WHO meets to discuss new, ‘heavily mutated’ COVID-19 variant
By Edmund DeMarche The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa that has been blamed on a new…
US invites Taiwan to Summit for Democracy, angering China as diplomatic strain continues
The US government has invited Taiwan to an international summit next month, angering Chinese officials. Taiwan’s invite to the Summit for Democracy was announced on Tuesday when the list of…
Biden hurts country by selling oil from strategic reserves without affecting prices
By Quin Hillyer President Joe Biden was dead wrong in his decision this week to order the release of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. No matter how…
‘Squad’ Rep. Tlaib grilled over bill that would empty federal prisons in 10 years
By Jessica Chasmar Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., revealed in a new interview, perhaps unwittingly, that she doesn’t necessarily support the details in a bill she endorsed last year that would…
Kansas Governor to Sign Bill That Makes Businesses Allow Broad Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
By Zachary Stieber The Democrat governor of Kansas intends to sign a bill that will force businesses that require COVID-19 vaccination to give broad exceptions to workers who don’t want…
US Puts Chinese Firms Helping Military on Trade Blacklist
The U.S. government put a dozen Chinese companies on its trade blacklist on Wednesday for national security and foreign policy concerns, citing in some cases their help developing the Chinese…
San Francisco Declares Water Shortage Emergency, Urges Residents to Reduce Usage
By GQ Pan San Francisco has declared a water shortage emergency and is calling on nearly 3 million residents in four Bay Area counties to conserve water. The San Francisco…
Unionized Workers Won’t Have to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Automakers Decide
By Zachary Stieber A major union and three large automakers announced an agreement this week that includes not mandating COVID-19 vaccination. Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are asking members of…
Biden’s HHS revokes certain faith-based exemptions, rolls back religious liberty enforcement
By Sam Dorman The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has revoked certain faith-based exemptions for child welfare agencies as part of a broader move to roll back Trump-era…
U.S. taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve in bid to push down gasoline prices
By William Watts After weeks of anticipation, President Joe Biden on Tuesday opened the taps on the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, releasing a temporary flood of crude in a bid…
Professor: Vaccinated People Have ‘Relevant Role’ in Spreading COVID-19
By Jack Phillips A research paper published in The Lancet authored by a German professor argued that governments’ stigmatization of unvaccinated individuals is “not justified” because fully vaccinated individuals play…
Liberals attack Supreme Court after it puts off ruling in Texas abortion case
By Tyler Olson Just minutes after it became clear that the Supreme Court was not issuing an opinion on Texas’ abortion law Monday morning – when many thought it might…