Category: Deep Dive

Deep Dive (Nov. 17): 94,581 Illegal Immigrants Released Into US Without Court Dates

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended enforcing the vaccine mandate on private businesses after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily suspended the mandate, calling it unconstitutional and “staggeringly overbroad.” At least 27 U.S. states, as well as private employers, religious organizations, and other groups, have sued the Biden administration, claiming that it’s exceeding…


Deep Dive (Nov. 16): Pelosi: No Thanksgiving Until Build Back Better Bill Is Passed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats that they aren’t leaving for Thanksgiving until they pass the Build Back Better bill. Pelosi says she hopes the vote will happen before the weekend. This, after President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. Biden told guests at the signing ceremony: “I truly believe that 50…


Deep Dive (Nov. 15): ‘How Did This Happen?’: Dr. Amerling on Vaccine Mandates

Different countries are taking different approaches on the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. Austria is reinstating a lockdown, but only for the unvaccinated. According to The New York Times, it’s considered one of the first national lockdowns that specifically targets the unvaccinated. Latvia is banning lawmakers who are unvaccinated from doing their jobs. They are not allowed…


Deep Dive (Nov. 12): 10 States Sue Biden Over Health Care Workers’ Mandate

Ten states are suing the Biden administration over the vaccine mandate on health care workers. Missouri’s attorney general is leading the coalition, and all the other attorney generals in the suit are also Republican. The coalition says the mandate is unlawful under federal law. The 58-page filing in federal court in Missouri states: “Vaccination requirements…


Deep Dive (Nov. 11): First Lady Calls on the Nation to Honor Military Family Children

President Joe Biden marked Veterans Day Thursday with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. He spoke on what it means to be a veteran: “It’s an honor that only a small amount of Americans can claim and one that marks those able to claim it as brother and sisters. It’s a badge of…


Deep Dive (Nov. 10): Build Back Better Bill to Cost $2.4 Trillion, Not $1.5 Trillion: CRFB Report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is optimistic they’ll vote on President Joe Biden’s social spending plan next week. But it might not happen that soon. Five Democrats—enough to block the bill– are waiting for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to score the spending bill. CBO is warning that it might not be done with the full cost estimate…


Deep Dive (Nov. 9): White House: Employers Should Enforce Vaccine Mandate Despite Court’s Temporary Halt

The Biden administration is asking companies to follow through on the vaccine mandate, despite a court temporarily halting it. Deputy White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “We say: do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe. It is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated…


Deep Dive (Nov. 8): Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Halted in Court

President Joe Biden says Americans will see the effects of the infrastructure bill in two to three months, after the House passed the bill Friday after months of negotiations. So what’s in the bill? The legislation includes funding for roads and bridges, power grids, rail, broadband internet, water, climate policies, and others; $110 billion has been…


Deep Dive (Nov. 5): ‘An Absolute Catastrophe’: John Fonte on the Immigration Crisis

Mixed messages are coming from President Joe Biden and the White House over the reported $450,000 the Justice Department plans to pay some illegal immigrants. White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday appeared to suggest that Biden is okay with the Justice Department settling with illegal immigrants who were separated at the border. Biden…


Deep Dive (November 4): WH Announces Deadline for Employer Vax Mandate

The Biden administration announces January 4th deadline for its employer vaccine mandate. That means some 84-million employees and 17-million health care workers have two months to become fully vaccinated. Officials say the federal mandate preempts any state or local laws. OSHA and the centers for medicare and medicaid services will implement the rules. Violations could include fines…