DOJ sues Texas over Abbott order on COVID-carrying migrants
Post Content The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit against Texas and its governor, Greg Abbott, over an order the Republican governor signed barring ground transportation of migrants who could be carrying COVID-19. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District in El Paso, the Justice Department said […]
House Dems push mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations or testing for lawmakers, staff
Post Content A coalition of House Democrats are pushing for mandatory vaccinations for congressional lawmakers and their staff as coronavirus cases spike nationwide, Fox News learned Friday. House Democrats have called on Capitol Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan to consider a vaccine requirement for all lawmakers and staffers or “at minimum, twice per week testing […]
Walmart, Disney Announce New COVID-19 Steps Amid Delta Variant Surge
Walmart announced Friday it is again requiring some American employees to wear face masks, while Disney mandated non-union US employees get vaccinated.The moves come as US officials redouble efforts to encourage more vaccinations in response to the highly contagious Delta…
White House pressed on mask guidance, why scientists didn’t brief public
Post Content The White House is sticking closely to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance, urging both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans in high-risk areas to mask back up indoors, when pressed by reporters during Friday’s press briefing. Principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the CDC’s new recommendation this week that some […]
Trump told DOJ officials in December 2020 to call election ‘corrupt,’ notes show
Post Content Former President Trump instructed top officials at the Department of Justice to call the 2020 general election “corrupt” in support of his efforts to overturn the election, according to notes from a DOJ official. The instructions were given during a Dec. 27 phone conversation with then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and his deputy, […]
Dem Rep. Murphy appears to flip off NRCC staffer
Post Content A Democratic congresswoman appeared to flip the bird at a female National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) staffer while ignoring her question on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., was approached by a female NRCC staffer who was filming her while asking a question about the speaker. In the video, Murphy […]
California Communist Party leader backs Newsom, urges ‘no’ vote on recall
Post Content California Gov. Gavin Newsom is receiving support from one of the state’s communist leaders, who said on Friday that residents should reject the ongoing recall effort in order to prevent one of former President Trump’s “clones” governing the state. “On the line is the protection of hard-won gains that Gov. Newsom expanded such […]
Mudslides Force More than 100 to Spend Night on Highway
More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in western Colorado, authorities said Friday.The people were caught with their vehicles on…
Cuomo accuser says she’s willing to take a polygraph
Post Content The woman who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her at the Executive Mansion last year said she is willing to take a polygraph test, according to a report. Legal representative for the alleged victim, Brian Premo, on Friday told local news outlet Times Union that his client had agreed to […]
Hong Kong protester sentenced to 9 years in prison for violating China-imposed national security law
Post Content A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over the territory. Tong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers […]