Federal appeals court extends stay on Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses
A federal appeals court ruled to uphold its stay on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies with 100 or more employees.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks new Tennessee law banning mask mandates in schools
A federal judge in Tennessee ruled Sunday that school districts can continue with mask mandates despite a new law banning them.
Oklahoma court blocks hospital system from firing workers seeking religious exemption from vaccine
A Tulsa, Okla., judge granted the state attorney general’s request for a temporary restraining order blocking Ascension Healthcare from firing employees who had been denied religious exemptions from the hospital system’s COVID-19 mandate.
Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 investigation
Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
‘I will send them to Delaware’: DeSantis threatens to remove migrants flown to Florida by Biden administration
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida floated the possibility of sending buses of illegal immigrants to President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware if the federal government keeps sending “clandestine” planes to Florida filled with migrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Blizzard warnings issued in South Dakota, Minnesota
A pair of powerful storm systems, including a rare November blizzard, are forecast to hit the northern United States beginning Thursday night.
Treasury Collects Record $283,927,000,000 in Taxes for October
The US Treasury has announced in its monthly Statement that it collected a record total of $283,927,000,000 in taxes for October 2021, the first month of fiscal year 2022, CNS News reports.
US consumer prices soared 6.2% in past year, most since 1990
Prices for US consumers jumped 6.2 percent in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990.
New Twists in Durham Probe: FBI Danchenko Recordings and Suspicions Fiona Hill Lied
The indictment of Igor Danchenko, the “primary sub-source” of Christopher Steele’s infamous dossier, reveals that the FBI electronically recorded several previously undisclosed interviews with the Brookings Institution researcher. Separately, it raises suspicions, according to congressional sources, that his Brookings superior Fiona Hill may have committed perjury when testifying about Steele during President Trump’s first impeachment.
Federal judge rejects Trump’s efforts to block Jan. 6 committee from receiving White House docs
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to prevent the National Archives from turning over documents to the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6.
Navy SEALs cite religious concerns in lawsuit against vaccine mandate
Twenty-six members of the elite Navy SEALs filed a lawsuit sued Tuesday claiming the government is arbitrarily refusing their requests for religious exemptions from the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Biden Admin Amassing Millions of Records on US Gun Owners Amid New Crackdown on Firearms
The Biden administration in just the past year alone stockpiled the records of more than 54 million U.S. gun owners and is poised to drastically alter gun regulations to ensure that information on Americans who own firearms ultimately ends up in the federal government’s hands, according to internal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
To enforce President Joe Biden’s forthcoming COVID-19 mandate, the U.S. Labor Department is going to need a lot of help. Its Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t have nearly enough workplace safety inspectors to do the job.
National Security Adviser Sullivan is ‘foreign policy advisor’ in former Clinton lawyer indictment: sources
Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s White House national security adviser, is the “foreign policy advisor” referred to in the indictment of former Hillary Clinton presidential campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to two well-placed sources.
Foreign Hackers Stole Information From Defense Contractors, Researchers Say
Foreign hackers are suspected of breaching several organizations, including defense contractors, and accessing sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity researchers.
Inflation expectations at record level as country grapples with higher prices
Short-term inflation expectations are at their highest levels since the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began surveying consumers nearly a decade ago.
Vaccine mandate could drive truckers off the road, worsen supply chain crisis, industry warns
Fearful that the Biden administration’s private sector vaccine mandate could force commercial truckers off the road and exacerbate disruptions to an already backlogged supply chain, the U.S. trucking industry is demanding an exemption for drivers, amid signs their concerns are being heeded by officials.
Naturally immune federal workers file class-action suit against Fauci for COVID vaccine mandate
Federal employees with natural immunity from COVID-19 infection filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the members of President Biden’s task force that enforces his COVID vaccine mandate for government workers, intending to stop it before a deadline this month.
Texas federal judge refuses to block United Airlines’ Covid-19 vaccine mandate
A federal judge in Texas Monday night refused to block United Airlines’ Covid-19 vaccine mandate, concluding employees failed to show they faced “imminent, irreparable harm” if the policy is allowed to stand.
Covid-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis Link Probed by Researchers
As U.S. health authorities expand use of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, researchers investigating heart-related risks linked to the shots are exploring several emerging theories, including one centered on the spike protein made in response to vaccination.