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Report Puts Fauci’s Retirement at $350K Per Year, Biggest in US Government Pension History

By Mark Tapscott Dr. Anthony Fauci has been on the federal payroll for 55 years and he currently has no plans to retire, but when he does, a new analysis of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases director’s records shows he will get the largest pension in U.S. government history. “Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com estimate Dr. Fauci’s […]

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Thousands More Flights Canceled as COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt Holiday Travel

By Katabella Roberts Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Monday amid the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus nationwide surge in Omicron variant cases. Around 3,259 flights were canceled in total globally yesterday, of which around 1,474 were in the United States, according to the flight-tracking website, FlightAware. Of the 1,474 flights, 136 were pulled by Delta airlines, 108 were scrapped from United, […]

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CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines for General Population

By Jack Phillips The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a reversal of a previous recommendation, cut the number of days of isolation for Americans who contract COVID-19 from 10 days to five days regardless of vaccination status. The agency similarly shortened the time that close contacts of COVID-19 need to quarantine. Authorities with […]

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Georgia Tries to Be Less Taxing

By Gregory Bresiger Georgia, with its strong economic recovery from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, may become the 10th state without a state an income tax. A former national leader residing in Georgia says the state income tax must go. “The time has come to abolish the Georgia state income tax,” writes Newt Gingrich, a former U.S. […]

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Head of US Energy Alliance Says Biden Administration’s Energy Policies Are Driving up Costs of Oil and Gas

By Masooma Haq and Steve Lance While the pandemic has spurred demand, leading to increased energy prices, the Biden administration’s reliance on imports is a greater contributor to the increased costs of oil and gas said Jerry Simmons the president of The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) in a Dec. 23 interview on NTD’s “Capitol Report” program. NTD is […]

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US Secret Service Investigating Hundreds of Fraud Cases Linked to Funds for Pandemic Relief

By Naveen Anthrappully More than 900 fraud cases linked to pandemic-related relief funds are being investigated, said a U.S. Secret Service statement issued Tuesday. In the statement, the Secret Service added there was potentially fraudulent activity nearing $100 billion related to the relief funds last year. The $100 billion figure is based on the aggregate of two […]

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Russia Draws Line on Ukraine Joining NATO

By Ken Silva Many national security officials are urging the Biden administration to flatly reject Russian proposals to restrict further NATO expansion, but critics warn that bluster from Washington DC is pushing the United States closer to conflict with a nuclear-armed power. Russia’s Foreign Ministry published a document Dec. 17 of demands it’s made to the United States […]

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House Republicans Ask Biden When Legal Immunity for Vaccine Manufacturers Will End

By Zachary Stieber A group of House Republicans has asked President Joe Biden about the legal immunity granted to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, expressing concern about the immunity combined with the administration’s vaccine mandates. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and 15 colleagues told Biden in a Dec. 20 letter that the mandates raise “many concerns as to the ethics […]

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24 States Sue Biden Admin Over COVID-19 Mandates for Children, Staff in ‘Head Start’ Education Program

By Isabel Van Brugen Attorneys general (AG) from 24 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates for early education staff, and mask mandates for young children. Led by Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, the lawsuit (pdf) argues that the mandates involving Head Start, the country’s largest early education program, are unlawful, and exceed […]

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Border Patrol stops suspected terrorist from Saudi Arabia in Arizona

By Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a suspected terrorist from Saudi Arabia in western Arizona late last week after he attempted to enter the United States illegally from Mexico. The 21-year-old man from Saudi Arabia was encountered by federal law enforcement on Dec. 16 wearing a jacket for the Volunteer Ambulance […]