“We have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now,” US Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Sunday in a Fox News interview. He added that since US …
Read More »‘Go straight to hell’: Texas Republican blasts BOTH parties after amendment to DRAFT WOMEN is adopted
The Selective Service system currently requires men aged 18-25 to register for the draft. An amendment that would extend this to women as well was adopted in a 35-24 vote by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the bill …
Read More »Florida judge shoots down Republican governor’s ban on mask mandates in schools
Leon Circuit Court Judge John Cooper ruled on Friday that the rights of parents to decide whether to mask their children is not enough to impose a blanket ban on mask mandates meant to curb Covid-19 cases. There can be medical opt-out options though, the judge said. The ban, however, …
Read More »Twitter suspends Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene for claiming Covid-19 vaccines are ‘failing’
“These vaccines are failing & do not reduce the spread of the virus & neither do masks,” Greene tweeted on Monday night. She had also warned that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should not give full approval to the Covid-19 vaccines as “there are too many reports of infection …
Read More »Arkansas’ Republican governor lambasted after saying he REGRETS law banning mask mandates in state
Questioned about his ban on local officials enacting mask mandates in April at a press conference on Tuesday, Hutchinson was surprisingly open about his change in position. “Everything has changed now,” the governor said. “And yes in hindsight, I wish that had not become law. But it is the law. …
Read More »Republican senator claims FBI knew more about Capitol riot than they admitted, as 2 more police officers die by suicide
Johnson recently made his claims while outside of a Wisconsin hotel after a political event, according to video obtained by the Washington Post. “I don’t say this publicly, but are you watching what’s happening in Michigan?” the senator asked attendees. “So you think the FBI had fully infiltrated the militias …
Read More »Republican Senator Graham says he has contracted Covid-19 despite vaccination
“I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for [Covid-19] even after being vaccinated,” Graham tweeted on Monday afternoon, adding that he started having flu-like symptoms on Saturday. “I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms. I will …
Read More »US House Republican report on Covid-19 origin claims ‘ample evidence’ to prove Wuhan lab leak theory – documents seen by media
Despite China’s repeated dismissals, the idea that the virus emerged from a scientific laboratory in the city – and not from a ‘wet market’ source – has been resurrected in recent months. The theory’s proponents in the US have pointed to supposedly faulty lab safety procedures and alleged Chinese government …
Read More »Biden calls Republican voting laws ‘assault’ on America, demands Congress pass Democrat proposals to federalize US elections
Making an appearance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Biden condemned the election integrity laws enacted by a number of Republican-majority states this year as “vicious” and “odious” attempts at voter suppression and intimidation, taking “literally pernicious” forms. “There’s an unfolding assault taking place in America today, an attempt to suppress …
Read More »‘Work of Congress is not a joke’: Republican women’s group refuses to support some Trump-supporting female candidates
In an email sent out by Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (VIEW PAC), Greene and Boebert were blasted as “shameless self-promoters” turning Congress into a “reality show.” “The work of Congress is not a joke or reality show. Our women have fought too hard for too long to …
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