Thursday, President Joe Biden asked unvaccinated Americans, “What more do you need to see? We’ve made vaccinations free, safe, and convenient.” He continued, “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin. And your refusal has cost all of us.” Biden then went on to announce six new vaccination guidelines and requirements. Some of his announcement was expected,…

Costco has issued a warning to shoppers that purchase limits might be in place for certain items. The warehouse store did this at the start of the pandemic, when people panicked and hoarded supplies like toilet paper and paper towels. Now that coronavirus cases are increasing again, that’s happening again. The Centers for Disease Control…

Democrats appoint a Republican as vice chairman of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. U.S. Representative Liz Cheney will step into the position. “We owe it to the American people to investigate everything that led up to, and transpired on, January 6th,” Cheney said in a statement after the announcement. “We will not…

Addressing the nation, President Biden said, “After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refuse to send another generation of America’s sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago.” That speech has drawn mixed reviews, with most of it staying on party lines.  Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) served in Afghanistan…

Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, talked with Straight Arrow News about the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. Katulis specializes in national security and counterterrorism with a background in the Middle East. Katulis said the Biden Administration’s messaging on the withdrawal, including “ending endless wars” and “ending forever wars”, isn’t…

U.S. President Joe Biden is seen during a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, their security team and senior officials to obtain updates on the draw down of civilian personnel in Afghanistan and the ongoing security situation in Kabul, in this handout photo obtained from The White House Twitter account on August 16, 2021. ###…

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. The updated figures from Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection follow a previous count of 304 dead. The office’s director, Jerry Chandler, said rescuers are…

Senators stayed on the Senate Floor into the early hours of Wednesday during what is called a vote-a-rama. My amendment is simple: if a city council believes the ‘woke’ thing to do is to cancel the police department, then they shouldn’t expect the federal government to bail them out. READ MORE⬇️ pic.twitter.com/k5IC6iQ2gg — Coach Tommy…

Gwen’s picks for Tuesday, August 10 include: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces his resignation. Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul will become New York’s first female governor. The Senate passes the infrastructure bill. View Shannon’s story on budget reconciliation here. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gets suspended from Twitter for a week.

Update (Jan. 3, 2021): Twitter announced Sunday it had permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Her congressional Twitter account is still up. Twitter had previously suspended Rep. Greene’s personal account for periods ranging from 12 hours to a full week. According to the platform’s “strike” system, which uses artificial intelligence to identify…