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Another Republican Governor Weighs In On Whether Vaccine Passport Is Necessary

By: Mary Rose Corkery Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday he agrees with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that vaccine passports aren’t necessary. “The idea of the government requiring a passport to move freely within a free country certainly strikes me as the wrong…

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GOP Senators Demand Intelligence Records On Hunter Biden’s Dealings With Chinese Energy Conglomerate

By: Chuck Ross  Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson called on the Biden administration Wednesday to turn over intelligence records regarding Hunter Biden’s work with a Chinese energy company with suspected ties to the Chinese military. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland…

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13 States Sue Biden Administration, Demand Ability To Cut Taxes

By: Thomas Catenacci Thirteen states sued President Joe Biden’s administration over an American Rescue Plan provision prohibiting states from cutting taxes after accepting coronavirus relief funds. The 13-state coalition argued that the provision included in the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package preventing states from cutting taxes…

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Sweeping Bill Limiting Mail-In, Drive-Thru Voting Advances In Texas

By: Andrew Trunsky Republicans in the Texas Senate advanced a sweeping voting restrictions bill early Thursday seeking to reverse policies adopted by localities within the state that made it easier for people to vote. Senate Bill 7 would slash extended early voting hours, make it illegal…

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Jobless Claims Increase To 719,000 As Recovery Continues

By: Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 719,000 last week, even as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented an increase in…

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Julie Su

‘Basically Cops’: Biden Labor Nominee Created An Armed Police Force To Prosecute Wage Theft In California

By: Thomas Catenacci  President Joe Biden’s nominee for deputy secretary of labor created a police force made up of several armed officers to investigate and prosecute labor crimes. Julie Su, California’s current Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary, created the Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) in 2012 despite pushback from…

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Factory Mixup Ruins 15 Million Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccines

Andrew Trunsky Workers at a Baltimore plant responsible for producing two separate coronavirus vaccines mistakenly mixed up their respective ingredients, ruining approximately 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and pausing all production at the plant, the company confirmed Wednesday. The facility, run by…

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Here’s How Media Framed An Arkansas Bill Banning Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors

Mary Margaret Olohan Corporate media outlets described gender transition surgeries for minors as “gender affirming care” and “life saving care” as they discussed Arkansas’ new ban. Arkansas’ “Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act,” otherwise known as the SAFE Act, prohibits physicians from performing gender transition procedures, such…

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Victoria Nuland

Biden State Department Nominee Victoria Nuland Said ‘F*ck The EU’ In Leaked 2014 Call, Causing Diplomatic Row

By: Madeline Dovi and Andrew Kerr President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve in a top State Department post said “fuck the EU” in a leaked 2014 call, causing a diplomatic row at the time with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Biden’s nominee for undersecretary of state…

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