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    Nick Visser

    Nick Visser

    Senior Reporter, HuffPost

  • Californians Can Soon Access HIV Prevention Drugs Without A Prescription

    Gov. Gavin Newsom said pre-exposure and post-exposure drugs have "transformed our fight against HIV and AIDS."

  • Kevin McAleenan, Homeland Security Chief, Shouted Off Stage At Georgetown Event

    Activists said the acting secretary's appearance at a law school conference would have given the Trump administration a "platform to spread hatred."

  • Newly Revealed Trump Administration Texts On Ukraine Appear To Show Clear Quid Pro Quos

    Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine has prompted an impeachment inquiry as Democrats condemn what they call brazen efforts to extract political favors.

  • Biden Raised More Than $15 Million In Third Quarter, Campaign Says

    The former VP's team said the numbers indicate Biden's staying power, but the Q3 figures fell short of Bernie Sanders' and Pete Buttigieg's totals.

  • Donald Trump Calls FBI After Purported Twitter Threat From El Chapo

    It's been less than a week since Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from a maximum-security prison, but the thought of him running free has already prompted Donald Trump to alert the FBI. Trump, a real estate magnate and Republican presidential candidate who has accused Mexico of sending criminals to the U.S., took to Twitter to criticize U.S. border policies, immigration reform and the war on drugs after Guzman, head of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, escaped.

  • Hillary Updates Social Avatars Ahead Of Marriage Equality Case

    It's no pantsuit rainbow, but Hillary Clinton's new avatar is looking pretty snazzy. The 2016 presidential candidate changed her profile picture on Twitter and Facebook to a rainbow version of her campaign logo on Tuesday. The switch came the same day the Supreme Court is set to hear opening arguments in Obergefell v.

  • U.S. Marshal Rips Phone From Hands Of Recording Bystander

    Officials are investigating a shocking video that purports to show a U.S. marshal destroying the phone of a recording bystander. The video was uploaded to YouTube on April 19 in South Gate, California, within Los Angeles County. In the clip, recorded from a building across the street, a bystander appears to be filming and talking to uniformed officials responding to a report of a biker gang meeting.

  • Vermont Reps: You Won't Give Us Pot, We'll Take Away Your Booze

    Vermont may well become the next state to legalize marijuana, and two state lawmakers who support legalization have a simple message for their colleagues: Give us what we want, or we'll take away your booze. A new bill filed earlier this month by state Reps. Jean O'Sullivan and Christopher Pearson would effectively reinstate alcohol prohibition in Vermont. If passed, House Bill 502 would outlaw consumption of alcohol, with penalties mirroring those currently in place for marijuana possession.