Biden Administration Labels Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements ‘Harmful,’ Abolishes Them
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials this week described Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements as “harmful” and announced that Peach State officials may no longer impose them as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. CMS officials also...
New York Times Editor Dies of Heart Attack Day After Moderna Booster Shot
Just a day after taking the Moderna COVID-19 booster shot, a New York Times editor unexpectedly died of a heart attack. “This is Carlos’s wife, Nora. It’s with deepest sorrow that I have to share with you that Carlos passed away last night of a heart...
Commentary: The Poison Fruits of Identity Politics in the Military
by Mackubin Owens For many years, the U.S. military has been among the most trusted of American institutions, certainly the most trusted part of the U.S. government. It has maintained that status despite its failure to achieve success in the post-9/11 wars....
Memphis Police Report Four Christmas and Christmas Eve Homicides
The Memphis Police Department (MPD) reported that the city had a violent Christmas Eve and a violent Christmas Day, including four homicides. MPD officials tweeted about one shooting homicide that occurred at 2:26 a.m. Saturday at the 1000 block of Haynes...
Official Washington Looks Ahead to a New Year with More COVID, Inflation, and Supply Chain Risks
by Harry Wilmerding Inflation, “softness” in the White House, and pandemic uncertainty make up some of the biggest risks to the U.S. economy in 2022, according to a Washington consulting firm. “Every quarter, I take a macro look at trends driving politics and...Exclusive: Wisconsin U.S. Congressman Tiffany Blames Biden for Thousands of Dead Migrants
The freshman Wisconsin Republican congressman who traveled to witness the mass migration through Panama’s Darien Gap told The Wisconsin Daily Star President Joseph R. Biden Jr., is responsible for thousands of deaths and other abuses suffered by migrants he...
Nashville Real Estate Hottest in the U.S., RE/MAX Says
Nashville real estate is selling in 12 days on average, according to The RE/MAX National Housing Report for November 2021. The rate, which is the fastest of any other metro area in the county, is twice as quick as the overall average rate in November which is...
Healthcare Activists Push for Policies to Hardwire Marxism in Medicine
by Laurel Duggan The Biden administration proposed giving bonus payments to physicians who acknowledge systemic racism as the primary cause of health differences between racial groups and incorporate so-called “anti-racism” into their medical practices. The...
‘Sci-Fi Becoming Reality’ as New Government Office Studies UFOs
by Sebastian Hughes The U.S. will establish a new government program that will investigate unidentified aerial phenomena, also known as UFOs, TODAY reported. The National Defense Authorization Act called for the creation of the permanent office and was a part...
Thousands of Accounts Spreading Chinese State Propaganda Are Evading Bans from U.S. Social Media
by Ailan Evans A network of social media accounts spreading Chinese state propaganda is thriving on tech platforms despite social media companies’ attempts to crack down on foreign influence campaigns. Over 2,000 accounts are involved in a coordinated...
Dog Tag Manufacturing Company Sues Department of Defense over Ban on Religiously-Themed Items
by Eric Lendrum A company that specializes in creating military dog tags has sued the Department of Defense over a ban on its products, the Daily Caller reports. Shields of Strength, a company that has produced dog tags for over twenty years, was first issued a...
DeSantis Announces Three Appointments to Florida Gaming Control Commission
Ahead of the 2022 legislative session that begins on January 11th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced his appointments for the first three of five seats on the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC). The three appointments include Secretary of...
Nobel Winner Desmond Tutu Dies at 90, Led Fight Against South Africa’s Apartheid
- – – Photo “Desmond Tutu” by World Economic Forum CC BY-SA 2.0.
United States Department of Justice Awards Grants Hamilton County Schools $260,000 Under the STOP School Violence Act
The United States Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Tennessee on Thursday announced Hamilton County Schools would receive a $266,314 grant under the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing School Violence Act (STOP)...
Over 2,000 Vaccine Religious Exemption Requests Denied by Air Force
by Eric Lendrum Last week, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had rejected approximately 2,130 requests from service members for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, as reported by the Daily Caller. “More than 10,000 requests from across...
Owner of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
A Kentucky telemedicine company owner pleaded guilty recently to health care fraud involving a Spring Hill, Tennessee-based lab and a Belton, South Carolina-based medical marketer. The Department of Justice District Attorney’s office of the Middle...
Democrats Resist Election Integrity Probes, Reforms Nationwide
- – – Photo “Election Day” by Phil Roeder CC BY 2.0.
Virginia Governor Northam, Law Enforcement Officials Launch Effort to Reduce Impaired Driving
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and members of the state’s law enforcement agencies are working to reduce impaired driving over the holiday season. The governor on Tuesday announced that the 116 Virginia law enforcement agencies will complement each other...
United Employees Granted Vax Exemptions Put on Unpaid Leave, Can’t Work Elsewhere, Activists Claim
Report: Weak Wind Power to Blame for European Energy Crisis, Greater Reliance on Fossil Fuels
by Thomas Catenacci Low wind power generation is largely to blame for Europe’s ongoing energy crisis and scramble to import more fossil fuels, according to a Reuters report. Wind farms across Europe produced just 14% of their capacity from July-September...
