by Chris Butler | Jan 7, 2022
Federal officials gave convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a COVID-19 relief payment of $1,400 last year, according to newly filed court documents, but he would not have obtained that money without help from Georgia’s two U.S. senators....
by Grant Holcomb | Jan 7, 2022
Miami Herald reporter Mary Ellen Klas finds herself at the center of multiple Florida-based controversies which includes Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson (R- District 10), utility company Florida Power and Light (FPL), and Florida State Sen. Randolph...
by Rachel Alexander | Jan 7, 2022
Three Arizona members of Congress are joining in on a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04), Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05), and Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) along with...
by Eric Burk | Jan 7, 2022
The Roanoke County School Board voted Tuesday to make masks optional once Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin takes office. On Thursday, it reversed that decision, citing potential legal complications. “Upon Governor-elect Youngkin’s administration’s...
by Eric Burk | Jan 7, 2022
Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin tapped former Trump Department of Labor (DOL) Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management George “Bryan” Slater to serve as Virginia Secretary of Labor. “Workforce development will play a crucial part of...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 7, 2022
Several Minnesota Democrat legislators made statements on the one year anniversary of January 6, 2021, where protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building during the certification of the 2020 presidential election. All the remarks held a common theme, calling...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 7, 2022
Democrats on Thursday in Pennsylvania and beyond recalled January 6, 2021, D.C-Capitol riot as an occasion to denounce voter-ID proposals and urge progressive reforms. “Here’s the truth,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro told an online audience at a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 7, 2022
A U.S. senator from Virginia, known for his far-left anti-police sentiment, finally began supporting police officers Thursday. “Officer Howie Liebengood and Officer Jeffrey Smith, Virginians who died because of the insurrection, deserve the official...
by Neil W. McCabe | Jan 7, 2022
The author of “Hillbilly Elegy, who is one of the four major Republican candidates running to replace Ohio Republican Sen. Robert J. Portman, spoke out Wednesday on Twitter about the first anniversary of the storming of the Capitol. “Hi, guys. Tomorrow is...
by Star News Staff | Jan 7, 2022
by Victor Davis Hanson Recently, Democrats have been despondent over Joe Biden’s sinking polls. His policies on the economy, energy, foreign policy, the border, and COVID-19 all have lost majority support. As a result, the Left now variously alleges that either...
by Casey Owens | Jan 7, 2022
In an effort to limit citizen ballot initiatives, two Republican lawmakers in Florida, State Senator Jason Brodeur (R-District 9) and State Representative Mike Beltran (R-57 District) filed identical bills (SJR 1412 and HJR 1127) that would restrict the...
by Star News Staff | Jan 7, 2022
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by The Center Square | Jan 7, 2022
by Mary Stroka Iowa should make a few public policy changes to improve telehealth services, which have become more common during the COVID-19 pandemic, policy analysts said in a report Reason Foundation released Wednesday. Cicero Institute and Pioneer Institute...
by The Center Square | Jan 7, 2022
by Joe Mueller During news conferences on Wednesday, Missouri’s Republican legislators stated their priority is approving new Congressional district maps while Democrats acknowledged they’ve gained some influence over the process and pledged to uphold...
by Star News Staff | Jan 7, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, an internal probe claimed that members of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) deliberately faked police radio transmissions that indicated a right-wing protest was about to occur in June of 2020. According to The Hill, the Office...
by Star News Staff | Jan 7, 2022
by Andrew Trunsky Former Republican Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy said that he would not run for governor Thursday despite former President Donald Trump urging him to do so. Trump first sought for Duffy to run in October, declining to endorse Lt. Gov. Rebecca...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 7, 2022
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Thursday declined to comment on recently revealed revelations that Pfizer is not currently shipping its fully Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccine called Comirnaty in the United States. Instead, Pfizer...
by The Center Square | Jan 7, 2022
by Casey Harper U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., is once again right in the middle of a heated Congressional debate as Democratic leadership threatens to overthrow the long-established filibuster rule to push through voting legislation that would give the federal...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 7, 2022
Wisconsin politicians responded to the anniversary of January 6 and President Joe Biden’s remarks on Thursday. Both Democrats and Republicans had differing opinions about what the nation’s perspective should be with some calling it an “armed insurrection”...
by The Center Square | Jan 7, 2022
by Casey Harper A group of Navy SEALs obtained a victory in their legal battle against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could have broad implications for all branches of the military, but they still face a rocky path ahead. U.S. District Court for the Northern...
by Star News Staff | Jan 7, 2022
by Sebastian Hughes Retail giants Walmart and Kroger have each raised the price of BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests after a deal made with President Joe Biden expired in mid-December, FOX Business reported. The September deal had the companies sell the antigen...