WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- It was an emotional day for family members of Boeing crash victims on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Clariss Moore said she wants answers after her daughter Danielle was killed in a Boeing crash in Ethiopia in 2019. "I want them to be held accountable," Moore said. "I will never get a chance to see, hold, hug, kiss and hear my daughter's voice ever again." Moore said the company's stated commitment to safety rings hollow to her. The Ethiopian crash came just months after another crash in Indonesia. "It doesn't mean anything when 346 people died,” Moore said. Moore and other vict ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – In an op-ed in the New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for social media companies to set up warning labels on their apps and website, like those you see on cigarette boxes. He wrote their use "is associated with significant mental health harms" for kids. "These harms to kids have got to stop," Julie Scelfo, Mother Against Media Addiction founder, said. Scelfo says this an important step forward. "Spending endless hours on screens is not it," Scelfo said. Dr. Murthy said kids who spend more than three hours a day on social media deal with double the r ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The governor of Maryland issued a mass pardon for marijuana convictions Monday. This executive order is expected to impact about 100,000 people. Governor Wes Moore’s administration says it's the largest state pardon in history, affecting more than 175,000 marijuana convictions. "This is a big deal,” Moore said. The executive order applies to misdemeanors for possessing marijuana or paraphernalia. Moore says it's a step toward addressing racial inequality. "Black Marylanders were three times more likely to be arrested for cannabis than white Marylanders before legalizatio ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order issuing more than 175,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions in Annapolis on Monday. “This is a responsibility that I take very, very seriously. And that is why this morning, with deep pride and soberness, I will pardon over 175,000 convictions,” Gov. Moore said. The Democratic governor said the convictions are related to marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. Gov. Moore called Monday’s executive order the “largest such action in our nation’s history.” Gov. Moore was joined by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Br ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – In a New York Times op-ed piece Monday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy implored Congress to append a warning label on all social media platforms as a step towards improving the ongoing mental health crisis in young people. “There is no seatbelt for parents to click, no helmet to snap in place, no assurance that trusted experts have investigated and ensured that these platforms are safe for our kids,” Dr. Murthy wrote. “There are just parents and their children, trying to figure it out on their own, pitted against some of the best product engineers and most well-re ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - It was a busy weekend of campaigning for President Biden and former President Trump. A star-studded fundraiser helped the Biden campaign pull in a multi-million-dollar haul, while former President Trump made stops in a key swing state. The Biden campaign says they raked in a record $30 million from that fundraiser and Team Trump touted his weekend events in the battleground state of Michigan. Headlined by Hollywood stars the Biden campaign hosted a Los Angeles fundraiser where celebrities rallied behind his re-election pitch. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and former Pre ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Over the past decade, America’s debt has been a topic on citizens' minds and politicians have used the debt limit as a bargaining chip. But why does the debt limit exist? What happens if it’s ignored? Luckily, the U.S. has never defaulted on its debt, but it has had its credit rating downgraded due to the “political brinksmanship” that has surrounded the subject. What is the debt limit and why is it important? The debt ceiling, or the debt limit, is the maximum amount that the U.S. government can borrow to meet its legal obligations by issuing bonds. If the government ca ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Republican Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Penn.) is excited for the farm bill to hit the House floor. "We brought the voices of American agriculture to the table," Thompson said. The House farm bill includes nutrition program assistance and rural support funding like net crop insurance. "It allows a farmer and a rancher to pay, to pay enough bills off to keep farming for the following year," Thompson said. Thompson is also proud the farm bill includes critical support for dairy farmers, especially in his central Pennsylvania district. "Dairy is our largest commodity ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – House lawmakers passed the annual defense spending bill Friday. But several amendments created controversy for a bill that typically has large bipartisan support. House Republicans say the Defense spending bill strengthens the military at a critical time. "It's necessary. We got a world in crisis," Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) said.  The roughly $844 billion plan includes a nearly 20% pay raise for junior troops and a smaller raise for all other servicemembers. Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett says it's long overdue.  "I like the fact that some of our service memb ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Big news today from the Supreme Court, the high court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks. The Supreme Court the ruled Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course from previous administrations and banned bump stocks. "It's something you add on, just to have fun with,” said plaintiff Michael Cargill. The ban came after a gunman used bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory, to open fire at a music festival in Las Vegas killing nearly 60 people. Michael Cargill sued the government over the ban and is now celebrating the ruling. "The Su ..read more