Pentagon With Chip To Detect Virus
U.S. Scientists at the Department of Defense have developed a microchip that, once inserted under the skin, can detect if the patient develops COVID-19 and other viruses.
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Minnesota protesters make demands during another night of unrest after Daunte Wright shooting
Minnesota protesters who took to the streets for the third straight night Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright are calling for an independent investigation.
ICE priority arrests down 75% under Biden
ICE made 75% fewer priority arrests over the first seven weeks of the Biden administration than during the same period last year, according to data obtained by The Washington Times that shows even the highest-ranking cases involving national security or public safety have seen significant drops.
US consumer prices at the highest since 2012
The US Labor Department reported Tuesday that the Consumer Price Index jumped 0.6% in March, the largest increase since 2012, Reuters reports. Economists have explained the spike is due to supply chains struggling to keep up with a surge in demand resulting from the vaccination campaign and from massive fiscal stimulus. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, among other experts, said higher inflation should be temporary as businesses adapt to demand.
Facebook to give ability to snitch on users to have content taken down
Facebook’s independent Oversight Board said Monday it will make it easier for users to ask to remove content they don’t like, giving the board heightened powers and increasing the amount of censorship possible on Facebook.
Bipartisan bill calls for Biden to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins in China
A newly introduced bipartisan bill aimed at confronting the growing economic challenge and national security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party calls for the Biden administration to declassify a host of intelligence related to the origins of COVID-19, including any evidence related to a Chinese cover-up or tied to a Wuhan lab.
U.S. budget deficit surges to record $1.7 trillion — nearly double the previous high
The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged to an all-time high of $1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year, nearly double the previous record, as another round of economic-support checks added billions of dollars to spending last month.
Biden calls for calm after police shooting death in Minnesota
President Joe Biden is calling for calm after a night of unrest in Minnesota triggered by the police shooting death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man.
White House budget spikes climate change, other spending; GOP blasts defense proposal
President Joe Biden released top-level numbers for his proposed 2022 budget Friday. The $1.5 trillion plan includes major spending increases for domestic projects while keeping defense spending essentially steady with inflation.
Arkansas House Passes Bill to Protect Teachers Who Refuse to Use Transgender Students’ Preferred Names, Pronouns
On Thursday, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill that will protect teachers from repercussions if they are unwilling to use a transgender student’s preferred name or pronouns.
Nearly 40 percent of Marines declining to get COVID vaccine, report
Nearly 40% of Marines are declining to get a COVID vaccine, according to a news report.
U.S. Supreme Court overturns California’s restrictions on in-home religious activities
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Friday that California’s COVID-19 restrictions on in-home religious gatherings, limiting worship to families from a maximum of three households, could not continue.
‘No Vaccine Passport Act’ proposed by House Republicans
Republicans against so-called vaccine passports have proposed a bill to ban the federal government from issuing documentation that could be used to prove a person has been inoculated against COVID-19.
District Judge Permanently Bans Undercover Abortion Trade Show Videos From Public Eye
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded a permanent injunction to the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on Wednesday, ordering that undercover videos recorded by pro-life activist and journalist David Daleiden are to remain sealed.
Biden Issues Order Creating Commission to ‘Examine…the Membership and Size’ of the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden, the constitutional head of the Executive Branch of the federal government, issued an Executive Order today creating an Executive Branch commission to “examine…the membership and size’ of the Supreme Court, which heads the Judicial Branch.
Nevada GOP censures Republican secretary of state
The Nevada GOP is censuring a member of its own party for allegedly “put[ting] the reliability of our elections in Nevada in question.”
One in 4 U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated
The U.S. reached a milestone in its vaccination efforts on Wednesday, with new data showing that close to 25 percent of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated.
‘This is the beginning’: White House signals more to come on guns
President Joe Biden expects to issue more executive actions on firearms, the White House said moments after he announced half a dozen orders aimed at curbing gun violence.
Judge blocks Ohio law requiring burial or cremation of aborted babies
A judge in Ohio has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a state law requiring abortion clinics to give a proper burial or cremation to aborted fetal remains.
US President Biden Orders Gun Restrictions Amid Fresh Shootings
Saying there have been “enough prayers” and it was “time for some action,” U.S. President Joe Biden announced gun restrictions, words that were overshadowed by deadly shootings in Texas.