A few days ago a tweet was making the rounds showing that Mississippi and Alabama had the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the nation. The pro-vaxxers and pro-establishment types used the news as an opportunity to take a nasty swipe at public education…
Thomas Catenacci Carbon emissions are projected to reach record high-levels in 2023 and continue climbing thereafter, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report found. The IEA blamed inadequate government spending for renewable and clean energy measures for the projected emissions spike set for 2023. The projected emissions level…
Andrew Trunsky A bipartisan Senate trio is seeking to reassert Congress’ control over war authorizations and military power. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Democratic Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chris Murphy of Connecticut introduced the National Security Powers Act Tuesday, hoping to clamp down on…
Andrew Trunsky Karoline Leavitt, a former assistant press secretary in the Trump administration, announced a congressional bid in New Hampshire Monday. Leavitt, 23, most recently served as the communications director for New York Rep. Elise Stefanik. She is running in the state’s 1st congressional district in…
Steven Hall A federal judge declined Sunday to issue a preliminary injunction against Indiana University’s vaccine requirement for students and employees, court documents show. Judge Damon Leichty of the Northern District of Indiana denied the request after eight students said the mandate violated their constitutional…
Sometimes, wokeness may not save you, even in the wokest place on Earth. The effort to recall three radical – or perhaps more radical than usual – school board members in San Francisco is picking up steam. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that support for…
Former President Donald Trump on Monday continued to press the case for Arizona officials to prove that the “big lie” about the 2020 election is the claim that Joe Biden won. In a statement on Monday, Trump ripped Maricopa County elections officials who still refuse…
Mary Margaret Olohan During a press conference Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged addressing whether the White House will reveal which Facebook posts it flags as misinformation. Psaki said last week that the White House will flag posts deemed vaccine misinformation to Facebook. But the…
The city of Chicago saw yet another violent weekend with 56 shootings, including 11 fatalities, ABC 7 reported Monday. The recent spike in violence has led to Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announcing Saturday a federal strike force that will be in the city this…
Sebastian Hughes A provision to pay for the nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill through enhancing Internal Revenue Service enforcement has officially been taken off the table, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Pushback from Republicans…