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Sasse Pushes Back Against Nebraska GOP Over Plans to Censure Him
(Associated Press) U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is pushing back against some fellow Republicans who want the state party to formally censure him for his outspoken criticism of President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol siege.
Sasse on Thursday posted a YouTube video response to county GOP activists in Nebraska...
THE BIDEN EFFECT: US Employers Add Just 49K Jobs
(Headline USA) U.S employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on the economy as blue-state governors have kept their citizens under lockdowns, while President Joe Biden's campaign prediction of a "dark winter" is fulfilled.
The tepid increase followed a decline...
Senate Approves Budget Bill as Harris Casts Tiebreaker Vote
(Associated Press) The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support.
Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
Democrats in the chamber applauded after Harris announced the...
GOP-Led Minn. Senate Tells Minneapolis They Must Pay Security Tab for Officer’s Trial
(Headline USA) Minnesota Senate Republicans on Thursday offered a counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's request for security funding ahead of next month's murder trial for the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd.
The Republican proposal would target Minneapolis by requiring cities to pay for assistance provided by other...
Grocery Industry Suing Seattle Over Mandated Hazard-Pay Increase
(Associated Press) Two grocery industry trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over its new law mandating $4 an hour pay raises for grocery stores.
The suit was filed by the Northwest Grocery Association and the Washington Food Industry Association Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle,...
Biden Halts Trump-Ordered US Troops Cuts in Germany
(Associated Press) President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun.
Speaking at the State Department on Thursday, Biden said the troop pullout would be halted until Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does...
Trump Resigns from Screen Actors Guild Before Hollywood Can Cancel Him
(Headline USA) Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol siege in January.
In a letter dated Thursday and addressed to SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, Trump said he was resigning from the union that he had been...
Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyers Say Gov’t Only Prosecuting Her Because Epstein Died
(Associated Press) Financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend claims she is being prosecuted on sex abuse charges that could put her in prison for life because Epstein killed himself and prosecutors wanted a substitute to replace him with, lawyers said in newly unsealed court papers.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers challenged the case brought against...
Johnson & Johnson Asks Regulators to Clear Single-Dose COVID Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies.
J&J’s vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19, according to preliminary results from a massive international study.
It didn’t appear quite as strong...
Univ. Professor Indicted over Fraud for Accepting $1.8M NIH Grant While Working for China
(Headline USA) A former University of Florida professor and researcher fraudulently obtained $1.8 million in federal grant money while concealing support he received from the Chinese government and a company that he founded in China to profit from that research, U.S. officials said.
An indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Lin Yang,...
Firearm Purchases Hit ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Record in January
More Americans purchased firearms in January than any other month on record, according to data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check system.
Firearms dealers conducted 4.3 million criminal background checks in January, an approximate reflection of the number of weapons purchased, the Epoch Times reported.
There were about 4...
Maricopa County Refusing to Hand Over Election Machines, Ballots to Arizona Lawmakers
Arizona’s Maricopa County is refusing to hand over voting machine equipment and ballots from the November general election as Arizona lawmakers try to investigate the county’s results.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which announced its own audit on Jan. 27, missed a deadline this week to comply with a...
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