Last week, Senate Democrats objected to U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to the CHIPS-Plus Act that would permanently ban all U.S. funding of gain-of-function research in China. In the rush to pass this newly emerged legislation, some of the provisions the Senate previously agreed to in the original CHIPS bill wereContinue Reading
When human remains are excavated, archaeologists begin the work of determining a number of traits about the individual, including age, race and gender. Now activists are pressuring scientists to reconsider “assigning gender to ancient human remains” based on objective observations based on the size and shape of the bones. “YouContinue Reading
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) fined a Wyoming County couple for unlawfully possessing a raccoon as a pet. Earlier this month, an officer received an urgent call from the Erie County Department of Health requesting assistance locating a potentially rabid raccoon. Raccoons are a rabies vector speciesContinue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today that a long-standing New York concealed carry law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the High Court heard arguments over the law’s requirement to demonstrate a “proper cause” for obtaining a license to carryContinue Reading
According to a recent Gallup poll, 81% of Americans believe in God, down from 87% in 2017, a new low in Gallup’s trend. The poll reveals belief in God has fallen the most in recent years among young adults and people on the left of the political spectrum (liberals andContinue Reading
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul offered his first balanced budget in 2011. Now, over a decade later he continues to offer legislation to get Washington’s spending under control. He recently introduced his “Six Penny Plan” federal budget that will balance within five years. “Five years ago, we could balance our budgetContinue Reading
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced today in a news release that NIAID Director and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. They report that Fauci is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice.Continue Reading
The number of abortions performed in the United States increased between 2017 and 2020, reversing a 30-year trend, according to figures released today. The Guttamcher Institute, a research group that advocates for abortion rights, said its data showed 930,160 abortions were performed in 2020, an 8% increase from the 862,320 performedContinue Reading
Four individuals from Reading were convicted of offenses stemming from a year-long investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia and the Reading Police Department into a racketeering conspiracy, June 2. The offenses included conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercionContinue Reading
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents, rescued a 1-year-old girl after the toddler was separated from the mother by human smugglers. “Human smugglers are driven by greed,” said Frank B. Burrola, special agent in charge of HSI El Paso. “HSI remains steadfastContinue Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders, in separate groups, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. May 24, around 9:30 a.m., Eagle Pass Station agents apprehended a group of 13 subjects. They were transported to the Eagle Pass South Border Patrol StationContinue Reading
By: Candess Zona Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The CDC and FDA have announced an outbreak of Hep A illnesses linked to fresh strawberries. In this strawberries outbreak, there are currently 17 ill, 12 of which have been hospitalized. The strawberries implicated in this branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between MarchContinue Reading
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led their colleagues in a bipartisan push for more funding to help address the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. As of Friday, the HPAI outbreak has impacted around 19 sites across Iowa, affecting 13 millionContinue Reading
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the City of Boston violated the Constitution by censoring a private flag in a public forum open to “all applicants” merely because the application referred to it as a “Christian flag.” The High Court stated that it is not government speech, andContinue Reading
President Biden created more outrage Tuesday with statements defending abortion in the wake of the leaked SCOTUS opinion draft which indicated the court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Roe says what all basic mainstream religions have historically concluded, that the existence of a human life and being is a question.Continue Reading
Last night a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court indicates a majority of Justices have voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade and 1992 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey abortion decisions. The leaked copy of a draft opinion was obtained by Politico. This is regarding the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, concerningContinue Reading
Federal Judge Steven Merryday granted a preliminary injunction yesterday in Navy SEAL 1 v. Austin for a United States Marine Corps Captain who faced punishment after the military rejected his appeal from a denial for a religious accommodation from the shot mandate. The preliminary injunction enjoins the Department of Defense (DOD) and the respectiveContinue Reading
When Congress meets mid-June to discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the Biden administration’s pro-death radical agenda has a wish list of items that includes a $1.1 billion increase in the amount of taxpayer funding toward the killing of innocent unborn children. This proposal includes the following longstanding appropriations provisionsContinue Reading
Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) signed a bill making it legal for state residents to carry a gun without first obtaining a state permit, becoming the 23rd state in the nation to enact constitutional carry legislation. Senate Bill 215 allows anyone over 21, and who is legally eligible to own a firearm, toContinue Reading
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told the Todd Starnes Show President Biden is using Ukraine to push for the Left’s Green New Deal. “The reason we got here is because we have a president that’s weak and signaled that he didn’t care if Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and an energy policy that supports notContinue Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags and hidden in and under a man’s clothing as he tried to cross the border into the U.S. The incident occurred at aboutContinue Reading
