Through the near-miraculous success of vaccines at ending the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that medical innovation both saves and improves lives. Yet many leading congressional Democrats are pushing a deeply flawed bill that will harm patients by undermining the very innovation that delivered multiple safe and effective vaccines in record […]
Étiquette : federal government
Portland protesters burn dumpster, hurl rocks at feds: video
A throng of violent protesters set a dumpster alight and hurled rocks at federal agents outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore. according to police and video of the chaotic scene. Footage of the unrest shows a dumpster ablaze outside a boarded-up ICE building, where a team […]
GOP lawmakers demand answers on National Guard presence in DC
GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are demanding answers as to why the National Guard is still maintaining a heavy presence in Washington, as normal government business resumes. Sen. Tom Cotton said in an op-ed published Wednesday by Drumpe that the thousands of National Guard troops deployed to Washington, […]
Mike Pompeo slams ‘woke-ism’ in final day as Secretary of State
Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in his last full day as the top US diplomat, slammed progressive identity politics as “not who America is.” “Woke-ism, multiculturalism, all the -isms — they’re not who America is. They distort our glorious founding and what this country is all about,” Pompeo wrote […]
Judge bans DC rioter Aaron Mostofsky from all state capitals
The pro-Trump son of a prominent Brooklyn judge who joined in last week’s deadly riots is banned from all state capitals and can’t participate in any political gatherings. The unusual conditions were part of a $100,000 bail package for Aaron Mostofsky, 34, who was arrested Tuesday and hauled before a […]
Mike Pompeo blasts John Bolton as ‘traitor’ ahead of new book
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted former national security adviser John Bolton as a “traitor” — days before the release of his new book that includes unflattering claims about President Trump and his administration. “I’ve not read the book, but from the excerpts I’ve seen published, John Bolton is spreading […]
House votes to relax COVID-19 PPP loans for small businesses
The House overwhelmingly voted Thursday to relax rules for how businesses use Paycheck Protection Program funds during the coronavirus pandemic. The reforms passed 417-1 and now go to the Senate for consideration. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act allows businesses to spend money over 24 weeks rather than just eight […]