Republicans push to end military vaccine mandate through annual defense bill
Calls to repeal the military’s vaccine mandate through a must-pass defense spending bill are picking up steam despite Democrats’ resistance to changing the requirements.
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Bombshell Twitter files suggest censorship driven by politics and connections, not facts
Elon Musk allowed Americans a glimpse inside his explosive “Twitter files” in a process certain to take many more days. But the first release of memos gave a sobering look suggesting censorship on the platform during the 2020 election was driven by politics and political connections more than facts.
Billionaire Musk To Implant Brain Chips
Elon Musk, perhaps the world’s most eccentric entrepreneurial billionaire, already had an online bank, solar roof tiles, a tunnel-digging machine, an electric car, a reusable rocket, and the occasional electric car riding a missile. He now hopes to add brain implant technology to his wishlist and connect the human brain to a computer within six months.
Fauci says COVID-19 could have been created in a lab and then leaked
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said COVID-19 could have been created in a lab and then leaked into the public.
Biden Admin Wants Sex-Change Surgery for Minors to Be Covered by Taxpayer Dollars
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently confirmed that the Biden administration supports using taxpayer dollars to cover gender transition procedures for minors and adults that healthcare providers have determined are “medically necessary.”
Senate passes bill to avoid railroad strike
The Democratic-led Senate passed a bill on Thursday to avoid a national rail workers union strike.
Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Are in the Hands of 25 Democrats
The House Ways and Means Committee was granted access to six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns on Wednesday, in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling.
US life insurance companies paid out record $100 billion in 2021
US life insurance companies paid out a record $100 billion in death benefits in 2021, most likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reports.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado case pitting speech rights v. minority groups’ rights
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments starting next week in what could be a landmark case centered on a Colorado small business owner’s free speech rights.
Senate Prays Before Legalizing Gay Marriage: ‘Lord, Give Us the Grace to Stay on the Road of Virtuous and Godly Living’
Dr. Barry Black, the chaplain of the U.S. Senate, was called to the podium at the front of the chamber on Nov. 28 to say a prayer, as is the customary practice before the Senate begins its daily sessions.
Court Decides Air Force ‘Wrongly’ Dismisses Religious Exemption Requests From Unvaxxed Airmen
An Ohio court Tuesday upheld a legal pause on separations for airmen who have requested religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after finding that the Air Force “wrongly” relied on overly broad reasoning to turn down the waivers.
House Committee Now Has Six Years of Trump’s Tax Returns
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has obtained Donald Trump’s tax returns, following a years-long court fight with the Republican former president who accused the Democratic-led panel of being politically motivated, CNN reported on Wednesday.
House, Senate negotiators agree to add $45B to Biden’s defense budget
An emerging compromise on annual defense policy legislation will endorse a $45 billion increase to President Joe Biden’s defense spending plans, according to four people familiar with the negotiations.
San Francisco approves plan to allow police robots to use deadly force in emergency situations
San Francisco leaders voted to allow the city’s police department to use potentially lethal robots in emergency situations.
‘Treatment Of Alzheimer’s Possible,’ Drug Trial Shows
Results of a new experimental drug show that treatment of Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia – is possible, experts say.
Same-sex marriage bill passes Senate; lawmakers reject GOP religious liberty amendments
Bipartisan legislation to codify same-sex marriage under federal law passed the Senate on Tuesday with the help of a dozen Republicans, capping off months of negotiations between both parties over how to address religious liberty concerns.
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Billionaire Musk Says Apple Threatens Twitter
Self-declared “free speech absolutist,” Elon Musk says smartphone giant Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter, the social platform he purchased for $44 billion.
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, world’s largest active volcano, starts to erupt for first time in nearly four decades
The world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, has started to erupt for the first time in nearly four decades, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday.
Senate Moves Same-Sex Marriage Bill a Step Closer to Passage
The Senate voted Monday night to advance a bipartisan agreement to the House-passed Respect for Marriage Act.