Rep. Jim Clyburn on breakthrough Covid diagnosis: ‘I feel great’

Now PlayingRep. Jim Clyburn on breakthrough Covid diagnosis: ‘I feel great’07:30UP NEXTDoctor asks if vaccinated ICU patients should receive preference as Omicron rages09:19New data on omicron variant prompts cautious optimism07:08’Those rooms are full of tears’ MI doctor shares realities of caring for COVID patients05:28Dr. Fauci on COVID surge: Unvaxxed are ‘very vulnerable’07:19Most Americans don’t trust…Continue Reading

45 ‘deeply unnerved’ as MAGA loyalist called by riot investigators

Joy Reid: Many who mock the Jan. 6 committee actively plotted with Trump’s White House10:41Rep. Aguilar on why Rep. Jordan was never ‘fit to serve’ on Jan. 6 committee05:26Now Playing45 ‘deeply unnerved’ as MAGA loyalist called by riot investigators11:06UP NEXT‘Blood on its hands’: Conservatives knocked for violent rhetoric08:29Jill Wine-Banks: ‘Dangerous’ not to prosecute Trump if…Continue Reading

Trump’s cronies in Congress are more vulnerable than they realize

Six Republican members of Congress reportedly worked with former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. Given that those efforts culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House Jan. 6 committee understandably has some questions for them.But the first of those members to be invited to address the committee immediately said…Continue Reading

California has a plan to help save democracy — and maybe Democrats, too

California’s independent redistricting commission approved new voting maps on Monday that empower Latino voters, a fast-growing group that tends to vote for Democrats. The independent commission is composed of five Democrats, five Republicans and four Independents. California lost a seat in the House of Representatives this year after census data found states like Texas and Florida…Continue Reading

Manchin thinks the child tax credit is being spent on drugs. The data suggests otherwise.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, reportedly told colleagues privately in recent months that he believes his constituents would blow cash from the enhanced child tax credit on drugs instead of providing for their children. That belief would seem to factor into his attempt to strip the provision from President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill, a…Continue Reading

Messy SEO: Fixing site structure while a Google title change sinks clickthroughs

Messy SEO is a column covering the nitty-gritty, unpolished tasks involved in the auditing, planning, and optimization of websites, using MarTech’s new domain as a case study. This installment of “Messy SEO” details my process of working with our marketing, content and development teams to further clean up the search engine results pages for MarTech.…Continue Reading

Microsoft Advertising CVP Rik van der Kooi announces departure

After more than a decade leading Microsoft Advertising, Rik van der Kooi, the platform’s corporate vice president, announced his departure on Wednesday. Rob Wilk, vice president at Microsoft Advertising, will step up to lead the platform. Why we care van der Kooi’s departure signals the end of an era of leadership at Microsoft Advertising and…Continue Reading

DuckDuckGo to launch a desktop browser

Duckduckgo, the privacy-focused search engine, is working on a desktop browser, the company announced Tuesday. The browser is currently in closed beta on macOS, according to The Verge, with no official launch date announced. Image: DuckDuckGo. DuckDuckGo’s browser will have “robust privacy protection that works by default, across search, browsing, email, and more,” according to…Continue Reading

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Biden Vaccine Mandates

President Joe Biden after giving remarks on the administration’s coronavirus response at the White House, July 6, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments regarding the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers and health-care workers at Medicaid- and Medicare-affiliated facilities. The Court said it will hear arguments in the…Continue Reading