SALT Deduction Cap to Get ‘Meaningful’ Fix, Democrats Say
Billy House House Democrats said they will “undo” the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, after the Ways and Means Committee didn’t address the tax…
CDC: Vaccines Waning Effectiveness for Over 75
By Charles Kim Although the three available vaccines for COVID-19 remain effective in preventing serious illness or death, that effectiveness seems to be waning faster for older adults, aged 75…
Economists lower third-quarter growth forecasts over delta variant as inflation runs hot
by Zachary Halaschak, Economics Reporter Two major banks have revised their near-term projections for U.S. economic growth following the late-summer rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. After weeks of…
Texas AG Paxton Sues Six School Districts for Mandating Masks
By Charles Kim Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits Friday against six school districts that are not complying with GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates. The…
Vulnerable Democrats Push for Local Priorities in Budget
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed it last month. It wasn’t the price tag that tripped…
SpaceX Gets Ready to Launch First All-Civilian Crew to Orbit
Sunday, 12 September 2021 Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team…
Texas hospital system bans ivermectin for COVID patients as their families demand ‘wonder drug’
Mainstream medical community hailed the drug for its widespread off-label uses — including against RNA viruses — until COVID pandemic. By Greg Piper ATexas hospital system imposed “new restriction criteria”…
19 Governors, 2 AGs Resist Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
By Mimi Nguyen Ly More than a dozen governors and two attorneys general late Thursday issued statements defying the Biden administration’s impending vaccine mandates for federal workers and private-sector workers.…
Biden Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for 80 Million Private-Sector Workers
By Jack Phillips President Joe Biden will direct the Department of Labor to develop a rule that companies with more than 100 employees will require vaccinations or once-per-week testing for…
As Biden Popularity Falls, Democrats Fear Losing Senate, 30 to 50 House Seats
Adrian Carrasquillo: Newsweek It wasn’t supposed to be this way. President Joe Biden was supposed to usher in the era of adults in charge again, after a Donald Trump presidency…
Biden Approval Collapses to 39 Percent
By Eric Mack The approval ratings of President Joe Biden “overall and on his handling of major issues, have all fallen, dramatically in some cases,” according to the latest Economist/YouGov…
Dems to Argue Pathway to Citizenship Be Included in $3.5T Bill
By Nick Koutsobinas Senate Democrats plan to meet with Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Friday to see if they can include a pathway to citizenship provision for undocumented immigrants in…