Policy and Politics

White House won't push 'vaccine passports'

The White House is standing behind its pledge not to institute a federal vaccine passport, despite rising discussion on the subject following

Data show New Yorkers fled to Florida in huge numbers during pandemic

Thousands of New Yorkers fled their state for the sunshine of Florida during the pandemic.

Joe Biden Diverts Healthcare Cash to Help Illegal Migrants

President Joe Biden has taken $2 billion from Americans’ healthcare programs to help deliver migrant youths and children to their illegal-mig

Colonial Pipeline paid hackers almost $5 million in ransom: Report

Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid almost $5 million to the hackers responsible for the cyberattack that forced the shutdown of its gas infras

Gov. DeSantis announces he will pardon anyone charged for defying mask and social distancing mandates

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) delivered some welcome news to a Florida couple facing jail time for violating the county's COVID mandates, tel

Senate panel advances bill to ban TikTok on all federal government devices

A Republican-led bill that would ban popular social media app TikTok from all government devices unanimously passed a key vote in the Senate

CDC Misleads: Calls .01 Percent Chance of Infection, ‘Less Than 10 Percent’

The CDC has published a technically true — but profoundly misleading — statistic about the chance of outdoor infection.

Gas stations coming up empty following pipeline hacking

Gas stations across the East Coast are starting to run out of fuel as one of the biggest petroleum pipelines fights to recover from a cyberat

DC to lift most coronavirus restrictions on May 21

The District of Columbia will lift most capacity and other coronavirus restrictions on businesses May 21, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced M

The ‘elephant in the room’ on Biden climate agenda

There’s a looming problem with President Joe Biden’s climate agenda.

15 months later, world can no longer ignore China’s, Fauci’s roles in pandemic’s origins

As evidence builds that the Chinese Institute of Virology in Wuhan is the most likely source of Covid-19, officials and scientists are even i

China's space debris: What we know so far

A 22.5-metric-ton piece of space debris belonging to a Chinese Long March-5B rocket is about to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atm

Shocking Miss: The U.S. Economy Added Just 266,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Ticks Up

The U.S. economy added just 266,000  jobs in April and the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1 percent, the Labor Department said in its month

Jen Psaki admits Biden is told to avoid answering impromptu questions from reporters

White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted on Thursday that the Biden team tells President Joe Biden to avoid answering impromptu questio

The Ridiculous Facebook Affair

Facebook’s “oversight board” has upheld the ban that the service imposed on President Trump in January of this year, while ordering the compa

Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis announces state gives $1,000 each to 174,000 first-responders, 'heroes'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that first-responders across the state are each getting a $1,000 bonus, while apparently take a

CDC: U.S. Birth Rate Sees Largest Drop in 50 Years

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the birth rate in the U.S. fell by four percent in 2020 — the largest yea

Federal judge overturns national eviction ban

Federal Judge Dabney Friedrich struck down on Wednesday the national eviction moratorium, potentially leaving millions of Americans at risk o

Facebook Upholds Trump Ban

Facebook’s Oversight Board ruled on Wednesday morning to uphold the suspension of former President Trump, after banning him from the platform

Zuckerberg’s FWD.us Pushes for Partisan Amnesty by Reconciliation Maneuver

Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us lobby group of investors has hired a former Senate staffer to help pass a “reconciliation” amnesty through the Senat