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If Kevin McCarthy understood Pelosi's game, he would call Pelosi’s bluff on arresting unmasked representatives. If nearly all Republican representatives show up on the same day without masks will Pelosi have the courage to arrest nearly half of the House? If Pelosi carries out mass-arrests of elected officials it will expose her for the tyrant that she is. If Pelosi backs down she will lose face and lose political power. Conversely, McCarthy and Republican representatives would gain political power. Too bad that McCarthy is probably too cowardly, compromised, or moronic to seize the opportunity. He looks good on TV though……...

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) took House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to task over the lower chamber’s tyrannical mask mandate that went into effect this week. Capitol Police have been instructed to arrest visitors and staff members who refuse to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Mace dared Pelosi to “come and get” her after blasting the tyrannical mandate as a "power grab.""I had COVID, I’ve had two vaccinations, I’m washing my hands, I’m even wearing my mask inside the chamber, but I’m not going to wear it anywhere else. So Madam Speaker, come and get me," Mace said.Madam Speaker,...

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it would only be extended until the end of the month. The White House said President Joe Biden would have liked to extend the federal eviction moratorium due to spread of the highly contagious delta variant. Instead, Biden called on “Congress to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay.” The moratorium was put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Given...

We are currently reading the story of Moses in daily Mass. The story reminds us that not all things are as they appear, and that God’s ways are not our ways. Moses’ early years are marked with clear signs that he is gifted and chosen. Drawn from the water by Pharaoh’s own daughter, Moses’ very own mother is chosen to be his caretaker and is paid for that privilege by getting to live in Pharaoh’s palace. Pharaoh pays for Moses’ diapers, his food, and his education. And he is unwittingly preparing and equipping his nemesis. God can be very sly!But...

Sydneysiders have been warned police will be cracking down even harder on those who choose to break COVID-19 rules as the state grapples with a record high number of infections. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller on Thursday said police were clamping down to "get us out of the lockdown sooner" and made a formal request to the Federal Government for assistance from the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Earlier on Thursday, before making the ADF request, Commissioner Fuller said he wouldn't hesitate to call on defence if it was needed...

A vocal anti-gun group advisor tapped to lead federal firearms regulators is drawing increasing flak from law enforcement groups as his Senate confirmation teeters in the balance.The National Sheriffs’ Association this week wrote President Biden that his nomination of retired Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives supervisor David Chipman to lead his former agency is not one that the organization supports. Lee Williams, who broke the story of the NSA's rejection, details the group's leadership met with Chipman, but weighing his recent history of controversial statements and employ by gun control organizations, feel he is not the right man...

This rare cuneiform tablet is inscribed with a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh A federal court has ordered that a small ancient fragment depicting a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh be forfeited by the Museum of the Bible two years after federal agents confiscated the artifact. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered the forfeiture of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, which was purchased by Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in 2014 to be displayed at the Museum of the Bible. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division explained...

One of the most frustrating elements of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the complete lack of attention given to recovered immunity. Health bureaucrats like Anthony Fauci rarely mention the fact that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 infections likely maintain robust antibodies to protect against the virus for many months. These antibodies, along with T cells and B cells, may persist for years or even decades—or even a lifetime—based on what we know about other coronaviruses, including SARS. Yet Fauci and Co. are still urging everyone, whether or not they’ve been previously infected, to get the...

Twitter Share Icon Email Share Icon Senator Mike Crapo has withdrawn his support of Donald Trump for President. Below is the statement the senator released today. Boise, ID – I have reached the decision that I can no longer endorse Donald Trump. This is not a decision that I have reached lightly, but his pattern of behavior has left me no choice. His repeated actions and comments toward women have been disrespectful, profane and demeaning. I have spent more than two decades working on domestic violence prevention. Trump’s most recent excuse of "locker room talk" is completely unacceptable and is...

Former President Donald Trump announced three endorsements on March 5, backing the reelection of Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, and the Arkansas attorney general bid by the state’s Republican Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin.

Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 1st Session Vote Summary Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3684 ) Vote Number: 285Vote Date: July 28, 2021, 06:44 PM Required For Majority: 3/5Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to Measure Number: H.R. 3684 (INVEST in America Act ) Measure Title: A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. Vote Counts:YEAs67 NAYs32 Not Voting1 Crapo (R-ID), Yea

Former President Donald Trump issued his clearest threat to date against Senate Republicans on Wednesday over a bipartisan infrastructure deal poised to advance in the Senate, warning of “lots of primaries” as he already works to unseat one GOP incumbent

Have you been watching economists around the world discussing the American economy? Extremely interesting conversations. One of the things they have in common is that they are unable to arrive at a logical reason why there exists no financially sound basis for the high public spending the government is doing. This leads us to a bright ray of hope coming our way. For as long as I can remember, the economy has always been the number-one concern of voters, always, and therein is the light. The influence of the radical left on our government is about to be its downfall....

Cathie Armstrong has not taken any chances during the pandemic. After losing her mother to the coronavirus in April 2020, Armstrong, 50, avoided going into stores and restaurants, terrified she could get or transmit Covid-19. She did not see anyone outside of her household, including her 25-year-old daughter, for more than a year. When Armstrong got vaccinated in the spring, she felt elated to have protection from the virus, and slowly, her fears about it started to ease. In the past month, Armstrong, an author and literary agent in Rochester, Minnesota, worked up the courage to eat inside a restaurant...

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten was ripped after hedging on whether or not U.S. schools would reopen in the fall during a Wednesday interview on MSNBC. While having previously recommended that fully vaccinated individuals are not required to wear masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed guidance following the spread of the new Delta variant of the virus, announcing that vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors and suggesting universal masking in schools. Weingarten called the guidance a "curveball," before suggesting that school reopenings this fall are not a done deal. TEACHER SLAMS ‘DEMORALIZING’...

As the Delta variant of the coronavirus becomes the dominant strain across the nation, public health experts and business groups are urging those who are unvaccinated to get vaccinated—this includes children who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. As part of a concerted campaign, these same groups are encouraging businesses to make it easier for parents to catch all children up on childhood vaccinations that may have been delayed by the pandemic. The campaign was announced last week at a National Business Town Hall on Childhood Vaccinations, which featured a number of key health and business leaders, including CDC Director...

[Catholic Caucus] Cdl. Zen on Pope’s Latin Mass restrictions: They ‘hurt the hearts of many good people’July 27, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Joseph Zen last week joined a chorus of high-level critics of Pope Francis’s recent motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, saying that the document “hurt the hearts of many good people.”Traditionis Custodes, issued July 16, restricts celebration of Traditional Latin Mass, purporting to remove the “Mass of the Ages” from the Roman Rite altogether. The motu proprio contradicts and abrogates Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, which granted universal approval for priests to celebrate Holy Mass according to...

TAMPA, Fla. - The delta strain of COVID-19 is putting healthcare workers to the test, Florida infectious disease experts explain why the mutation is a game-changer in the pandemic. "It's about six times more infectious than the original strain, making it and put it at a level of infectivity now and pretty much the same as whooping cough or smallpox. And smallpox is like a highly, highly infectious virus," said Dr. Thomas Unnasch, an epidemiologist with USF Health.

A team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their immune system to fight off bacterial infections. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes testing of multiple ACE inhibitors in mice and human cells. ACE inhibitors are drugs that are typically given to patients who have hypertension, and in some cases, to people with heart failure, kidney disease or diabetes. Administration of the drugs relaxes the walls of arteries, veins and capillaries, which in turn reduces blood pressure. Some prior research had...

Danny Meyer: If you want to be unvaccinated, 'you can dine somewhere else' The policy will go into effect September 7. "We are requiring all guests to show proof they are fully vaccinated," a pop-up notice on the website said, adding, "Our teams are required to be fully vaccinated as well." Guests will be asked to bring their "physical Covid-19 vaccine card, your New York State Excelsior Pass, your relevant state-provided vaccine pass, or a photo of your vaccination card to share upon arrival," according to the hospitality group's website.