Andrew Kerr A government watchdog group demanded that the Department of the Interior Inspector General launch an investigation into whether President Joe Biden’s Senate-confirmed Bureau of Land Management director nominee violated the False Statement Act with statements she made to Congress about her involvement in…
Read More Watchdog Demands Inspector General Investigation Into Tracy Stone-Manning’s Allegedly False Statements About Eco-Terrorism Case
Ailan Evans Another former Facebook employee says she is willing to testify before Congress on the tech giant’s business practices. Sophie Zhang is a former Facebook data scientist and whistleblower who, in September 2020, revealed “influence” operations perpetrated by “authoritarian regimes” that took place on Facebook. Zhang told CNN…
Read More “Blood On My Hands” Second Facebook Whistleblower Offers To Testify In Congress
Andrew Trunsky House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday night that her caucus has “overwhelmingly” signaled that they would prefer to do “fewer things well” in their sweeping spending package instead of cutting more proposed programs by a smaller amount. “In order to pass both the…
Read More Pelosi Says Budget Will Do ‘Fewer Things Well’ As Dems Brace For Cuts
Ailan Evans Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday prohibiting all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should always remain voluntary and never forced,” Abbott said…
Read More Gov. Abbott Bans All COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates In Texas
Sebastian Hughes The first short in Vice President Kamala Harris’ YouTube Originals space series featured child actors who auditioned to be flown out to Washington, D.C., and participate in the video. The special, “Get Curious with Vice President Harris,” was meant to excite kids about science…
Read More ‘My Agent Called’: Viral Kamala Harris Space Video Featured Child Actors
Kaylee Greenlee The U.S. will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan but won’t recognize the Taliban as the country’s leaders, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. U.S. and Taliban officials met for the first time since American forces left the county in August in Doha, Qatar, according to…
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Sebastian Hughes U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh told Axios he wasn’t sure why people aren’t rejoining the workforce despite a large number of job openings. “These questions are asked every month,” Walsh said in an interview released Sunday. “I don’t think there is an answer,” he…
Read More ‘I Don’t Think There Is An Answer’: Labor Secretary Shrugs Off Questions About Why People Aren’t Working
Thomas Catenacci Some of the world’s top emitters of methane haven’t signed a global effort to curb how much of the greenhouse gas is emitted by 2030. Forcefully cutting methane emissions so drastically could significantly harm U.S. agriculture and manufacturing, according to industry groups. “We…
Read More Biden Climate Pact Hobbles US Manufacturing And Agriculture But Gives China, India, Russia A Pass
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina announced in a Saturday video message that he “will not back down” in his fight against “transgenderism, homosexuality” or “any of that filth” in America’s public schools. Robinson has been called on to resign over comments he made regarding…
Read More North Carolina Lt. Gov: No Reason To Teach Children About ‘Transgenderism, Homosexuality, Any Of That Filth’
Kendall Tietz A mother in Wisconsin is suing the Waukesha School District and Waukesha School Board over its removal of COVID-19 safety measures after her son contracted COVID-19 from exposure to another student with symptoms, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Shannon Jensen, other parents, and students…
Read More Mother Sues School District After Son Contracts COVID-19 Following Removal Of Mitigation Measures