The conservative Heritage Foundation says economic freedom is at an all-time low under President Biden. The Washington-based think tank said the U.S. fell 2.7 points from its 2021 Index of Economic Freedom to a record-low score of 72.1 and to its lowes…
Author: Tom Howell Jr.
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan said he is recovering from stroke, will return to D.C. in a few weeks
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico says he will make a full recovery from the stroke he suffered last month and is set to return to Washington in a few weeks to vote on important legislation and President Biden’s forthcoming Supreme Court pick. &ld…
Biden marks anniversary of Parkland shooting, calls for gun control legislation, anti-crime funding
President Biden on Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, by urging Congress to provide $500 million for community policing initiatives that reduce gun crime and new funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tob…
FDA postpones review of child COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed an advisory meeting on Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for young children and will wait for data on the third dose from trials, meaning the rollout for ages 0 to 4 might not begin until April. Senior…
Ontario premier declares a state of emergency for trucker blockade, threatens prison for protestors
Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in the province Friday and said truckers protesting COVID-19 rules will face “severe” consequences if they do not disperse from Ottawa and other locations. Officials on both sides of t…
Dozens of House Republicans tell DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign
Nearly four dozen of House Republicans called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign Friday on grounds he is leaving the southern border “wide open” and making it difficult for agents to do their jobs. The letter was led by Rep. Ke…
Scientists scramble on COVID-19 vaccine dosing; challenge remains for drugmakers
This is the last article in a six-part series on “two years and counting” for the coronavirus. Health officials are coming to realize that while pushing COVID-19 vaccines to the market in record time likely saved hundreds of thousands of li…
Ontario mayor seeks court order to remove trucker protest from border crossing
An Ontario mayor says he will seek a court order Friday that expands his power to remove truckers blocking a key border crossing as part of protests against COVID-19 rules. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the order would expand police powers to move th…
Nevada drops mask mandate, effective immediately, joining a trend
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak abruptly dropped a statewide mask mandate Thursday, saying a certain number of people won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine and he doesn’t want to hold the rest of society back. He joins a growing list of Democratic gover…
Herd immunity hopes dashed by COVID vaccines’ flaws
This is the fourth in a six-part series on “two years and counting” for the coronavirus. When COVID-19 emerged, scientists figured they could stop the disease by getting 70% or 80% of the country vaccinated. As the delta variant of the viru…