Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, has urged President Joe Biden to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The request comes one day after Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic-led measure that sought to create such a commission to examine the breach. Senators voted 54-35 on…
Democratic Lawmaker Calls on Biden to Create Jan. 6 Commission After GOP Blocks Bill
Democrat Lawmaker Calls on Biden to Create Jan. 6 Commission After GOP Blocks Bill
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, has urged President Joe Biden to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. It comes one day after Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-led measure that seeks to create such a commission to examine the breach. Senators voted 54-35 on the…
Australian Aged Care Home Locks Down After COVID-19 Case
An aged care home in Melbourne’s northwest is in lockdown after a COVID-positive worker became the state’s first “mystery case” of the outbreak. The Altona woman worked at Arcare Maidstone on Wednesday and Thursday and may have been infectious at the time. She sought testing as soon as she fell ill on Friday and was…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Address Origins of CCP Virus Pandemic
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced two bills that seek to equip the United States with the ability to investigate the origins of the CCP virus pandemic and allow Americans to sue Beijing for suppressing information about the pandemic. The bills come as calls for a new probe into the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…
Victoria’s Labor Government Announces $250 Million for Businesses in Its 7-day Lockdown
Victorian businesses forced to shut during the state’s fourth lockdown will be given a A$250 million lifeline, although there is no support for out-of-pocket workers, the state government announced on Sunday. The $250 million package includes $190 million in $2500 grants for businesses, $40.7 million in $3500 grants for liquor licence and food certificate holders and $20 million for event…
Roadside Bomb Kills 3 University Teachers in Afghanistan: Police
KABUL—A roadside bomb hit a bus carrying university staff in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing three teachers and wounding 15 others, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan. The bus was carrying teachers from Al-Biruni university, said a spokesman for the provincial police, Salim Noori. Some of…
Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk
May 29, 2021
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Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has been recalled after his China-born wife slapped a shop assistant in Seoul, causing an uproar across the country. On May 28, Belgium’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes had decided to end Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier’s tenure this summer, a post he…
Astronomers Detect the Most Distant Spiral Galaxy Ever Found
Using the telescope known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of researchers may have found the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, according to a statement. The galaxy, dubbed BRI 1335–0417, is estimated to have formed only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, making it the most ancient known galaxy with…
Critical Race Theory Update: Et Tu, Williamson County?
Commentary Williamson County? Never heard of it. What’s the big deal? Well, a lot. Williamson County, Tennessee is what you might call “Republican Heaven.” Just south of Democrat-stronghold Nashville, much of it is a gorgeous suburb, home to the likes of country star Luke Bryan of “American Idol” fame—on an 150 acre estate—and Senator Marsha…
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