“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” – Sun Tzu, “The Art…
FDA Says Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines Still Effective, Boosters May Not Be Needed
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said that agency-authorized COVID-19 vaccines currently provide protection against death and severe disease and may not require additional boosters, coming after vaccine maker Pfizer submitted data saying that its vaccine’s efficacy is eroding over time. In findings released online, the FDA analyzed data submitted by Pfizer as…
Republicans Look to Capitalize on Biden Afghan Fiasco in 2022
News Analysis In a press conference Tuesday morning led by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Republicans blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, presaging likely Republican focuses in the 2022 midterm elections. Scalise began by blasting Biden’s handling of the ongoing situation, saying it has now devolved to the point that…
Americans Are Not as Far Apart Politically as Expected | Jordan Blashek
In the last few years, the political divide between the two parties, Republican and Democrat, seems much more pronounced. In the latest edition of California Insider, you’ll meet one half of a Republican-Democrat duo that traveled across the country looking for common ground between the two parties. Did they find it? The answer may surprise…
Democrats Would Lose House Majority If Midterms Were Held Today: Official
One of the top House Democrats issued a warning to other vulnerable Democrat representatives that they have to change course or the party risks losing its majority during the 2022 midterms, said a Democrat official. Tim Persico, executive director of the Maloney-chaired Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), confirmed to Politico on Tuesday that Rep. Sean Patrick…
Michigan Representatives Ask Justice Department to Explain Why It Dropped Probe Into Nursing Home Deaths
Three members of Congress from Michigan are asking the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a formal inquiry as to why the department dropped its investigation of nursing home deaths in the state. The DOJ announced July 22 it would cease an investigation into Michigan nursing home deaths from COVID-19 and…
New Mexico House Democrat Resigns Amid Criminal Probe Into Racketeering, Money-Laundering
New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a Democrat, resigned Friday amid a criminal probe involving allegations that include money laundering and racketeering, according to reports. Stapleton announced her resignation in a July 30 letter, obtained by The Paper, to the Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, in which she “unequivocally” denied the allegations….
Texas House Rep. Arrested During Voting Protest in Washington
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) confirmed Thursday that she was arrested as she engaged in a voting protest in Washington. Lee and other protesters were standing in front of an entrance to the Senate Hart Building when the Capitol Police told them that it was their final warning and would have to disperse, according to…
Top Democrat Responds After GOP Says Pelosi ‘Bears Responsibility’ for Jan. 6 Breach
A war-of-words between top Democrat and Republican House lawmakers erupted Tuesday over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had enough officers present during the Jan. 6 Joint Session of Congress. “Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility as Speaker of the House for the tragedy that occurred on January 6th,” said House Republican No. 3 Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) during…
Texas Democrat Leaves Washington, Returns to Austin to Work on Voting Bill
A Texas state Democrat lawmaker who left the Lone Star State to block a special session over a voting overhaul bill announced he’s returning to Texas to address the bill. Rep. Philip Cortez, who was one of about 60 Democrat lawmakers who traveled from Texas to Washington this month, said he was asked by other…
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