by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Debra Heine By a vote of 230 to 199, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) from her committee posts. Eleven Republican voted with the Democrats to remove Greene from the committees. Democrats in...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Conrad Black After just two weeks, a few political realities are starting to encroach upon the Biden fairyland, whose nativity was heralded in Fox News’ Trump-hater Chris Wallace’s assertion that Biden’s inaugural address was the best in over 60 years. After...
by RealClearWire | Feb 6, 2021
by Chandler Lasch and John Hirschauer A fact-checker’s role is to help readers distinguish fact from fiction by analyzing and rating claims. Sometimes, however, fact-checkers seem to create and check claims that no one is making, or, perhaps inadvertently,...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Catherine Smith The Biden administration plans to announce on Thursday that it will increase the cap on the number of refugees to more than eight times the level at which the Trump administration left it. President Joe Biden is expected to announce the move...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Eric Lendrum The mega-bank Bank of America has been giving private information about its customers to the federal government following the mostly peaceful protests at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, as reported by Fox News. The report comes from Tucker...
by Jason M. Reynolds | Feb 6, 2021
An organization dedicated to preserving the independence of the U.S. Supreme Court reports it has won several large victories in the past week. Keep Nine said in a statement that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has endorsed its work, making him the first...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Kerry McDonald As district school closures enter their 11th month, many parents are frustrated and angry. They may see private schools that have been open for in-person learning since the start of the academic year and wonder why their own children are...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Johnson & Johnson filed for emergency use authorization from the FDA on Thursday for its coronavirus vaccine. The drug maker’s application followed its announcement that its vaccine was 72% effective in combating the virus. Although...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 6, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The U.S. economy reported an increase of 49,000 jobs in January while the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 49,000 in January, according to...
by Chris Butler | Feb 6, 2021
Georgia State Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) this week introduced Voter ID legislation that she said would prohibit people from using certain types of identification for in-person voting. That bill, HB 228, would, if enacted into law, require Georgia...
