(Megan Redshaw) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued an emergency temporary standard giving employers with more than 100 employees, which affects 84 million workers, until Jan. 4 to comply with President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate or employers face fines up to $136,532.
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HUGE: Lawmakers Seek Federal Grand Jury Investigation for COVID-19 Statistical Manipulation
(Greg Piper) The CDC adopted a “double-standard exclusively for COVID-19 data collection” that inflated cases and deaths starting early in the pandemic, violating multiple federal laws and distorting mitigation policies, Oregon lawmakers told the feds’ top lawyer in the state.
Bad News for Liz Cheney: Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Is Helping to Fund Opponents to Never-Trump Lawmakers Who Voted to Impeach President Trump
(Jim Hoft) More bad news for bitter Liz Cheney and the other Never-Trumpers.
Jan. 6 Select Committee Seeks Phone Records of Lawmakers, Others Related to the Capitol Breach
(Sophie Mann) The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 capitol breach is seeking electronic communication records related to the incident, including some from lawmakers.
Despite Widespread Job Openings, Biden Administration to Extend Jobless Benefits past Deadline
(Casey Harper) Lawmakers enacted weekly $300 unemployment payments and set them to expire Sept. 6 in response to joblessness during the pandemic.
New York Lawmakers’ Tentative Steps Toward Impeaching Cuomo Draw Fire
(The Center Square Staff) The chair of the New York Assembly Judiciary Committee, the group of lawmakers currently investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo for possible impeachment, called the report that substantiated 11 women’s sexual harassment complaints against the embattled governor “comprehensive and thorough.”
Kamala Harris Taken To Walter Reed Medical Center
(Carmine Sabia) Days after meeting with the Democrat lawmakers from Texas, and one day after three of them tested positive for COVID-19, Kamala Harris has gone to Walter Reed Hospital.
Gov. Greg Abbott: Democrat Lawmakers Who Fled State “Will Be Arrested”
(Anthony T) Governor Greg Abbott isn’t playing any games with the Democrats who just fled Texas in order to avoid a special legislative session.
U.S. Firms Aiding and Abetting China’s ‘malign’ Push for World Dominance, Lawmakers Say
(John Solomon) China has set a goal of global domination by 2049, coercing U.S. firms to give up technology, intellectual property and capital, Republicans on House Intelligence Committee say.
New Jersey Democrat Lawmaker Secretly Made $1 Million Investing in Medical Companies That Had a Stake in Covid Response
(Cristina Laila) Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) secretly made $1 million in investing in medical companies that had a stake in the Covid response.
Lawmakers to Fbi Head: ‘we Write to Request Information about the FBI’s Illegal Spying Activities’
(Alex Nitzberg) GOP Reps. Jim Jordan and Andy Biggs sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Republicans Lawmakers Are Asking Why Pelosi Denied “The National Guard Support On January 4th”
(Anthony T) It’s about time lawmakers are putting pressure on Pelosi.
Lawmakers Now Being Targeted and Punished for Demanding Election Integrity
(Ethan Huff) For daring to defend free and fair elections, three Republican state senators in Georgia have been demoted and stripped of their chairmanships.
Now The Banks: Lenders Cut Trump, Other Lawmakers Off, Citing U.S. Capitol Riot
(Tim Pearce) Two banks that previously did business with President Donald Trump are cutting him off following the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol.
Over The Past Week, 5 Republican Lawmakers Have Suddenly Died
(Michael Snyder ) Have you noticed that quite a few prominent Republicans have been dropping dead lately? At a time of the year when most people are at home celebrating the holidays with their families, Republican lawmakers have been dying one after another. Of course important people die all the time, but to have this many Republican politicians die so closely to one another is definitely unusual. I believe that 2021 is going to be a very strange year, and it has definitely gotten off to a very strange start.