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Politics

Senate Republicans Vote to Strike Down Biden Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to strike down Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. In a 49 to 44 vote, the Senate approved the effort to get rid of the mandate, a vote they were able to force under the Congressional Review Act, per The Hill. Even though no Democrats voted alongside Republicans, they were […]

Opinion

From the Human Events Vault: Will U.S. Liberals Ever Learn?

Originally published August 31, 1968 (Cover of Human Events – non attributed) From the Human Events Vault is a new feature made possible, with the help of the Heritage Foundation, by our securing the entire past collection of Human Events publications dating back to 1944. From time to time, we will run pieces from past […]

World

White House Asks Congress to Approve Additional $10B in Aid for Ukraine

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, the White House on Wednesday asked Congress to authorize an additional $10 billion in humanitarian, economic and security aid for Ukraine and European allies. “Given the rapidly evolving situation in Ukraine, I anticipate that additional needs may arise over time,” White House Office of Management and Budget acting director Shalanda […]

World

Russia Seizes First Major Ukrainian City

Russia captured the key city of Kherson, a port city with over 280,000 residents. Igor Kolykhaev, the city’s mayor, said that Russian troops took the city hall and set a curfew for residents, the Daily Caller reports. He also asked Russian troops to avoid shooting civilians. In an interview with the New York Times, Kolykhaev […]

Faith & Family

Purdue Pharma, States Reach New Opioid Settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the deadly opioid crisis that includes states and thousands of local governments. The deal follows an earlier settlement that was appealed by eight states and Washington D.C. They agreed to sign on after the Sackler family – who owns the company – agreed […]

World

LOVE & WAR: Ukrainian Couple Married Three Months Early, Now Fighting for Freedom

A young Ukrainian couple decided to get married three months before their planned wedding in May when Russia began invading Ukraine. Now, they’re fighting for their country’s freedom together. Yaryna Arieva, 21, and her husband Sviatoslav Fursin, 24, told Fox News they discussed getting married early if Putin invaded, but didn’t really believe it would […]

Politics

Judge Blocks New York Attorney General’s Attempt to Dismantle NRA

In a win for the Second Amendment, a Manhattan judge blocked New York Attorney General Letitia James’ attempt to break up the National Rifle Association. Though her lawsuit against the NRA is allowed to remain open, Judge Joel M. Cohen said her accusations don’t “allege the type of public harm that is the legal linchpin […]

Culture

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Bill Banning Trans Athletes from Competing in Women’s Sports

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. The bill passed the state House in February and the state Senate on Wednesday, then went directly to Reynolds’ desk for signature. The legislation, which goes into effect immediately, says that “only female students, based on their sex, […]

Opinion

Hundred-Year-Old Mistake Comes Back to Bite US

In 1920, to protect American shipping from foreign competition, Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act. Section 27 requires that ships carrying goods from one US port to another be built and flagged in the US and owned and crewed mostly by Americans. While they can make sense in terms […]

Media

Twitter Suspends Just the News CEO John Solomon…For WHAT?

Twitter on Thursday suspended Just the News CEO and editor John Solomon for tweeting a story about a peer-reviewed study on COVID-19 vaccines. The study was even published in a well-respected medical journal – “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” – by Lund University in Sweden, a research university that has worked with both NIH and […]

Faith & Family

Florida Legislature Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 15 Weeks

The Florida Legislature on Thursday passed a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The state Senate voted 23 to 15 in support of the bill, a month after the House voted 78 to 39. The legislation does not have an exception for rape or incest, but does include exceptions for threats to a […]

Politics

Meghan Markle Sued by Half-Sister Over Oprah Interview

Meghan Markle is facing a lawsuit by her half-sister for allegedly making false statements in her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. Samantha Markle filed the lawsuit on Thursday, accusing Meghan of defamation “based on demonstrably false and malicious statements” in the March 7, 2021 interview. She claims Meghan’s “lies” were “designed to destroy [her] reputation” […]

Politics

Supreme Court Reinstates Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber

The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentenced for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling. The Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision rejected the defense’s argument that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong to exclude evidence of a separate […]

Media

Unsocial Media Monitor: Team left unhinged at sight of Amy Coney Barrett’s face

This series on Human Events will be a weekly feature to shine a bright light on the social media activities between those who claim to be part of the “diversity and tolerance” crowd. Each week, we will take a look at some of the goings on from the world of social media. While the traditional […]

World

Russia Passes Law to Punish Journalists for ‘Fake News’

Amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion, Russia’s parliament on Friday passed a law making “fake” news a punishable crime. In efforts to censor the truth and keep Russian citizens in the dark, if enacted, the law would punish any journalist who contradicts Moscow’s official statements on the war with punishments resulting in up to 15 years […]

Politics

YouTube Suspends The Hill Over Video of Donald Trump Denying Election Results

In the latest example of Big Tech censorship, YouTube suspended The Hill for playing a clip of President Trump claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen. YouTube suspended The Hill’s channel for violating its policies after its morning show posted two clips of Trump denying the 2020 election results. The channel is unable to upload […]

Media

Russia Gives Facebook a Taste of its Medicine, Blocks Access in Country

In further attempts to block any and all differing views on the Ukraine invasion, Russia blocked access to Facebook. The government said the move against Facebook is due to the platform’s “discrimination against Russian news media,” per The Hill. Facebook immediately blasted the decision. “Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from […]

Opinion

Think Twice Before Adopting Technologies Running-Off Big Batteries, Your House and Life Could Be at Risk

It’s not uncommon for films and books in the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres to feature characters “spontaneously combusting.” In the real world, “reality” shows documenting strange mysteries sometimes feature instances where people have, to outward appearances, erupted into flames without any readily apparent cause. Whether in fiction or the real world, instances of spontaneous […]

National Security

Stephen Bannon’s War Room and The Star News Network Announce Partnership

Stephen Bannon’s War Room and The Star News Network announced Monday they will form a partnership focusing on “hyper local” stories at the state, city and national level. As part of the partnership, War Room will feature interviews with Star News Network reporters and personalities, as well as timely video clips from the network each […]

World

Russia Takes Control of Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Cuts Off Communication

Russian forces have taken control of the staff at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and cut off their ability to communicate with Ukraine’s nuclear regulator. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, located southeast of Kyiv, was originally seized by Russian troops Friday, Fox News reports. “Ukraine reports that any action of plant management – including measures […]

World

U.S. to Send $10B in Aid to Ukraine

The U.S. is set to send more military aid to Ukraine, according to lawmakers. Emergency funds will soon be approved, placing “$10 billion into both defense equipment for Ukraine, but also humanitarian assistance to get civilians out,” Sen. Chris Murphy said on Fox News Sunday. The approval will come after members of Congress spoke to […]

World

Freedom Convoy on Foot: Protest Returns to Ottawa Without the Trucks

OTTAWA – Freedom Convoy protesters returned to Canada’s Parliament Hill on Saturday – though this time on foot. Organizers were hoping for a million-man march. That aspiration did not come to pass. They started with about 200. But as the day went on and the crowd continued to expand past 1,500 and it is perhaps […]

Politics

Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Overturning Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will leave in place an opinion by a Pennsylvania court overturning Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. The decision was in response to Pennsylvania prosecutors’ request to review the decision by the state’s highest court, Just the News reports. Indeed, Cosby was convicted of aggravated indecent assault in 2018 […]

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