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In Concession to Reality, UK Pushes Back EV Mandate by 5 Years

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LONDON—British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after first announcing a mandate requiring all fossil-fueled vehicles sold in the UK after 2030 to be electric, succumbed to pressure from the Conservative Party and within his own government and announced Wednesday a delay until 2035. His goal remains net zero by 2050. Sunak’s goal continues to be based on his view that “climate change” is real and can be affected by what humans do. That remains debatable, but you wouldn’t know it from watching or reading British media which, like U.S. media, regularly…

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New bill would mandate legacy IT inventories, modernization plans

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Agencies finally would be on the hook to address the ever growing need to modernize legacy technology systems. After years of reports from the Government Accountability Office that found agencies didn’t have a good idea of how many or how old their legacy systems were, Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are trying to change that. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.,  introduced a new bill to require agencies to improve their plans to modernize legacy IT. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) Hassan, the chairwoman of the Homeland Security and Governmental…

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Senate passes resolution blocking Biden admin’s vaccine mandate for health care workers

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<p><em>To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari.</em></p> <ul> <li>A board crucial to federal employees has a quorum, after a long period of vacancy. The Senate has confirmed two of three nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board, which, among other things, hears appeals of adverse employment actions. The board has lacked a quorum for more than 1,800 days, about five years. Senators approved Ray Limon and…

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Jay Sekulow Explains Vaccine Mandate Cases Before Supreme Court

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Friday was a critical day for American liberty. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases to determine whether or not a stay would be issued against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.  The high court heard arguments on the Biden COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees, and also on the mandate requiring health care workers to be vaccinated.  “The courts seem inclined to strike down the mandate, probably on the lack of authority ground, that OSHA, the agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,…

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2022 March For Life to ‘Proceed As Planned’ Despite DC Vaccine Mandate, Expects ‘Even Higher Levels of Enthusiasm’

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Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned.  “The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,” the pro-life organization said in press release, noting that “outdoor events are not impacted by the Washington, D.C., vaccine mandate.”  The March for Life will modify some of its indoor events due to the new COVID-19 regulations, organizers added, noting that participants at…

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