More than 200 active service members and veterans have signed an open letter seeking accountability over the alleged harm caused by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) implementation of the now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The open letter, published on Jan. 1, is directed to the American people, but names specific senior military leaders who the signers […]
The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 threw out three cases involving federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, handing a win to President Joe Biden and his administration. In unsigned rulings, the justices said that rulings against mandates imposed by President Biden and the U.S. military have been vacated. They also remanded the cases back to lower courts […]
Amid a small increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions in recent days, a handful of schools and colleges across the United States have re-imposed mask mandates—or at least started recommending them. In the most recent example, a school in Montgomery County, Maryland, announced it would mandate masking for at least 10 days after three students tested […]
The Atlanta college that reinstated its mask mandate in August confirmed that it has ended the rule after two weeks. Morris Brown College, described as a historically black college, said in mid-August that it would reimpose mask mandates amid what it said was a rise in COVID-19 cases on a larger campus where it is […]
Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vowed that her state will not participate if another round of federal COVID restrictions is imposed. “COVID lockdowns killed businesses, tore apart communities and stunted our kids’ education. And now they’re talking about doing it again. So let me be clear: as long as I am governor, Arkansas […]
Dozens of health care clinics in Oregon lost workers because of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed by the state’s health agency, according to a new study. About half of clinics that filled out surveys reported losing workers. The majority of those reporting the loss of employees are situated in rural areas. “Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate […]
Service members who received general discharges when separated from the military for their refusal to obey the vaccine mandate say their transition to civilian life has been hampered because they were not given honorable discharges. The majority of service members kicked out over their refusal to get vaccinated received general discharges. With a general discharge, service […]
A lawsuit challenging Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers was revived on May 25 by a federal appeals court. U.S. District Judge Jon Levy, an Obama appointee, wrongly tossed the case when he ruled in 2022 that the mandate is “rationally based,” judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit […]
A federal appeals court has halted the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled (pdf) in an en banc hearing on Thursday to keep a preliminary injunction on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place amid ongoing litigation over the matter. En […]
Texas filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday to block federal health guidance that allegedly forces pharmacies to dispense abortion-inducing drugs. The Biden administration in July 2022 released guidance requiring pharmacies to supply women with abortion-inducing drugs or risk losing Medicaid and Medicare funds, even if certain state laws prohibit the procedure. Texas argues […]
The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill that, if passed and signed into law, would remove the requirement for proof of a COVID-19 vaccine for non-U.S. citizens who seek to fly into the United States. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) separately confirmed Friday of […]
Dozens of House Democrats are pushing for the elimination of the U.S. debt ceiling. They are calling for unlimited borrowing so the government can spend whatever it needs. A former FBI official was arrested and indicted for ties to Russia. He played a lead role in investigating the now-discredited collusion between former President Donald Trump’s 2016 […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said on Jan. 5. “We have rescinded the mandate,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a briefing. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a Biden appointee, imposed the mandate for all troops in August 2021, saying it was necessary to protect military […]
An Arizona judge ruled on Dec. 19 that two of Republican Kari Lake’s election claims can go to trial. The two-day hearing is scheduled for Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. A federal court struck down the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors on Dec. 19. Judge Kurt Engelhardt said a broad interpretation of the law […]
President Joe Biden could sign a defense funding bill that includes the termination of the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the White House signaled on Dec. 7. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson, declined to say whether Biden would sign the measure if the removal of the mandate remains, but also did not say Biden would […]
A top general in the Marine Corps has acknowledged that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is hampering its recruitment goals, but he credited the requirement with keeping military personnel healthy. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger made the comments during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, on Dec. 3. “Where […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) host a press conference on ending the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol. The senators sent a letter on Wednesday to Senate […]
The global pandemic ushered in mass lockdowns, along with what seemed like near-universal vaccine mandates. Most private, federal, and state agencies mandated the vaccine, including the U.S. military. NTD spoke with Bradley Miller, who had resigned from his post as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army due to the mandate.
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Oct. 31, leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that allowed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require the wearing of masks on airplanes, trains, and buses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the TSA abandoned its mask mandate in April, the decision allows a Dec. […]
The Supreme Court on Oct. 11 turned down a request from a detective to block New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Anthony Marciano, a New York Police Department detective, sued the city over the mandate, which applies to all city employees. A New York Supreme Court judge blocked the mandate in late […]
