Category: Policy

Fauci Now ‘Not Convinced’ COVID-19 Developed Naturally, Backs Origin Probe

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that he is now “not convinced” that COVID-19 developed naturally, and called for deeper probe into the origins of the virus. Fauci, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was asked by PolitiFact whether he was confident that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Senate Committee Releases Bipartisan $304 Billion Surface Transportation Bill

A bipartisan group of senators from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) on Saturday introduced a $303.5 billion surface transportation bill. The bill, if enacted, would reauthorize Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for highways, roads, and bridges which is due to expire in September. The proposed spending is 34 percent higher than that previously authorized…


Oregon First State to Require Vaccination Proof for Maskless Entry Into Businesses, Workplaces, and Churches

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is requiring that people in workplaces, businesses, and religious sites show proof of vaccination in order to be allowed maskless entry to the facilities. The state’s health authorities updated their masking guidance on May 19, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) rollback of strict mask mandates. “Businesses, employers and…


California County’s Order Requires Businesses to Track COVID-19 Vaccination Status of All Employees

Health authorities in Santa Clara County, California, said that businesses are now required to determine the vaccination status of employees. An announcement posted on the county’s website this week stipulated: “All businesses and government entities must ascertain the vaccination status of personnel and must comply with the rules for personnel who are not fully vaccinated, as…


Biden Admin Waives Sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Company and CEO

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on the company and CEO overseeing the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday, saying that the decision was made in the U.S. national interest. Blinken waived the sanctions despite Congress receiving a report on the pipeline project from the…


Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Prohibit Gender-Confirming Treatment for Minors

Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed legislation that prohibits gender-confirming treatment for children that want to change their gender, the latest in a chain of new laws in the state that transgender advocates have argued are discriminatory. The move makes Tennessee just the second state to enact such a ban after Arkansas approved a similar…


South Carolina Governor Signs Law Giving Death Row Inmates Option Between Firing Squad or Electric Chair

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law over the weekend that would require death row inmates to choose their execution method.


US Trade Chief: New Legal Tools Needed to Combat Future China Threats

WASHINGTON—The United States needs new legal tools are needed to be able to hold the Chinese Communist Party to account for anti-competitive threats against key American high-technology industries, to update existing tools that react once harm is done, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday. Tai told a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee…


Get Involved in School Board Meetings: Rep. Lauren Boebert on How to Fight Critical Race Theory

To counter the critical race theory being taught in school, parents and patriots need to start raising their voices at local school board meetings and have their say about the curriculum, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said on Wednesday. “I charged the men and women at home watching this: Get involved. Get involved at the local…


GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restrict Funding to ‘Lawless’ Cities

GOP lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would restrict federal funding to U.S. jurisdictions that do not support the rule of law. The “Lawless Cities Accountability Act,” whose chief sponsor is Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), makes the case that if jurisdictions do not enforce the rule of law and protect residents, they should not…