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Ailan Evans Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey criticized Facebook this week for temporarily suspending her campaign’s Facebook page, accusing the tech giant of political censorship. “They’re just trying to get in the way of conservatives having the opportunity to be vocal and to practice our philosophy.…
Read More Alabama Governor Hits Facebook For Suspending Campaign Page Over Post Opposing Vaccine Mandates
Mary Margaret Olohan Americans who have not yet been vaccinated “aren’t listening to God,” Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a service at the Brooklyn Christian Cultural Center. “We are not through this pandemic,” the governor told those gathered Sunday. “I wished we were…
Read More New York Governor Hochul Says Unvaccinated ‘Aren’t Listening To God’
Harold Hutchison A Lancet-affiliated scientific panel tasked with investigating the origins of COVID-19 disbanded earlier this month. Questions about ties to EcoHealth Alliance, a non-profit that funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, dogged the panel. The panel will instead study general issues about…
Read More Scientific Panel Investigating COVID-19 Origins Disbands
Andrew Trunsky Senate Republicans Monday filibustered Democrats’ bill to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling, days before a potential federal shutdown and possible debt default. Republicans vowed for weeks to oppose a debt ceiling increase and urged Democrats to put the provision in their filibuster-proof $3.5…
Read More Senate Republicans Filibuster Government Funding Bill Over Debt Ceiling Provision With Three Days Until Shutdown
Kendall Tietz A Washington state school allegedly required teachers to complete training where teachers discussed their privilege based on particular attributes, according to an anonymous teacher. One exercise in the Tumwater, Washington, school district’s “privilege” training included “The Privilege Pie,” where participants were told to…
Read More School District Reportedly Hired A Consultant To Teach The ‘Privilege Pie’ Chart And A ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’By: Donald J. Trump Just eight months ago, the whole world knew that if you illegally violated America’s borders, no matter where you came from, you’d be immediately caught, promptly detained, and swiftly removed—perfect precision clockwork. Our border was the envy of nations. Now, our…
Read More Donald Trump On Next Wave Of Haitians Coming To The Border
Kaylee Greenlee The Biden administration proposed a rule that would protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applicants from deportation, CBS News reported on Monday. The proposition will be open to public comments for 60 days after its expected publication on Tuesday, according to CBS News. Around 590,000…
Read More Biden Admin Proposes Rule Protecting DACA Applicants From Deportation
Kendall Tietz A middle school teacher in Washington state reportedly was told to remove a pro-police flag she had hanging in her classroom, while Black Lives Matter messages and pride flags are still permitted at the school, according to documents obtained by the Jason Rantz…
Read More Teacher Reportedly Forced To Remove A Pro-Police Flag Because The School Deemed It A ‘Political Symbol.’ BLM And Pride Flags Still Allowed
On Monday, Florida Governor DeSantis directed Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to investigate Facebook for alleged election interference, following a bombshell report that the tech giant put its thumb on the scale of numerous state and local races by exempting elite users from Facebook’s…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Directs Secretary Of State To Investigate Facebook For Alleged Violations Of Election Laws
Thomas Catenacci The American Dental Association announced that it would oppose the vast expansion of Medicare proposed in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget package. The American Dental Association (ADA) — the largest U.S. dental association, representing 162,000 members nationwide — said that Congress should focus on providing expanded…
Read More Largest US Dental Group Rallies Members Against Democrats’ Medicare Expansion