U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote a letter to Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott on Thursday in response to Abbott’s recent executive order. Abbott signed an executive order this week restricting the flow of migrants into Texas due to COVID-19. According to the governor’s website, Abbott signed the executive order “restricting ground transportation of migrants … Continued
A bipartisan Senate vote late Wednesday means senators will begin debate on an infrastructure package endorsed by members of both parties. The Senate voted 67–32 to break the filibuster and trigger debate on the package, which is listed as a House bill as Senate negotiators hammer out the package’s language. Republicans backing the package were: Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.), Richard Burr … Continued
Nearly 230 Republican members of Congress told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it should overturn Roe v. Wade and release its “vise grip on abortion politics.” The new brief is the latest filing in a dispute that will be heard next term and represents the most significant abortion-related case the justices have taken up in nearly … Continued
Those who are alleged to have broken taken part in the Jan.6 Capitol breach should be afforded their day in court. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and should be treated accordingly. To do less is to fail the very constitutional framework which undergirds our entire legal system. A group of six Republican lawmakers held … Continued
Can love overcome hate when it comes to the teaching of critical race theory? With today’s Americans for Limited Government minute, I’m Catherine Mortensen. Senator Josh Hawley thinks so. He is proposing the “Love America Act” to fight the teachings of critical race theory. Hawley told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that his legislation would combat … Continued
The economy grew had one of the largest quarterly expansions in United States history after a year fraught by the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. gross domestic product grew at a 6.5% annual rate in the first quarter of 2021, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Thursday morning. The growth was short of expectations but indicates that … Continued
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against travel to Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in those countries. The CDC raised its travel advisory to “Level Four: Very High” for those countries telling Americans they should avoid travel there. Spain reopened its borders … Continued
The U.S. House of Representatives is reimposing a mask mandate after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) again altered its COVID-19-related guidance telling fully vaccinated people to wear masks in some indoor areas. In a memo issued late Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, said that masks will once again be required … Continued
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is considering mandating that all federal workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. “That’s under consideration right now,” Biden said when asked if federal employees should be required to get vaccinated. Biden was in McLean, Virginia to address members of the intelligence community. Biden also blamed people who are unvaccinated for fueling … Continued
This was the week we stepped back in time when it comes to masks, and ditched carrots for sticks when it comes to vaccinations: — On Tuesday, two months after telling us (i.e. the vaccinated) that it was OK to be maskless, the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people should wear masks inside in areas where there … Continued
Via Reuters: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set on Tuesday to announce revised mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. Officials told Reuters the CDC is expected to recommend fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in at least some instances, but the specifics are not clear. … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today filed an amicus brief in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging the Supreme Court to overrule its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. The … Continued
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