Giorno: 30 Luglio 2021

GOP senators demand second hearing for embattled ATF nom Chipman over racist comments

Post Content Every GOP senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee has demanded a second hearing for President Biden’s embattled nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over alleged past racist comments. The 11 Republican senators, led by ranking member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, demanded another hearing for Biden’s ATF nominee David […]

Pelosi removes mask in violation of Capitol Police guidance

Post Content House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., removed her mask to take a photo with the newest congressman from Texas in what appeared to be a violation of Capitol Police’s mask guidance. Pelosi ditched her mask briefly while taking a photo with the newly minted Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, the day after Capitol Police were […]

Biden DOJ says Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to Congress

Post Content The Department of Justice on Friday said former President Trump’s tax returns must be released by the IRS to the House Ways and Means Committee. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel said the committee – which first requested the returns over two years ago – showed “sufficient reasons” to validate its bid to […]

DeSantis Hit Over Bonuses for Teachers, First Responders

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has come under fire after his state issued one-time bonuses worth $1,000 to first responders and teachers, with some calling the move “a joke” and saying the governor is…

Jerome Adams to Newsmax: Breakthrough COVID Cases ‘Shocking News’

COVID-19 vaccines work to “to keep people out of the hospital and out of the cemetery,” but the growing number of breakthrough cases are showing that they “may not be as effective as we thought…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs order banning COVID vaccine, mask mandates

Post Content Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed an executive order prohibiting mask mandates or COVID-19 vaccine requirements from government agencies and municipalities statewide. Abbott issued the order Thursday, two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended indoor mask mandates, regardless of vaccination status, in places with at least 50 confirmed […]

Pelosi says Dems’ massive spending bill should include immigration reform

Post Content House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that a sweeping, multitrillion-dollar spending bill that Democrats are aiming to pass without any Republican support should also tackle immigration reform. “I do believe that immigration should be in the reconciliation, some piece of that, in the reconciliation,” Pelosi told reporters on Friday during a press conference […]

Florida Gov. DeSantis’ $1,000 bonus to educators, first responders met with backlash

Post Content Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing some backlash for the way the state decided to distribute bipartisan, one-time bonuses of $1,000 to first responders and teachers, according to local reports. The Florida Departments of Education and Economic Opportunity signed contracts worth a total of $3.6 million with Fidelity under DeSantis’ guidance so that […]

White House walks back previous statement on possibility of new COVID lockdowns

Post Content The White House walked back a statement regarding the possibility of enforcing new coronavirus lockdowns due to the spread of the Delta variant. On Thursday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing if the administration would support future COVID-19 lockdowns. Doocy asked, “So […]

Graham, Cuellar suggest new Biden border czar amid surge under Harris’ watch: ‘Something has to change’

Post Content Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Henry Cuellar on Friday called on President Biden to appoint former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to run the administration’s border response amid continued problems in Cuellar’s border district and surging migrant numbers. Graham, of South Carolina, has been one of the more moderate Republican senators on immigration, […]