Politics & Policy
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Georgia State Election Board asks Justice Department to investigate voting machines
The leader asked the officials to require an update to the state’s voting machine software and prohibit the use of QR codes for ballot tabulation amid concerns about potential software vulnerabilities.
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'Worst of the worst': ICE deports murderers, human traffickers
Under the Trump administration, ICE and DHS have worked to implement his pledge of mass deportations, with an emphasis on the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens.
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Republican Senate Leadership Fund pauses ad spending in North Carolina, switches focus to Kansas
The move signals that Senate Republicans are moving away from trying to put former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley in the upper chamber and shifting instead to reelect Marshall, who is facing a tough race against Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton.
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Ivy League researcher hits brick wall with medical journals on COVID vaccine death study
Rejections are largely "not very substantive," though feedback has strengthened his argument that vaccines and deaths are not simply correlated.
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Biden to address nation Tuesday on COVID-19's spreading omicron variant, administration's response
Administration, others have already push for more Americans to get vaccinated to stop the virus from spreading.
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Trump slams McConnell as 'the best thing that ever happened' to Democrats
Veteran Republican senator recently gave imprimatur to Jan. 6 committee
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Michigan says school COVID transmission is becoming ‘similar’ regardless of mask rules
Case numbers diverged earlier in the year before narrowing over the past month.
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New York, U.K. post COVID case records, but hospitalizations and deaths remain low
Vaccinations, natural immunity may be keeping fatalities low during major surge
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Pfizer says it will add third COVID vaccine shot to trials for young children
Company says two shots did not produce desired immune effect.
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DC Mayor Bowser considers reinstating mask mandate, just weeks after it was lifted
The Democratic mayor lifted the mandate on November 22, just before the Omicron variant was announced.
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Harvard won't require standardized testing for admissions for next four years, pandemic a factor
The school is one of many that appears to be moving away from the standardized tests
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CDC announces 'test-to-stay' school policy for students exposed to COVID-19
The policy announcement arrives as some schools grapple with the idea of another round of remote learning
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Study shows 40% of Latinos are concerned Democrats are embracing socialism
In recent years, Latino-Americans have begun bracing Republican political values at the polls