EXCLUSIVE — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is standing firm behind his controversial decision not to force an isolation period for children not vaccinated against measles after an outbreak in his state in February, saying that erring on the side of individual choice should be a key lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. “What honestly breaks […]
One would be forgiven for mistaking President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night as a campaign speech. It was overtly political, with the president making more than a dozen references to his “predecessor” and current rival, former President Donald Trump, and several dozen more about the supposed “threats to democracy” Trump […]
A teenager in Tennessee is being charged as an adult after allegedly supplying a child with the fentanyl that caused his fatal overdose. The Memphis Police Department identified 17-year-old Jaxx High as the suspect arrested and charged in relation to the deadly Jan. 28 incident, according to a Thursday report. The body of the victim […]
When Ronald Reagan biographer Craig Shirley was asked this week about a new survey of “scholars” putting President Joe Biden ahead of the Gipper as the 14th “greatest president” in history, he exploded. “It made me gag,” Shirley said, hitting the “Presidential Greatness Project’s” experts as left-leaning educators. “Joe Biden is a terrible, terrible person. […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Western leaders hesitant to increase military aid to Ukraine of “neglecting their duties,” a broadside that appeared aimed at none other than German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “Those who do not realize that we have to mobilize all means at our disposal in order to allow Ukraine to defend itself […]
(The Center Square) – An analysis of the tax impacts from Illinois’ gun ban couldn’t precisely peg how much is being lost. The Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability analyzed possible lost tax revenue from the banning of more than 170 semi-automatic firearms, magazines over certain capacities, and various attachments. The law was enacted […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are introducing legislation to shore up the state’s response to human trafficking. State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, said the anti-trafficking organization Shared Hope International recently gave Illinois an “F” grade for its current laws to address the problem. “Of the six metrics that they use to grade a state’s […]
Former President Donald Trump defended TikTok the day that legislation advanced in the House of Representatives to force a divestiture by the social media platform’s Chinese parent company, a reversal from his policies as president. Trump spoke in favor of TikTok soon after the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to approve Rep. Mike Gallagher’s […]
(The Center Square) — To guide opioid-related spending in the future, the Department of Health wants to figure out which programs are doing the best. “The opioid crisis has been an overwhelming issue for families across the country,” Acting Secretary Debra Bogen said during a Senate budget hearing Thursday. “We should think about it as […]
A group of Senate Republicans torched the package of spending bills that would extend funding for the federal government over billions of dollars in earmarks. House Republicans put more than $4.5 billion worth of small grants for programs and projects in congressional districts in the appropriations bills introduced this week, but it will be up […]
