Author: JAKE DIMA Washington Examiner
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All Broadway shows to require proof of vaccination for audience members
All 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will require proof of a coronavirus vaccination from ticketed audience members, officials announced Friday. The Broadway League, which oversees the more than three dozen venues, will require vaccinations for guests, performers, backstage crew, and theater staff for all showings until October. Attendees will also be mandated to…
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Capitol Police told to arrest visitors and staff who refuse to wear masks
The U.S. Capitol Police were told to arrest visitors and staff who refuse to wear masks after the House reinstated its face-covering mandate following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier in the day, at the direction of Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, the chamber issued a memo indicating that masks would be required once again after…
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DOJ says it’s legal to mandate COVID vaccines
The Department of Justice on Monday published an opinion indicating that coronavirus vaccine mandates are legal despite only being approved for emergency use. The judgment was brought to light as areas across the country have either mulled or implemented shot mandates in some capacity amid a surge in cases. The Food and Drug Administration‘s emergency…
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Garland limits DOJ contact with White House in sharp break from Trump policy
Attorney General Merrick Garland restricted the Justice Department‘s contact with the White House in a sharp break from the policies of former President Donald Trump, who often urged the agency to investigate or prosecute political foes or other entities. “The success of the Department of Justice depends upon the trust of the American people,” Garland…
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Texas SWAT chief killed and three officers hurt after gunfire erupts during hourslong standoff
A Texas SWAT commander was killed Thursday and three other officers were wounded after a suspect opened fire on law enforcement and commenced a standoff that lasted over 10 hours. A highway patrol trooper noticed a Chevrolet pickup truck driving recklessly, and hours later, a call came in from a resident in Levelland indicating a “neighbor [was] acting strange”…
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Book: Joint Chiefs chairman fretted over coup attempt after Trump lost 2020 election
A top military official talked to confidants about the possibility of a coup in the aftermath of the 2020 election, according to a new book. Gen. Mark Milley, picked by former President Donald Trump to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, said he felt he had to be “on guard” after President Joe Biden won…
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US military trained Colombian soldiers arrested in assassination of Haitian president, Pentagon says
The U.S. military once trained some of the Colombian soldiers arrested in connection to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, according to the Pentagon. At least 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans were said to have participated in the incident where armed men stormed Moise’s home on July 7 and shot both him and…
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Fauci says there ‘should be more’ vaccine mandates
President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed for more vaccine mandates at a local level on Sunday after railing against GOP speculation pertaining to the doses. “I have been of this opinion, and I remain of that opinion that I do believe at the local level, Jake, there should be more mandates,”…
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Biden administration to divert $860 million in COVID funds for unaccompanied migrant children
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Joe Biden’s administration is set to shift $860 million in coronavirus-related funds to cover costs associated with a surge in unaccompanied migrant children. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told Congress about the move on Tuesday, adding that the money would be pulled…
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Biden administration to divert $860 million in COVID funds for unaccompanied migrant children
President Joe Biden’s administration is set to shift $860 million in coronavirus-related funds to cover costs associated with a surge in unaccompanied migrant children. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told Congress about the move on Tuesday, adding that the money would be pulled from the National Institutes of Health to cover virus-related costs…