Americans have a lower-than-ever opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a poll published Friday by Trafalgar Group. Just 28% of respondents approve of the VP, while 57% of those polled said they ‘strongly disapprove’ of how she is handling her job. US President Joe Biden is languishing at …
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“Delaying the Standard would likely cost many lives per day, in addition to large numbers of hospitalizations, other serious health effects,” the Department of Justice wrote to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The request comes as President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate faces emergency hearings, after the Fifth Circuit Court …
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted a notice on its website, saying the agency suspended implementation and enforcement of the vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more workers. The OSHA argued that it “remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies” but noted that …
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The State Department announced the issuing of the passport on Wednesday, with spokesman Ned Price declaring that the US “continues to take steps to demonstrate our commitment to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people – including LGBTQI+ US citizens.” The news came three months after the State …
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The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by attorneys general from 20 Republican-run states, led by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slattery. The suit claims that an executive order issued by Biden in January, along with two directives issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Education, amounted …
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Becerra, who is helping in the country’s vaccination push, was asked Thursday on CNN to defend President Joe Biden’s recently announced “door-to-door” outreach strategy convincing people to get vaccinated. Numerous Republican lawmakers and pundits have blasted the White House’s aggressive vaccination push – 160 million Americans are expected to have received …
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A 46-page draft titled “DHS Plan to Restore Trust in Our Legal Immigration System” outlines numerous initiatives designed to reduce processing time, costs and security-related red tape for those seeking to relocate to the US. The changes aim to assist more people who wish to immigrate, including high-skilled workers, trafficking …
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“These extraordinary times and circumstances call for extraordinary measures,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai tweeted on Wednesday. “The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and we’ll actively participate in @WTO negotiations to make that happen.” There have been calls for months …
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Some 75,500 Marines have agreed to be vaccinated as of Thursday, while around 48,000 have declined the inoculation, CNN reported, citing numbers provided by the branch. That puts the rejection rate at 38.9%, slightly higher than the 33% rate for the whole military given by defense officials. Marine spokeswoman Colonel …
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“I respectfully ask the White House to stop the media border ban,” Getty Images special correspondent John Moore tweeted on Thursday, accompanying his text with multiple photos he took of migrants near the southern border. Moore revealed that local law enforcement agents removed him from the area and prevented further …
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