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Biden Admin Launches Probe Into Texas Ban on School Mask Mandates

The Biden administration’s Department of Education on Tuesday added Texas to the list of states being investigated over their bans on or exemptions from school mask mandates. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to Texas Education Agency (TEA)  Commissioner  Mike Morath on Tuesday notifying him about a “directed investigation” into whether…


Biden Uses First UN Address to Call for Global Community to ‘Seize Opportunities’ in Tackling Crises

President Joe Biden called for deep global engagement and a shared future in his first address since taking office before the United Nations Tuesday at the UN’s 76th General Assembly at its headquarters in New York City. Biden told the room full of leaders the world is at an “inflection point in history” and nations…


Europeans Vaccinated With AstraZeneca Should Be Able to Enter US, Says EU

People who have received two doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine should be able to travel to the United States once restrictions are eased, even though the vaccine hasn’t been approved yet by U.S. regulators, the European Commission (EC) said on Tuesday. “From our point of view, obviously it would make sense for people who have…


LIVE: Biden Speaks at the UN


Call Being Planned Between Biden and Macron to ‘Reaffirm’ Partnership: White House

The White House says it is planning a call with French President Emmanuel Macron to, among other things, reaffirm the U.S. commitment to working with one its oldest allies, press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday. This comes amid fallout from a new trilateral defense partnership between the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Australia. The…


US Not Looking for Cold War With China: White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States does not seek conflict with China, after the United Nations chief raised concerns about a potential new cold war between the two major powers. Psaki was responding to Antonio Guterres, the U.N. Secretary-General, who recently implored the two countries to repair their “completely dysfunctional” relationship…


Biden Admin Quietly Fires Trump Education Appointees Who Filed Lawsuit

President Joe Biden earlier this month quietly fired two presidential appointees from the waning days of the Trump administration who sued the Department of Education for refusing to deliver their signed presidential commissions. The two men, economics professor Steve Hanke and law professor John Yoo, were appointed by then-President Donald Trump to the National Board…


LIVE: Biden Delivers Remarks About a National Security Initiative


Democratic Amnesty for 8 Million Illegals in Budget is ‘Unprecedented and Dangerous’: FAIR

Senate Democrats are trying to convince the Senate parliamentarian—a nonpartisan figure who arbitrates disagreements over Senate rules—to allow them to include about eight million green cards into the $3.5 trillion budget resolution. The blessing of the current parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, will be necessary because of the peculiar track Democrats are using to pass the budget. Specifically,…


Biden Continues to Push Climate Policy in Visit to National Renewable Energy Lab

President Joe Biden made the final stop of his West Coast trip Tuesday in Colorado to continue pushing for his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and his $3.5 trillion spending plan. Biden toured the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, observing wind turbine testing and new battery technologies at the facility before making his…