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Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Gain-of-Function Research in China

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced an amendment to SB 1260, the Endless Frontier Act, that would prohibit the federal government from financing gain-of-function research in China. "We don’t know whether the pandemic started in a lab in Wuhan or evolved naturally," said Paul, a medical doctor. "While Washington bureaucrats deny...

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in Doubt as ‘Vast Differences’ Remain

(Headline USA) Prospects for an ambitious infrastructure deal were thrown into serious doubt late Friday after the White House reduced President Joe Biden's sweeping proposal to $1.7 trillion. Republican senators rejected the compromise as disappointing, saying "vast differences" remain. While talks have not collapsed, the downbeat assessment is certain to mean...

New York AG Sends Two Lawyers to Help Manhattan DA with Trump ‘Witch Hunt’

(Headline USA) New York's attorney general said Friday that she's assigned two lawyers to work with the Manhattan district's attorney's office on a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business dealings. Attorney General Letitia James said her office is working alongside and cooperating with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance...

Ga. Judge Agrees to Unseal Fulton Co. Absentee Ballots for Audit

(Headline USA) A judge on Friday agreed to unseal absentee ballots to allow for an audit of November election results in Georgia's most populous county. Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said the specifics of the audit of more than 145,000 absentee ballots from Fulton County would be outlined in...

White House Teams Up w/ Dating Apps to Promote ‘Vax Badges’ for Healthier Hookups

(Associated Press) The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who've gotten their coronavirus shots. The Biden administration said Friday it's teaming up with dating apps to showcase the benefits of getting a shot. Apps like Hinge, Tinder, Match and Bumble are...

Cheney Challenger Impregnated 14-Year-Old When He was 18

(Associated Press) Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, a Republican trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney next year, disclosed that he impregnated a 14-year-old girl when he was 18, describing the relationship as “like the Romeo and Juliet” story and saying it was coming to light because of "dirty politics." Bouchard...

Texas Close to Ban of Homeless Camps; Prevent Liberal Austin from Becoming a Sh**hole

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Texas Senate approved House Bill 1925, which would outlaw vagrant camping in public places across Texas. The bill passed with bipartisan support in the Senate after passing the House on May 6. The bill now heads back to the House to approve amendments added by the...

Critics Not Buying Chris Cuomo Apology for Advising Brother on Sex Harassment Claims

(Headline USA) CNN said Thursday it was “inappropriate” for anchor Chris Cuomo to have been involved in phone calls with the staff of his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, where strategies on how the governor should respond to sexual harassment allegations were allegedly discussed. The network was responding to a...

Biden’s IRS Plan: Hire 87K New Unionized Agents & Fill Democrat Coffers

The Treasury Department released a new tax compliance initiative in which the Internal Revenue Service will hire nearly 87,000 new agents to collect an additional $700 billion over the next decade. The American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda aims at fixing the "tax gap"—the difference between the federal government's expected...

NC Gov. Wants to Spend ‘COVID Relief’ $$ to Fix Up 3 NASCAR Tracks

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has proposed spending $30 million to fix three speedways in the state, including a large handout to the thriving Charlotte Motor Speedway, WSOC-TV in Charlotte reported. Cooper plans to fund the repairs with a small portion of the $5.7 billion that the federal government has granted...

Wa. Gov. Inslee Vetoes Bill That Would Protect Citizens’ Personal COVID Data

(Tim Gruver, The Center Square) A bipartisan bill intended to protect personal COVID data from third parties was vetoed by Gov. Jay Inslee this week, making waves across the political aisle. Lawmakers filed House Bill 1127 to address data collection from contact tracing or the process by which investigators retrace an...

Pence’s Brother Claims Pelosi Wanted to Flee After US Capitol Siege

Indiana Republican Rep. Greg Pence, brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wanted to leave the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 riot. “Nancy Pelosi said we can’t come back for two or three days,” Pence said. “He said as soon as the Capitol...
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