×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Once upon a time there was a boy from New Jersey. Tall and athletic, he learned to play football at his elite West Orange prep school before entering the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. , in 2020, he ran to represent the people of Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. He lost.Now, Daniel “Big Dan” Rodimer has thrown his 10-gallon hat into the race to represent the 6th Congressional District of Texas in this year’s to fill the vacancy left by GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who in February.AdvertisementRodimer’s is...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Once upon a time there was a boy from New Jersey. Tall and athletic, he learned to play football at his elite West Orange prep school before entering the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. , in 2020, he ran to represent the people of Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. He lost.Now, Daniel “Big Dan” Rodimer has thrown his 10-gallon hat into the race to represent the 6th Congressional District of Texas in this year’s to fill the vacancy left by GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who in February.AdvertisementRodimer’s is...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Tuesday called for a nationwide ban on assault weapons, background check reforms and broad changes to magazine capacity restrictions in his first remarks since a on Monday, killing 10 people. “While we’re still waiting on more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he used, the guns, the magazines, the modifications to those weapons that have apparently taken place here, I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take commonsense steps that will save lives in...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Tuesday called for a nationwide ban on assault weapons, background check reforms and broad changes to magazine capacity restrictions in his first remarks since a on Monday, killing 10 people. “While we’re still waiting on more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he used, the guns, the magazines, the modifications to those weapons that have apparently taken place here, I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take commonsense steps that will save lives in...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Media. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BuzzFeed announced layoffs for the HuffPost newsroom on Tuesday, three weeks after acquiring HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.Hillary Frey, the site’s executive editor, and Louise Roug, the executive editor for international, will be departing in a restructuring effort aimed at stemming financial losses. AdvertisementHuffPost Canada will also shutter operations later this month.A deal between BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Verizon Media was first made public in November. Verizon Media that BuzzFeed and HuffPost...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Media. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BuzzFeed announced layoffs for the HuffPost newsroom on Tuesday, three weeks after acquiring HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.Hillary Frey, the site’s executive editor, and Louise Roug, the executive editor for international, will be departing in a restructuring effort aimed at stemming financial losses. AdvertisementHuffPost Canada will also shutter operations later this month.A deal between BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Verizon Media was first made public in November. Verizon Media that BuzzFeed and HuffPost...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×activist launched a campaign Wednesday to challenge far-right Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn for the chance to represent North Carolina’s 11th District on Capitol Hill.In her first video for the 2022 campaign, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara slammed Cawthorn for his role in the “Save America” rally held by former President directly before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Advertisement“Some people will say a gay woman who’s a Christian minister just can’t get elected in the South,” she began. “I say an insurrectionist who...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×activist launched a campaign Wednesday to challenge far-right Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn for the chance to represent North Carolina’s 11th District on Capitol Hill.In her first video for the 2022 campaign, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara slammed Cawthorn for his role in the “Save America” rally held by former President directly before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Advertisement“Some people will say a gay woman who’s a Christian minister just can’t get elected in the South,” she began. “I say an insurrectionist who...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementMy first order of business on the Committee – the committee that leads tax and revenue policy in the Senate – will be to introduce legislation for a on fortunes above $50 million. It is time to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren)Advertisement“I look forward to being a progressive voice at the table to secure meaningful relief and lasting economic security for struggling families,” Warren Tuesday. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair the finance committee, Senate...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementMy first order of business on the Committee – the committee that leads tax and revenue policy in the Senate – will be to introduce legislation for a on fortunes above $50 million. It is time to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren)Advertisement“I look forward to being a progressive voice at the table to secure meaningful relief and lasting economic security for struggling families,” Warren Tuesday. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair the finance committee, Senate...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock have been sworn into the United States Senate after winning their respective runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5, officially handing control of the chamber — and the 117th Congress — to the . performed the ceremony hours after her own historic swearing-in as vice president earlier on Wednesday.AdvertisementShe also swore in Alex Padilla, who now holds her former California Senate seat as the state’s first Latino senator. In her new role, Harris will likely be called upon...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock have been sworn into the United States Senate after winning their respective runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5, officially handing control of the chamber — and the 117th Congress — to the . performed the ceremony hours after her own historic swearing-in as vice president earlier on Wednesday.AdvertisementShe also swore in Alex Padilla, who now holds her former California Senate seat as the state’s first Latino senator. In her new role, Harris will likely be called upon...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×who control the Pennsylvania Senate have refused to seat a Democrat elected in November because of a lawsuit brought by his rival, plunging the chamber into chaos Tuesday afternoon. The Democrat, Jim Brewster, had defeated his GOP opponent Nicole Ziccarelli in his bid to represent Allegheny County, an area that includes Pittsburgh. Although the race was a close one, state officials last year.AdvertisementUpon Pennsylvania lawmakers’ return to the state Capitol in Harrisburg, where they were to be sworn in for...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×who control the Pennsylvania Senate have refused to seat a Democrat elected in November because of a lawsuit brought by his rival, plunging the chamber into chaos Tuesday afternoon. The Democrat, Jim Brewster, had defeated his GOP opponent Nicole Ziccarelli in his bid to represent Allegheny County, an area that includes Pittsburgh. Although the race was a close one, state officials last year.AdvertisementUpon Pennsylvania lawmakers’ return to the state Capitol in Harrisburg, where they were to be sworn in for...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×States and local jurisdictions distributing shots of the have largely begun by going into health care facilities and nursing homes to reach front-line workers and the very old.One Florida county tried something different: In a press release on Sunday, the Lee County Department of Health announced that it would be offering free vaccines on a first-come, first-serve basis at several sites beginning Monday. Anyone aged 65 or older would be eligible, along with health care workers who could show valid...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×States and local jurisdictions distributing shots of the have largely begun by going into health care facilities and nursing homes to reach front-line workers and the very old.One Florida county tried something different: In a press release on Sunday, the Lee County Department of Health announced that it would be offering free vaccines on a first-come, first-serve basis at several sites beginning Monday. Anyone aged 65 or older would be eligible, along with health care workers who could show valid...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that employers will be allowed to require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine and block them from entering the workplace if they refuse.The commission explained in newly updated guidance that such a requirement does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, which forbids employers from performing medical examinations on employees.AdvertisementA vaccine does not constitute a medical examination, the , because the employer is “not seeking...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that employers will be allowed to require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine and block them from entering the workplace if they refuse.The commission explained in newly updated guidance that such a requirement does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, which forbids employers from performing medical examinations on employees.AdvertisementA vaccine does not constitute a medical examination, the , because the employer is “not seeking...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Over the second half of 2020, as ’s presidential campaign raked in money hand over fist, the cash-strapped Trump campaign apparently decided to try a novel approach ― trickery. said ’s reelection campaign used scammy online tactics to draw millions of dollars from unwitting supporters to buoy itself, particularly as Election Day drew near last September and October.AdvertisementMuch of the money that Trump accrued eventually had to be refunded, the Times reported, but it effectively served as “an interest-free...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Over the second half of 2020, as ’s presidential campaign raked in money hand over fist, the cash-strapped Trump campaign apparently decided to try a novel approach ― trickery. said ’s reelection campaign used scammy online tactics to draw millions of dollars from unwitting supporters to buoy itself, particularly as Election Day drew near last September and October.AdvertisementMuch of the money that Trump accrued eventually had to be refunded, the Times reported, but it effectively served as “an interest-free...WW…