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The U.S. Department of Defense has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said on Jan. 5. “We have rescinded the mandate,” Brig.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 […]
New York City police officers scored a big win in their fight against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that cost some their jobs, with a Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruling that the mandate—as it applies to members of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA)—is “invalid” and fired cops must be given back their jobs. Judge Lyle Frank […]
