By Mimi Nguyen Ly Service members from all five branches of the U.S. military, federal employees, and federal civilian contractors have joined in a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Defense over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The 24 plaintiffs “face a deadline under the Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that violates their sincerely […]
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Republican AGs Say There Is No Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Workers, Vow to Sue
By Jack Phillips Several Republican attorneys general have said that President Joe Biden’s federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations hasn’t yet come into effect for private businesses, adding that if it is ordered, they will file lawsuits against it. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, noted that the White House only last week submitted the text of its […]
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US Set to Pay $712 Per Patient for Merck’s COVID-19 Pill
By Zachary Stieber Merck is set to get $712 per treatment course for its COVID-19 pill from the U.S. government—even as it costs a fraction of that to produce, and is reportedly on track for a price of $12 in India. The gap between production costs and the price for molnupiravir is gigantic and emblematic of a […]
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Win for Virginia Parents After Loudon County School Board Member Announces Resignation
By Jack Phillips Embattled Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board member Beth Barts, who was the subject of a recall petition, announced Friday that she will resign from her position in November. “This was not an easy decision or a decision made in haste. After much thought and careful consideration, it is the right decision for […]
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GOP Congress Members Demand Answers From DOJ about Parents’ Free Speech Rights
By Masooma Haq House Judiciary Committee Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an ethics review and public report regarding the AG’s memo, which directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Attorneys to use law enforcement to investigate parents who “intimidate” school board members. “This letter is to express our […]
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White House Chief of Staff Shares View That Rising Inflation Is ‘High Class Problem’
By Katabella Roberts White House chief of staff Ron Klain on Oct. 14 retweeted Harvard economist Jason Furman’s opinion that the United States’ economic problems such as rising inflation and supply chain issues are “high class problems.” Klain retweeted a Twitter post from Furman which reads: “Most of the economic problems we’re facing inflation, supply chains, etc. are high class […]
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‘They Choose to Steal Rather Than Innovate’: Experts Sound Alarm on China’s Theft of American IP
By J.M. Phelps U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that the threat of intellectual property (IP) theft from the communist Chinese regime is one of the most important trade issues facing the country. But at the root of the problem lies a larger issue, one that is rarely broached in public, according to Evan Anderson, CEO […]
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Arkansas Governor Allows Bill Requiring Vaccine Opt-Outs to Become Law
By Ivan Pentchoukov Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Oct. 13 allowed a new law to go into effect that will allow employees to opt-out of vaccine mandates by proving they have acquired immunity to the CCP virus or by submitting a negative COVID-19 test. The bill became law without Hutchinson’s signature under a provision in Arkansas law which […]
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Social Security Announces Largest Benefits Increase Since 1982
By Joseph Lord As inflation continues to climb, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that social security recipients will see a 5.9 percent increase in their benefits, the largest such increase since 1982. The SSA has historically adjusted benefits to account for inflation, but these have often been minor, granting beneficiaries a one or two percent […]
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Time to Stop ‘Communism, American-Style’?
By Roger L. Simon Commentary Some will remember that comedy classic from 1961, “Divorce, Italian Style,” starring Marcello Mastroianni. Unfortunately, 60 years later, we seem to be moving toward, even living through, a far less funny, real-life “Communism, American Style.” What is “Communism, American Style”? As yet one would think it bears little resemblance to […]
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Tylenol Could Be Risky for Pregnant Women
By The Conversation Review of 25 years of research finds acetaminophen may contribute to developmental disorders in children. A mounting body of evidence shows that the use of acetaminophen—widely known by its brand name Tylenol—during pregnancy may pose risks to the fetus and to early childhood development. That was the conclusion of a new review study on which […]
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Republicans Warn Biden’s IRS $600 Disclosure Plan Could Lead to ‘Surveillance State’
By Masooma Haq Republicans are sounding the alarm over a proposal tucked inside the Democrats’ 2,500-page $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act that would expand the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and allow the agency to have access to any bank transaction of $600 or more. The proposal would give the IRS further access to anyone’s financial information, […]
