Politics

By Jon Herskovitz and Shinhye Kang – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has appeared in recent days with a bandage about the size of a few postage stamps on the back of his head, in the latest episode to stoke speculation about the reclusive leader’s health. The bandage was visible Read more…

By Andrew Kerr – New York Attorney General Letitia James said there will be no criminal consequences for Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite her findings that he engaged in “unlawful” sexual harassment and retaliation against multiple women. “Our work is concluded and the document is now public,” James said during a Read more…

By Harry Wilmerding – A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight was duct taped to his seat after inappropriately touching and punching flight attendants on Saturday, an alleged video shows. The video shows Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, being duct taped to his seat after allegedly groping two female Read more…

By Ailan Evans – America’s largest automobile manufacturers, along with United Auto Workers (UAW), will require all employees to wear masks again starting Wednesday. The decision was made by a COVID-19 task force comprised of health officials from UAW, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which manufactures Dodge and Chrysler vehicles. Read more…

By Ailan Evans – Over 50 House Republicans signed on to an amicus brief Monday requesting a federal judge throw out the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Georgia. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Georgia in June over the state’s Election Integrity Act, a law passed in Read more…

By Ailan Evans – Fast-food chain McDonald’s is requiring all its staff and customers, vaccinated and unvaccinated, to resume wearing masks in its restaurants in areas deemed high risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The company first announced its new rules in an internal memo to Read more…

By Liberty Loft News – New York City will become the first city in the nation to require proof of COVID vaccination to dine indoors and to attend gyms. Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an announcement Tuesday. As reported by The Associated Press, the requirement will be phased in Read more…

By Kendall Tietz – Pro-White House and progressive groups plan to spend almost $100 million during Congress’ August recess to promote President Joe Biden’s spending initiatives, the Associated Press reported. In the next six weeks, progressive organizations plan to host over 1,000 events and actions to hound congressional districts with Read more…

By Brad Polumbo – Amid widespread panic and alarmism over the “Delta variant” of COVID-19, Mayor Muriel Bowser just reinstated an indoor mask-mandate in Washington, DC. She did so despite the capital city seeing just four COVID deaths in July, leading many to dub the renewed restrictions mere security theater. Read more…