Three judges all appointed by conservative presidents — two Trump nominees and a Reagan nominee — rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to lift a stay on its vaccine mandate for private employers, saying it was “staggeringly overbroad.” It’s a decision that emphasizes the massive effect Trump had on the appeals …
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At least 19 states — all but one of which are led by a Republican governor — have filed suit against the Biden administration’s forthcoming enforcement of a vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The majority of the states brought suits on Friday. There are now at least four pending lawsuits …
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Capitol riot defendants have been complaining about the conditions in the Washington, D.C., jail where they’re being held. One judge isn’t having it. “They’re running a jail, not a hotel,” Judge Emmitt Sullivan said in a hearing on Wednesday. “Some people want hotel services.” Some judges have been noting that …
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A Capitol Police sergeant has spoken out, saying that it was a “total disgrace” that attendees at a rally for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate recited the Pledge of Allegiance to a flag purportedly carried during the January 6th insurrection. Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who defended the Capitol during the insurrection, spoke …
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On August 12th, 2017, Marcus Martin and his then-fiancée Marissa Blair were in downtown Charlottesville with Blair’s friend and co-worker Heather Heyer. They had spent the day at the edge of the skirmishes erupting around the Unite the Right rally before finding themselves in the middle of a throng of …
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Conservative footsoldiers in the War on Christmas are attacking Anthony Fauci for saying it is “too soon to tell” if families will be able to gather safely for Christmas this year. Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade accused Fauci of being “about to cancel Christmas” on Monday, reacting to the …
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Donald Trump still isn’t over losing his Twitter account in the wake of the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. The former president filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the social media company late Friday, asking a judge to reinstate his account temporarily while he sues the …
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The Pentagon acknowledged Friday that a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, had not hit a military target but instead had killed civilians — including up to seven children and a longtime worker for a U.S. aid group. The acknowledgement contradicts earlier assertions that the strike was a successful effort to …
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President Biden had harsh words for Republican governors who are fighting Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the midst of the pandemic. “We’re facing a lot of pushback, especially from some of the Republican governors,” Biden said in a speech delivered from the White House on Thursday. “The governors of Florida and …
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Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) have been fined for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor back in early August, the House Ethics Committee said Wednesday. The committee did not specify the size of the fine, but the House resolution requiring masks says a …
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