by Chris Butler | Feb 11, 2021
Fifteen members of the Georgia General Assembly have filed a bill that, if enacted into law, would require that election officials immediately count and tabulate ballots when the polls close. “After the close of the polls on the day of a primary, election, or...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Christopher Roach One of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s first actions after confirmation has been to order a “60 day stand down” to combat extremism. This follows the widespread and mostly baseless establishment fantasy that “right-wing extremists” and...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Dan Gelernter In the 1960s, Moscow inaugurated special “ZiL Lanes” or “Chaika Lanes.” Named after the Soviet limousines reserved for high government officials (the ZiL was a copy of the ’63 Lincoln, the Chaika a copy of the ’56 Packard) these were roads...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Eric Lendrum Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee, is demanding information from the alternative social media company Parler with regards to its finances, as reported by The Hill. Maloney sent a letter to the tech company...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Catherine Smith The Defense Department estimates the National Guard deployment at the Capitol through March 15 will cost nearly $483 million, in addition to $500 million it has already spent, Fox News reported Monday. Approximately 26,000 National Guard...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Approximately a third of Americans say that they are unlikely to receive the coronavirus vaccine due to perceived safety concerns, according to an Associated Press poll released Wednesday. While 67% of Americans said that they either planned...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Fourteen Republican state attorneys general wrote a letter to the White House, informing the president they were reviewing all legal options over his decision to nix the Keystone XL Pipeline permit. The officials told President Joe Biden...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Melissa Carone, the Michigan woman whose testimony during an election fraud hearing went viral, plans to run for a seat in Michigan’s House of Representatives. Carone claims about widespread voter fraud were spoofed by Saturday Night Live, and...
by Chris Butler | Feb 11, 2021
Georgia legislators have put forward a bill to create and then give extensive powers to a nine-member citizen-review panel to investigate law enforcement. Members of this panel would probe the aftermaths of officer-involved shootings and also when someone...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 11, 2021
by Chuck Ross Two Republican senators on Tuesday blasted President Joe Biden for withdrawing a proposed rule that would require U.S. schools to disclose their partnerships with Confucius Institutes, which some U.S. officials and lawmakers have alleged serve as...
by Bethany Bowman | Feb 11, 2021
Andrew Beam is from Cashiers, (pronounced Cash-ers) North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountain area. The son of a bluegrass picking preacher, Beam watched his dad at bluegrass festivals, church socials, and front porch get-togethers. Although he picked up a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 11, 2021
Republicans in Georgia are asking the state to do away with voting machines in the interest of election security, according to a Wednesday report. “Georgia’s Republican party is recommending that the state get rid of its new voting machines and replace...
