Louisiana Hospitals Say ICUs Are Overrun with COVID-19 Cases
Intensive care units in Lafayette, La., are overrun with COVID-19 cases, according to local ABC station KATC. More than 1,000 people in the state have been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus, and 162 of them are on ventilators.
Texas AG Ken Paxton to Newsmax: People Can’t Be Forced to Disclose COVID Information
Amid changing messages from the Biden administration about mandated COVID-19 vaccinations and masks, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told Newsmax on Saturday that law would preclude people having to attest to their health and vaccination status.
Mark Morgan to Newsmax: Biden Policies ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Not only has President Joe Biden created a border crisis, his policies, pandemic struggles, and spending objectives are creating a “constitutional crisis,” according to former Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Mark Morgan on Newsmax.
Florida Breaks Record With More Than 21,000 New COVID Cases
Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.
Grand jury indicts 9 MS-13 members on charges including murder, kidnapping
Post Content A federal grand jury has indicted nine MS-13 gang members on a 60-count indictment with charges including murder, kidnapping and assault — after a federal investigation led to their arrests, government officials announced this week. Officials said that the MS-13 sub-unit, the Thompson Place Los Salvatrucha clique, operated in Nashville, Tenn., since at […]
Dr. Leana Wen: ‘Biden Absolutely Declared Victory Too Soon’
President Joe Biden hurt his vaccination efforts by unmasking America too soon, according to Dr. Leana Wen, a writer for The Washington Post.
White House touts uptick in COVID vaccinations amid renewed mandates, Delta spread
Post Content The Biden administration is touting a recent increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, amid new concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant and fresh coronavirus restrictions. Cyrus Shahpar, the White House‘s COVID-19 Data Director, took to Twitter to celebrate a “big Friday” where the number of newly vaccinated people hit its […]
AOC has spent thousands on security, including $4k-plus to ex-Blackwater contractor
Post Content Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid thousands for personal security to a former Blackwater contractor, a review of Federal Election Commission records shows. AOC’s campaign spent at least $4,636 at Tullis Worldwide Protection for “security services” between January and June of this year, according to the filings. The Franconia, Virginia-based company is owned by Devin […]
Border Patrol union official warns COVID-positive migrants being released into US ‘day in, day out’
Post Content A top Border Patrol union official is warning that agents are having to release COVID-positive migrants into the U.S. “day in, day out” — amid the ongoing crisis at the border, which also has Border Patrol agents worried about their own health. “Not everyone we encounter we test, only those that exhibit some […]
Experts project record low poverty in 2021 resulting from COVID relief
Post Content Researchers are projecting a record-low U.S. poverty rate in 2021, and they’re pointing to federal COVID-19 relief as the driving factor behind the shift. The Census Bureau last September reported that the county’s poverty rate in 2019 hit a record low of 10.5%, with 4.2 million fewer impoverished people than in the previous […]