Tag: Executive Branch

Biden to Sign Defense Funding Bill, Ending Military’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: White House

President Joe Biden will sign the defense funding bill Congress recently passed, the White House confirmed on Dec. 19. “He’s going to sign that later this week,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in Washington. The White House had kept open the possibility of Biden vetoing the bill because of its inclusion of…


25 Governors Urge Biden to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Twenty-five U.S. governors are urging President Joe Biden to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has remained in place despite a drop in COVID-19 metrics and the emergence of less virulent variants. The governors say the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is and has been over for some time, noting that Biden himself…


Coast Guardsman Separated After 19 Years of Service Over Religious Objections to Vaccine Mandate , Deprived of Benefits

Despite having an approved retirement, a member of the Coast Guard was recently separated at 19 years due to his objection to the military vaccine mandate for religious reasons. The separation occurred months before the member was to hit 20 years of service when he would have been entitled to a lifelong pension. Former Petty…


Manchin Says Biden Should Secure Title 42 Extension

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) believes President Joe Biden has the power to request an extension of the Dec. 21 court deadline for the expiration of the Title 42 policy under which illegal immigrants have been expelled from the United States since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Last month, a federal court judge ruled that…


Kari Lake Says She Plans on Taking Lawsuit ‘Right Up to Supreme Court’

Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake on Sunday signaled that she will not concede the Arizona gubernatorial election anytime soon, coming weeks after state officials certified the race in favor of her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs. Earlier this month, Lake filed a legal challenge to contest Hobbs’s victory that sought to either declare her the winner…


NYC Mayor Warns of Service Cuts in Order to Prioritize Illegal Immigrants as Title 42 Expires

New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned that federal COVID-19 immigration law Title 42’s expiration may force the city to slash public services to deal with an expected influx of illegal immigration. “Our shelter system is full, and we are nearly out of money, staff, and space. Truth be told, if corrective measures are not…


Texas Gov. Abbott Calls on Courts to Uphold Title 42 Border Rule

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed alarm Sunday about a surge in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border if a key immigration policy, Title 42, is allowed to expire this week and called on courts to step in. Abbott said that public health concerns should prompt courts to intervene and prevent the policy from expiring. Former President Donald…


Texas Places Military on Standby in Preparation for Surge of Illegal Immigrants

In preparation for the expiration of Title 42 next week, the Texas Military Department announced Dec. 16 that it would be mobilizing members of the Texas National Guard to combat the impending surge of illegal immigrants at the border. Forces to be deployed include elements of the 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and…


US Government Releases New Set of JFK Assassination Records

The U.S. government has released more than 13,000 files relating to the assassination of late President John F. Kennedy (JFK), including versions of documents that were previously released but with more words unredacted. The U.S. National Archives on Dec. 15 released 13,173 files online, under the direction of President Joe Biden. The files include an…


DHS Redacted Critical Details About ‘Anti-Disinformation’ Activities: Sens. Grassley, Hawley

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has neglected to provide in full certain disclosures requested by members of the U.S. Senate relating to the department’s growing role in “counter-disinformation” activities, and this failure is particularly egregious in light of the co-equal roles of the executive and legislative branches of the government, two senators have charged…