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“Unacceptable” DeSantis Says Dysfunction In D.C. Impacting Florida Transportation Construction
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis called attention to the impacts congressional inaction and dysfunction are beginning to have on all types of transpo [...]
Minnesota Middle School Will No Longer Give Students ‘F’ Grades After Conducting ‘Equity Audit’
Kendall Tietz
A Minnesota middle school will no longer give students “F’s” in an attempt to address “systemic racism” after conducting an “equity [...]
NYC Teachers Make Last-Minute Appeal For Supreme Court To Block Vaccine Mandate
Kendall Tietz
In a last-ditch effort to delay the Friday deadline for unvaccinated New York City teachers to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 [...]
POLL: Biden’s Approval Rating Tanks Again
Thomas Catenacci
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has declined to 50%, its lowest level since he took office, the latest Associated Press-NOR [...]
Inflation Hits Another Multi-Decade High After Fed Boosts Projection
Thomas Catenacci
A key economic index used by the Federal Reserve to measure inflation surged to another 30-year high in August as Americans cont [...]
Congressional Democrats Hold An Eight-Point Advantage Over Republicans, Poll Shows, But There’s A Catch
Andrew Trunsky
Congressional Democrats hold an eight-point advantage over Republicans for the 2022 midterm elections, a new poll shows, even as P [...]
City In Florida Reverses Illegal Employee Vaccine Mandate Following Opposition From Gov. DeSantis
This week, after alerting the City of Gainesville of their possible violation of the vaccination passport ban in Florida, the Florida Department of H [...]
Democratic Sen. Feinstein Pushes For Mandatory Vaccines For Airline Passengers
As if flying was not already a miserable enough experience, one Democratic lawmaker wants to make it even more so.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstei [...]
Florida Man Arrested For Accosting And Stalking Female Trump Supporter
An outspoken, Trump-hating Florida man was arrested recently for stalking a conservative woman in a swimming pool.
Last Friday, Sumter County depu [...]
Border Patrol Agents Could Be Fired If They Don’t Get Vaccinated For COVID-19
Kaylee Greenlee
Border Patrol agents could be fired if they’re not vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of November, two active agents and a union o [...]