The White House on Friday announced a plan costing over $65 billion to handle future pandemics, with a report from the Biden administration saying that the United States was currently “not adequately prepared” for future biological threats. “We need better capabilities also because there is a reasonable likelihood that another serious pandemic that could be…
Florida to Start Fining Businesses $5,000 for Violations of Vaccine Passport Ban
September 3, 2021
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The Florida Department of Health has issued a notice indicating it will start issuing $5,000 fines to businesses, schools, and government agencies that require Floridians to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The health department rule, which goes into effect on Sept. 16, details the penalties that businesses and other entities, including nonprofits, face for violating section…
A School Movement Targeting Minorities That Works. But Progressives Don’t Like It.
Michael Landsbaum hit bottom after his father lost his job and couldn’t pay rent, leaving the teenager homeless in Dallas. He slept on friends’ couches for months until he was rescued by an unlikely source: his high school. But Pathways in Technology Early College High School did much more than provide him with a place…
Unemployment Fraud Scrutinized Ahead of Debate Over Renewing Federal Benefits
Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate are demanding a federal investigation into unemployment benefits money lost to fraudsters, calling it the “greatest theft of American tax dollars in our nation’s history.” The members sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office, asking the federal oversight group to investigate the fraud and arguing structural issues…
Sen. McConnell on Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan: “One of the Worst Foreign Policy Decisions in American History”
August 30, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to completely withdraw from Afghanistan, calling it “one of the worst foreign policy decisions” ever made in the nation’s history. “Now we are looking at the exit and over the next two days, our heroic military is doing the best they can with a…
Will Snuffing out Fine Latin Cigars Strike the Match of Illegal Immigration?
August 30, 2021
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Cigar diplomacy is back—and once again it is clouding the landscape for an American president. As the Cold War raged in 1962, a trade embargo against Fidel Castro’s communist government in Cuba was an easy political call for John F. Kennedy. The president had a personal conflict-of-interest, however: JFK loved a good smoke. So he…
US Has ‘Other Options’ If Diplomacy With Iran Fails, Biden Tells Israeli PM in Bilateral Meeting
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House on Friday that the United States has “other options” if using diplomacy fails with Iran, in efforts to ensure it never develops a nuclear weapon. The bilateral meeting between the two leaders was delayed by one day after a deadly explosion at…
Illinois Congressmen Vote on Trillions More in Federal Spending
August 25, 2021
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Members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation are weighing in on the $3.5 trillion spending plan the U.S. House allowed to proceed Tuesday. The Democrats’ resolution, passed along party lines, could mean a major expansion of benefits. Before the vote to allow the $3.5 trillion spending proposal to be crafted, Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) said in a…
Missouri Attorney General Asks Court to Declare Mask Mandates Unlawful
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against school districts that have imposed mask mandates on students, seeking a declaration from the court that such requirements are unlawful. “Mask mandates for kids in schools are not supported by the science and are an arbitrary and capricious measure. The cure should not be…
North Carolina Law Extends Pharmacists’ Authority to Administer Vaccines, Adds Parental Consent for Minors
August 24, 2021
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A North Carolina law now extends the authority of pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription from a physician. The temporary authority had been granted by an emergency amendment to the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) in 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law on Friday. “This important legislation…
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