Category: Policy

Landlords, Real Estate Groups Issue Legal Challenge to CDC’s New Eviction Moratorium

A group of real estate entities on Wednesday night issued a legal challenge in a D.C. district court to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new eviction moratorium. Landlords, real-estate companies, and property-management groups, including the Alabama Association of Realtors and its counterpart in Georgia, argued in their emergency motion that the latest…


Senator Proposes Bill to Mandate Voter ID for States That Mandate Vaccine Passports

A Republican senator introduced a bill that mandates voter identification laws for states that mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports. So far, no state has mandated a vaccine passport-like system. New York City became the first city, however, to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination when entering businesses like restaurants, bars, gyms, and theaters. “If states that take…


CDC Announces New Order to Ban Evictions for 60 Days for Most of US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a 60-day moratorium on Tuesday, a day after the White House said the agency didn’t have the authority to do so. The order (pdf) is intended to target “specific areas of the country” where cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus are rapidly increasing and…


New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Workers in Health Care and High-Risk Settings

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday that all workers in certain state-owned and private health care facilities, or high-risk congregate settings would be required to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Those workers who aren’t fully vaccinated can continue to work with regular COVID-19…


House Democrats Urge Biden to Extend Pause on Evictions

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Democrat Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Md.) joined progressives to call on the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 18. In a written statement on Monday, House Leadership said the pandemic is not over yet…


DC Mayor Seen Maskless at Events Before and After Implementing New Mask Policies

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared to be celebrating at an event maskless hours before her own policy that mandates masks for citizens in the district was put into effect. One picture that was uploaded to social media shows the Democratic mayor on July 30 surrounded by a large crowd of people, none of who appear…


DC Mayor Seen Maskless at Events Before and After Implementing New Mask Rules

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared to be celebrating at an event maskless hours before her own policy that mandates masks for citizens in the district was put into effect. One picture that was uploaded to social media shows the Democratic mayor on July 30 surrounded by a large crowd of people, none of who appear…


Senate Votes to Start Debate on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

The Senate voted Friday to start debating a White House-backed infrastructure proposal after weeks of negotiations. On Friday, the upper congressional chamber voted 66-28 to officially begin the debate. Sixteen Republicans joined all Democrats to begin the debate, bypassing the 60 votes needed to overcome a potential filibuster. The measure, which some have described as…


CDC: Studies Propelling Shift in Mask Guidance Not Available

The studies that prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change their mask guidance for vaccinated persons are not available, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Wednesday. “They have not been published yet,” the spokesperson said. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, told reporters on July 27 that she had seen…


GOP Governors Push Back Against CDC Mask Guidance

Following the federal government’s decision to update guidance around COVID-19 masking, several GOP governors pushed back and said their states won’t be re-imposing mask mandates. “The CDC’s new guidance suggesting that vaccinated people wear masks indoors flies in the face of the public health goals that should guide the agency’s decision making,” Nebraska Gov. Pete…