Month: April 2021

Spy Chiefs Say They Don’t Know How Virus Started, But That China Has Not Been ‘Fully Transparent’

American spy officials said Wednesday that the intelligence community is still unsure how the coronavirus first spread to human populations, though they are confident that the Chinese government has not been transparent about the matter. “The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,” Avril Haines, the director…


Funny Fail Moments

Sometimes, life doesn’t go the way you plan.


House Democrats to Unveil Bill to Expand Supreme Court From 9 to 13

A group of House Democrats is expected to announce a bill on Thursday that seeks to add four more seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, expanding it from nine to 13 justices. The bill, which is slated to be dubbed the Judiciary Act of 2021, will be introduced by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jerry Nadler…


Questions Remain Over Return of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews

It’s unclear if Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will return to work in 10 days, although his deputy insists he’s making steady progress after a serious back injury. Andrews suffered broken ribs and a fractured T7 vertebra after slipping on wet stairs at a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula on March 9. The 48-year-old was…


How California’s Distribution of $8 Billion in Federal Funds is Devastating Small Cities | Beth Haney

California received $26 billion, including $8.4 billion that will be divided among local cities through the American Rescue Plan. My guest is Beth Haney. She is the co-chair of the California Mayors Coalition. She discusses how the state government is allocating this funding to the cities, and why small cities are looking for more autonomy….


Video: How Business and Politics Cooperate in Corrupt Tax Policies—Interview With Wendy Damron

The Biden administration is looking to roll back former President Donald Trump’s tax reforms, while also putting into place new tax programs—including against businesses—with the new corporate tax. To learn more about this, and how these programs could affect American taxpayers, we sat down for an interview with Wendy Damron, External Relations Manager at Citizens…


Anthony Fauci Suggests Australia Make Vaccine Rollout Top Priority

U.S. Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci has suggested that the Australian government mirror America’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout model. Fauci, who was speaking via video chat at the University of New South Wales’ inaugural David Cooper lecture on Wednesday, said the Biden administration’s mass vaccination rollout model was changing the path of America’s pandemic outcome….


White House Correspondents’ Association Won’t Hold Annual Dinner Due to COVID Concerns

The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) on April 14 canceled its annual dinner over concerns about the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. “We have worked through any number of scenarios over the last several months but to put it plainly: while improving rapidly, the COVID-19 landscape is…


Video: Facts Matter (April 14): Digital Vaccine Passports Coming to California County

In Orange County, California, health officials have announced that they will be piloting a new vaccine passport program. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow Roman on Instagram: @epoch.times.roman


Senate OKs Tough Former Regulator as Market Watchdog Chief

WASHINGTON—The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s choice of Gary Gensler to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling an emphasis on investor protection for the Wall Street watchdog agency after a deregulatory stretch during the Trump administration. The vote Wednesday was 53-45, mostly along party lines in the narrowly Democratic-controlled Senate, to confirm Gensler,…