s event by hanging an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear in a tree down the street from the governor’s mansion.Video and photos from the event in Frankfort, captured by Courier Journal reporter , show two men hoisting the effigy with a sign reading “Sic Semper Tyrannis” as the song “God Bless the U.S.A.” plays in the background.Advertisement“Sic semper tyrannis” loosely translates from Latin to...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A group of protesters gathered for a “Patriot Day 2nd Amendment Rally” near the Kentucky State Capitol concluded Sunday’s event by hanging an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear in a tree down the street from the governor’s mansion.Video and photos from the event in Frankfort, captured by Courier Journal reporter , show two men hoisting the effigy with a sign reading “Sic Semper Tyrannis” as the song “God Bless the U.S.A.” plays in the background.Advertisement“Sic semper tyrannis” loosely translates from Latin to...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×At the end of her on Thursday, a reporter asked House Speaker (D-Calif.) if she thinks and its CEO wield too much power. makes a fortune disseminating political lies and misinformation, and that was clearly on Pelosi’s mind as she delivered a frank and damning response.Advertisement“The Facebook business model is strictly to make money,” she said. “They don’t care about the impact on children, they don’t care about truth, they don’t care about where this is all coming from. And they have said even if they know...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×At the end of her on Thursday, a reporter asked House Speaker (D-Calif.) if she thinks and its CEO wield too much power. makes a fortune disseminating political lies and misinformation, and that was clearly on Pelosi’s mind as she delivered a frank and damning response.Advertisement“The Facebook business model is strictly to make money,” she said. “They don’t care about the impact on children, they don’t care about truth, they don’t care about where this is all coming from. And they have said even if they know...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Two died in the custody of this week, bringing the death toll so far this year to 17 ― the highest .51-year-old Kuan Hui Lee of “massive intercranial hemorrhage” at the Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, a week after officers at ICE’s Krome Processing Center found him unresponsive, the agency said.AdvertisementLee, originally from Taiwan, had been in ICE custody for more than six months, according to the press release. U.S. Border Patrol officers arrested him on Jan. 23 for overstaying his temporary...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Two died in the custody of this week, bringing the death toll so far this year to 17 ― the highest .51-year-old Kuan Hui Lee of “massive intercranial hemorrhage” at the Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, a week after officers at ICE’s Krome Processing Center found him unresponsive, the agency said.AdvertisementLee, originally from Taiwan, had been in ICE custody for more than six months, according to the press release. U.S. Border Patrol officers arrested him on Jan. 23 for overstaying his temporary...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have passed a controversial bill that claims to protect ideological freedom in the state’s public colleges and universities., which now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for consideration, would require schools to survey the personal political views of faculty and students on their campuses and produce an annual report analyzing “the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented.”AdvertisementIf the surveys describe an academic environment lacking in what the bill describes as “viewpoint...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have passed a controversial bill that claims to protect ideological freedom in the state’s public colleges and universities., which now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for consideration, would require schools to survey the personal political views of faculty and students on their campuses and produce an annual report analyzing “the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented.”AdvertisementIf the surveys describe an academic environment lacking in what the bill describes as “viewpoint...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Arkansas Gov. (R) said he will veto HB 1570, a that would prohibit doctors from providing medically necessary treatment to trans kids.In a media appearance Monday, concern about government overreach influenced his decision.Advertisement“House Bill 1570 would put the state as the definitive oracle of medical care, overriding parents, patients and health care experts,” he said. “While in some instances the state must act to protect life, the state should not presume to jump into the middle of every medical,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Arkansas Gov. (R) said he will veto HB 1570, a that would prohibit doctors from providing medically necessary treatment to trans kids.In a media appearance Monday, concern about government overreach influenced his decision.Advertisement“House Bill 1570 would put the state as the definitive oracle of medical care, overriding parents, patients and health care experts,” he said. “While in some instances the state must act to protect life, the state should not presume to jump into the middle of every medical,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President has endorsed Rep. (R-Ga.) in his bid to unseat as secretary of state.Raffensperger, a Republican, refused to commit election fraud despite intense pressure from Trump to do so after Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the 2020 election.AdvertisementThe full extent of that pressure campaign became clear in early January, following the between Trump and Raffensperger after the then-president made misleading comments about their conversation.In it, Trump instructed Raffensperger to overturn the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President has endorsed Rep. (R-Ga.) in his bid to unseat as secretary of state.Raffensperger, a Republican, refused to commit election fraud despite intense pressure from Trump to do so after Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the 2020 election.AdvertisementThe full extent of that pressure campaign became clear in early January, following the between Trump and Raffensperger after the then-president made misleading comments about their conversation.In it, Trump instructed Raffensperger to overturn the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×On Wednesday, President , including Texas, for prematurely lifting their mask mandates amid the crisis, warning that such “ thinking” is “a big mistake.”“I hope everyone’s realized by now these masks make a difference,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. “The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that ‘in the meantime everything’s fine, take off your mask, forget it.’ It still matters.”AdvertisementSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) responded on Thursday, that, actually, emulating Neanderthals is a...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×On Wednesday, President , including Texas, for prematurely lifting their mask mandates amid the crisis, warning that such “ thinking” is “a big mistake.”“I hope everyone’s realized by now these masks make a difference,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. “The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that ‘in the meantime everything’s fine, take off your mask, forget it.’ It still matters.”AdvertisementSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) responded on Thursday, that, actually, emulating Neanderthals is a...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×All of ’s conspiracy theories are baseless.He the execution of Vice President by firing squad on charges of “treason”; he tweeted that he Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raped and murdered a child on video; he hackers from “Lizard Squad” have encrypted evidence of a global cabal of powerful individuals whom intelligence agencies have blackmailed to do their bidding.Wood — the pro-Trump lawyer behind several failed, groundless lawsuits challenging President-elect ’s win — ramped up his conspiratorial...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×All of ’s conspiracy theories are baseless.He the execution of Vice President by firing squad on charges of “treason”; he tweeted that he Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raped and murdered a child on video; he hackers from “Lizard Squad” have encrypted evidence of a global cabal of powerful individuals whom intelligence agencies have blackmailed to do their bidding.Wood — the pro-Trump lawyer behind several failed, groundless lawsuits challenging President-elect ’s win — ramped up his conspiratorial...WW…