(Headline USA) As he recovers from one of an increasingly common breakthrough infections of the coronavirus, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that he has urged former President Donald Trump to press his supporters to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which the South Carolina Republican called --- without evidence --- “the antidote...
(Headline USA) Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the three congressional Republicans suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi over fines for not wearing masks during a vote on the U.S. House floor, has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19, the second member of South Carolina's delegation to do so.
Norman, who has said he...
Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson complained on Tuesday that he regrets signing a bill banning mask mandates in the state now that the delta variant is spreading.
“I signed it for those reasons that our cases were at a low point," he said this week. "Everything has changed now, and...
(Christen Smith, The Center Square) In an effort to boost the statewide COVID-19 vaccination rate, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said residents who missed their second dose will soon receive text message reminders to complete the immunization series.
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said last week federal data shows that...
(Headline USA) As illegal immigration helps drive the second major wave of the coronavirus pandemic in pro-freedom states where many remain unvaccinated, foreigners who simply plan to visit will face far more restrictive entry requirements.
The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward imposing its own "travel ban," similar...
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, argued his home state should consider shutting down all roads that connect to Mexico, to force the Biden administration to take the immigration crisis seriously.
Texas should prohibit all travel between the U.S. and Mexico, Roy said --- even if that means halting millions of dollars...
A reporter tried to bait Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday with a 'gotcha' question about a rise in hospitalizations for children as the state reportedly sees an uptick in coronavirus cases.
During an event at Shark Valley in the Everglades, the reporter asked about seven children at Joe...
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $3 million grant to the University of Pittsburgh's mission to become the nation's aborted fetal "Tissue Hub," according to a press release.
The University of Pittsburgh solicited tissue from babies who were aborted as early as 6 weeks or as late...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pressured businesses in the state to only serve vaccinated customers, claiming it would help boost the rates of those inoculated for the coronavirus.
"You can admit vaccinated-only people in to your establishment," Cuomo said during a briefing Wednesday. "I can argue that it is a...
(Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down Tuesday as the state again allegedly broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, insisting that the spike will soon abate and that he will not impose any business restrictions or mask mandates.
DeSantis said he expects hospitalizations to drop in the next couple weeks,...
(William Patrick, The Center Square) Gov. John Bel Edwards reinstated Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate Monday afternoon amid (alleged) rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Edwards said the mandate is temporary and cited concerns over public safety and the state’s ability to care for infected patients as the basis for his new executive...
(Associated Press) The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came in families likely reached its second-highest total on record, a U.S. official said Monday, citing preliminary...