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By: Thomas Catenacci President Joe Biden tacked on measures to his infrastructure plan that make it easier for workers to organize and more difficult for them to avoid unionization. The $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which Biden laid out in a speech Wednesday evening, ensures that workers are…
Read More White House Wedges Pro-Union Provisions Into Infrastructure Plan
By: Eleanor Bartow A World Health Organization-led team released a report Tuesday on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, but critics responded to its findings with skepticism. Chinese authorities silenced scientists, resisted and delayed an investigation, and deleted and denied access to data. Much of the research for the report was gathered…
Read More There Are A Lot Of Reasons To Be Skeptical Of WHO’s Report On COVID-19 Origins
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…
Read More Another Republican Governor Weighs In On Whether Vaccine Passport Is Necessary
By: Nicole Silverio Fox News announced Wednesday that it has no interest in hiring Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to their network. A Fox News spokesperson issued a statement saying they have no plans to hire Gaetz after the congressman said he is interested in pursuing…
Read More Fox News Speaks Out About The Possibility Of Hiring Rep. Matt Gaetz
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…
Read More GOP Senators Demand Intelligence Records On Hunter Biden’s Dealings With Chinese Energy ConglomerateBy: 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…
Read More 13 States Sue Biden Administration, Demand Ability To Cut Taxes
Customs and Border Protection officials rescued an injured migrant from the Arizona mountains, the agency announced Thursday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations airlifted a migrant out of the Baboquivari Mountains near Sasabe, Arizona, after the man sustained a severe broken leg…
Read More WATCH: Air and Marine Operations Rescues an Injured Migrant from the Baboquivari Mountains
Multiple death threats, including repeated threats to FBI agents and a former United States Attorney, earned a Dewitt man 40 years in federal prison. Clayton Jackson, 35, whose legal address is in Minnesota but who was living in Dewitt when the original threats were made,…
Read More FBI: Minnesota Man Gets 40 Years In Prison, Making Threats To U.S. Attorney and FBI Agents In Arkansas
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…
Read More Sweeping Bill Limiting Mail-In, Drive-Thru Voting Advances In Texas
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…
Read More Jobless Claims Increase To 719,000 As Recovery Continues