Monthly Archives: July 2022

Read the threatening letter the Texas GOP sent to a law firm that planned to reimburse travel costs for employees seeking an abortion

U.S. Rep. Mayes Middleton (R-TX) (C) of the Texas Freedom Caucus addresses the media in the Texas Capitol on July 13, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images The Texas Freedom Caucus sent a letter to the law firm Sidley Austin LLP.  The letter said legislation will be introduced to prohibit law firms from paying…

Where’s SCOTUS? Protest organizers will Venmo $200 to anyone providing real-time locations of the conservative Supreme Court justices

Abortion rights supporters hold signs of U.S. Supreme Court Justices as they participate in a rally and march on May 14, 2022 in New York City. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images ShutDownDC, a left-leaning organization, seeks to hold political figures accountable for their actions. People who report the locations of conservative SCOTUS justices to the…

Mick Mulvaney says a ‘friend’ in the White House said former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows displayed incompetence, had a ‘nervous breakdown’ on January 6

Mark Meadows, right, confers with Mick Mulvaney in the Oval Office on March 12, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Mick Mulvaney during a CBS interview questioned Mark Meadows’ response to the January 6, 2021, riot. “My words were, ‘Was Mark having a nervous breakdown?’ or was he that incompetent to the response or a little bit…

Digital therapy companies promise to make mental health accessible—but experts are skeptical

TK. Deposit Photos This article was originally featured on KHN. When Pat Paulson’s son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists. No providers in the Wisconsin city where her son’s university is located had openings. So…