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US Capitol Police walk back order to arrest those without a mask

US Capitol Police walk back order to arrest those without a mask Via Just The News: Capitol police Thursday night walked back a memo that ordered officers to deny entry and possibly arrest those who enter the United States House of Representatives who are not wearing masks after mask mandates were reintroduced earlier this week. "Regarding the House mask rule, there is no reason it should ever come to someone being […]

today07/30/2021 6

House GOP

House GOP lawmakers refuse to wear masks on floor following reinstated mandate in Capitol

House GOP lawmakers refuse to wear masks on floor following reinstated mandate in Capitol Via Just The News: Several House Republicans on Wednesday refused to comply with a recently re-instituted mask mandate in their chamber – putting themselves at risk of having to pay fines. The mask mandate was made Tuesday night by Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of the U.S. Congress, who told members that "for meetings in an enclosed U.S. […]

today07/29/2021 3

Sununu

Sununu signs law banning vaccine mandates in New Hampshire

Sununu signs law banning vaccine mandates in New Hampshire Via Just The News: New Hampshire will be limited in requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new law signed by Gov. Chris Sununu. The "medical freedom" law which passed the Republican-controlled Legislature on a largely party-line vote, states that people have the "natural, essential and inherent right to bodily integrity, free from any threat or compulsion by government […]

today07/28/2021 14

Ocasio-Cortez

Ocasio-Cortez: Concerned GOP laying ‘groundwork for regime change’ in Cuba

Ocasio-Cortez: Concerned GOP laying 'groundwork for regime change' in Cuba Via Just The News: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is concerned that Republicans are laying the "groundwork for regime change" in Cuba. Ocasio-Cortez was asked for her response to GOP lawmakers who have said the protests for freedom in Cuba are evidence that socialism and communism are flawed economic systems. "I think it's disappointing that Republicans are trying […]

today07/21/2021 3

New poll shows 64% of Americans not confident Kamala Harris is ready to be president

New poll shows 64% of Americans not confident Kamala Harris is ready to be president Via Just The News: A new poll from Convention of States Action shows nearly 60% of those surveyed are not confident about Vice President Kamala Harris becoming president. The poll, in partnership with the Trafalgar Group, shows 58.6% of the electorate is "not confident at all" that Harris is ready to be president. Five percent said they were "not very confident." The […]

today07/20/2021 18

Texas House

Texas House Democrats’ walkout costing taxpayers $43,000 a day

Texas House Democrats' walkout costing taxpayers $43,000 a day Via CNBC.com: The more than 60 Texas House Democrats who walked out of a special legislative session could be costing taxpayers up to $43,000 a day, one lawmaker estimates. Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan has demanded that the truant Democrats return the $221 a day they earn during a legislative session. These per diem payments, combined with the regular […]

today07/19/2021 7

vaccine misinformation

Facebook refutes Biden claim that it is ‘killing people’ with vaccine misinformation

Facebook refutes Biden claim that it is ‘killing people’ with vaccine misinformation Via CNBC.com: Facebook on Saturday refuted remarks made by President Joe Biden that social media platforms are “killing people” by allowing coronavirus vaccine misinformation on their services and argued that vaccine acceptance among its users has actually risen in the U.S. In a blog post, Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, pointed to data suggesting that vaccine hesitancy among […]

today07/19/2021 10

Yellen

Treasury Secretary Yellen sees ‘several more months of rapid inflation’ before easing

Treasury Secretary Yellen sees ‘several more months of rapid inflation’ before easing Via CNBC.com: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cautioned Thursday that prices could continue to rise for several more months, though she expects the recent startling inflation run to ease over time,. In a CNBC interview, the Cabinet official added that she worries about the problems inflation could pose for lower-income families looking to buy homes at a time when […]

today07/16/2021 7

automotive standards

States join coalition to stop California from setting U.S. automotive standards

States join coalition to stop California from setting U.S. automotive standards Via Just The News: A coalition of 16 states is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not reinstate a waiver allowing California to implement its own carbon emissions standards that essentially regulate the automotive industry for the rest of the U.S. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, which also […]

today07/14/2021 3

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