Near record number of Americans left their jobs in December
Nearly 4.3 million people in the U.S. quit or changed jobs in December, slightly less than a record 4.5 million in the previous month.
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Trump raised $51 million in last half of 2021, enters new year with $122 million
Former President Trump’s political operation raised over $51 million in the second half of 2021, according to new federal filings.
‘We Have Your Back,’ Biden Admin. Tells Abortion Clinics while Launching Task Force
The Biden administration has launched a “reproductive healthcare” task force with the goal of advancing abortion rights across the nation and is telling abortion doctors and abortion clinics, “We have your back.”
Two more states call for convention of states to amend Constitution, as movement gains steam
Two more states, Nebraska and Wisconsin, last week joined the call for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution, imparting renewed momentum to a grassroots movement advocating a never-before-used constitutional process which, supporters say, will help transfer power back from Washington, D.C., to the states and the American people.
Pennsylvania court strikes down no-excuse mail-in voting law
A Pennsylvania court struck down the commonwealth’s mail-in voting law, saying that voters must amend the state constitution in order to enact the legislation.
Powerful nor’easter slams East Coast, with heavy snow and strong winds
Millions of Americans are under winter weather alerts Saturday as a nor’easter slams the Northeast.
Michigan to Pay $550,000 to Settle Catholic Adoption Agency Lawsuit After Supreme Court Ruling
One of the oldest Catholic adoption and foster care agencies in Michigan settled its almost three-year legal battle against the state this week, allowing the agency to obey its religious beliefs against placing children in single-parent or LGBT homes.
Court overturns $135K fine for Christian bakery that refused lesbian wedding cake but upholds ruling
An Oregon appeals court told a state agency Wednesday to reconsider its order for a Christian couple to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding on grounds that the state’s actions did “not reflect … neutrality toward religion.”
Federal judge halts Noem’s abortion pill restriction rule
A federal judge has temporarily halted a South Dakota rule from taking effect that would have made the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills.
Debt Up $2 Trillion in 1 Year of Biden
When President Joe Biden was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, the federal government’s debt stood at $27,751,896,236,414.77. When his first year in office ended on Jan. 20, 2022, it stood at $29,867,021,509,573.92.
GDP in fourth quarter of 2021 grew at annualized rate of 6.9%, exceeding expectations
The Commerce Department reported Thursday the country’s gross domestic product increased in the last quarter of 2021 at a 6.9% annualized pace, exceeding expectations.
Michigan agrees faith-based adoption agencies can refuse to place children with same-sex couples
The state of Michigan has agreed to a proposed settlement with faith-based adoption agencies under which the agencies can refuse to place children with same-sex couples, Church Leaders reports. The settlement was reached after the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic child placement agency on a similar issue.
Heart patient taken off transplant waiting-list for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
A 31-year-old man in need of a heart transplant in Boston has been taken off his transplant waiting list because he refused to take the COVID-19 vaccination on ideological and medical grounds, the NY Post reports.
Federal Reserve indicates interest rate hike arriving in March
With both volatile markets and significant inflation in the mix, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday indicated that it may soon raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years.
Reports: Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, for 27 years a staunch liberal voice on the country’s highest court, has decided to retire, according to news accounts in Washington.
US Trade Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for First Time
The U.S. trade deficit topped $1 trillion for the first time last year, according to Market Watch.
Supreme Court to Revisit Affirmative Action as Conservative Majority Flexes Muscle
The Supreme Court this week announced that it would hear two cases challenging the practice by some U.S. universities of using the race of an applicant as one of the factors that affect admissions.
Blizzard likely to strike parts of New England this weekend as “bomb cyclone” forms
A powerful blizzard is likely to strike parts of New England and the Mid-Atlantic beginning Friday and lasting into the weekend, with snow totals that are likely to be measured in feet.
California city passes first gun law requiring annual fees, liability insurance
A California city has passed the first-of-its-kind gun law that will require gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay an annual fee on their weapons.
OSHA Officially Withdraws Biden’s Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling: ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’
The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) withdrew its Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard for employers with over 100 employees Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses on Jan. 13.