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Biden Claims Congress ‘Passed’ His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. It Didn’t.

October 25, 2022 loan, didn't, Forgiveness, Congress, Biden, Claims, plan, passed, student0 comment

President Joe Biden recently said Congress approved his plan to “forgive” student loan debt. While talking with a group of young people at the White House during an on-camera interview published Sunday by NowThis News, Biden said he had “just signed a law” that would forgive $ 20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients and $ 10,000 for all borrowers earning less than $ 125,000 a year. “It’s passed. I got it passed by a vote or two, and it’s in effect,” Biden said. Actually, Biden used executive action…

At Least 11 States Say No to Mandatory COVID-19 Shots for Kids

October 21, 2022 Kids, shots, COVID19, States, Least, mandatory0 comment

At least 11 states have rejected or are expected to reject a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that pediatricians give COVID-19 shots to children along with other vaccines. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously decided Thursday to add COVID-19 shots to the children’s immunization schedule, which some schools and states use to create vaccination requirements. Many states, however, have laws in place that prohibit schools from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination for students. The Wyoming Department of Health said it will not add the COVID-19 vaccine to…

America’s Military Strength Losing Ground to China’s, Report Says

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A new report offers harrowing insight into the strength of Communist China’s military a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed calls for the “reunification” of China and Taiwan. “Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese, a matter that must be resolved by the Chinese,” Xi said Sunday at the opening session for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. “We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will never promise to renounce…

4 Takeaways as House Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump

October 13, 2022 House, takeaways, panel, Trump, Subpoenas, Jan.0 comment

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot of January 2021 voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump. The panel’s nine members sought to make a case that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and planned before the election to claim that he really won. Less than a month before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, the seven Democrats and two Republicans (all appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.) held what they called a “business meeting” as opposed to a hearing. Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., suggested that the…

Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

October 9, 2022 Depicting, Over, Couples, Public, school, Book, Fires, concerns, Raising, teacher, SameSex, Substitute0 comment

Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library. Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher. In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

National Archives Scraps ‘Transparency’ Mission When It Comes to Trump Documents

October 5, 2022 Mission, National, Trump, documents, comes, Transparency, Archives, Scraps0 comment

The Biden administration has turned what should be the most transparent of government agencies, the National Archives and Records Administration, into one of the least transparent agencies—rivaling even the FBI. Established in 1934, the National Archives has a mission to identify, protect, preserve, and make publicly available all historically valuable records. But the National Archives has become politicized by the Biden administration and no longer provides transparency in public records. Jodi Foor, the National Archives’ deputy Freedom of Information Act officer, would not answer a FOIA request from…