Trump Administration Seeks to Stop Virus Research Republicans Have Blamed for Covid-19 Pandemic
An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious.
Trump’s first targets: WHO, Biden’s Covid policies
In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised to reform the public health system and reverse actions taken against military members who declined to follow the Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
GOP lawmakers pledge to investigate Biden's last-minute pardons: 'Call them all before Congress'
Republican lawmakers are in an uproar over President Biden's decision to pardon allies targeted by President-elect Trump's circle.
Trump admin drops COVID vaccine requirement for immigrants
A notice shared via the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website notes immigrants will no longer be asked to show evidence of having received the vaccine. Applications that do not report a COVID vaccination status will not be denied under the change, according to the notice.
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Grand Old Pivot: How COVID, economic development and a changing GOP defined the Holcomb era
And most memorably, he hand-held the state though the once-a-century global COVID-19 pandemic, even as he earned political enemies who thought his hand was too heavy. GOP drama:2024 primaries look ...
Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds
U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief funds, the latest humiliating turn in the career of a woman once viewed as a rising star in the Florida GOP.
Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Cheney, Milley to protect against Trump inquiries
Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Cheney and relatives as Trump inauguration looms
Biden Preemptively Pardons Fauci, Milley, January 6 Committee in Final Hours in Office
The outgoing president issued the last-minute pardons to prevent his successor from enacting retribution against his political opponents.
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How Biden’s domestic policy record stacks up against public perception
Similar to previous pandemic relief under Trump, there were forgivable loans for small businesses to meet payrolls and expanded unemployment benefits. There was also $14 billion to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine ... the measure. GOP lawmakers counter ...
RFK Jr. petitioned FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.
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Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
The House Oversight Committee probed remote work policies in the Biden administration after pandemic restrictions ... The SHOW Up Act, which passed the GOP-controlled House two years ago but ...
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.