Rodgers provoked the ire of an online mob during an extensive interview with former NFL punter Pat McAfee a little more than a week ago in which he detailed his hesitancy at taking one of the various mRNA vaccines against the coronavirus, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine …
Read More »White House tells Americans to IGNORE court hold on vaccine mandate
“People should not wait. They should continue to go — move forward and make sure that they’re getting their workplace vaccinated,” deputy White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a briefing on Monday, when asked about the pending case before the Fifth Circuit court of appeals. The remark …
Read More »House Democrats, joined by 13 Republicans, pass $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The bill passed the House 228-206, with 13 Republicans siding with 215 Democrats in voting “yes”. Six progressive Democrats – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib – opposed the legislation. Biden was reportedly actively involved in drumming up votes for the bill. …
Read More »White House now says Biden ‘perfectly comfortable’ with migrant family payouts
On Thursday, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the president is “perfectly comfortable” with the Department of Justice settling lawsuits from migrant families. Reports that the migrants could receive millions in compensation surfaced last week, immediately drawing outrage. The president, however, appeared to later pour …
Read More »White House announces start date for vaccine mandate in US
The US will begin enforcing mandatory coronavirus vaccination for private-sector workers starting January 4, the White House announced on Wednesday. Those not vaccinated will have to be tested weekly. “It is important to understand that there are still so many workers who are not protected and remain at risk from …
Read More »‘Donald Trump is going to take back the White House’: UFC fighter Covington claims former US president gives him ‘dragon energy’
Controversial Covington has made much of his relationship with Trump, picturing himself beside the billionaire in the White House during his presidency and sharing phone calls with him before and after fights. Ahead of his attempt to avenge his 2019 defeat to bitter rival Usman, Covington has suggested that Donald Trump Jr, Eric …
Read More »Disavow memo labeling parents ‘domestic terrorists,’ House GOP asks DOJ amid report school board executive got rewarded for it
Attorney General Merrick Garland should “fully and unequivocally withdraw” the October 4 memorandum instructing the DOJ to target parents speaking out against school mask mandates and Critical Race Theory, nineteen GOP lawmakers argued in a letter on Monday. The memo “has been and will continue to be read as threatening …
Read More »Sudanese PM Hamdok placed under house arrest, several senior officials detained in suspected military coup – reports
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »‘No change’ in US policy on Taiwan, White House says after Biden vows to defend it against China
“The president was not announcing any change in our policy and there is no change in our policy,” a White House spokesman told journalists on Friday, commenting on Biden’s earlier statements. The US president raised eyebrows on Thursday when he said Washington would support Taiwan if China attacked it. Speaking …
Read More »National School Board Association head talked to White House for WEEKS before asking to rein in ‘domestic terrorist’ parents
In a letter to President Joe Biden last month, the NSBA insisted that the classification of parents’ disruptive actions at school board meetings “could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,” calling on Biden to direct the Justice Department to apply the Patriot Act “in …
Read More »