President Joe Biden had taken a shine last fall to a Senate proposal that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for his sweeping economic agenda through a tax on the mega rich. So had many of his top aides, who had pushed for such a tax since the beginning …
Read More »Joe Rogan Thinks Joe Biden Faked Getting a Covid-19 Booster for Some Reason
Joe Rogan dialed up his hot take machine to 11 and suggested that President Joe Biden faked getting his Covid-19 booster shot during a live televised event. During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan asked his guest, former CIA agent Mike Baker, if he thought Biden actually …
Read More »Biden Administration Sanctions Head of Cuban Military Over Crackdown on Protesters
The Biden administration imposed new sanctions against a Cuban official for alleged human rights abuses inflicted on protesters during the government’s crackdown earlier this month. The sanctions, brought against the Cuban defense minister and the head of the nation’s special forces brigade, Alvaro Lopez Miera, were “just the beginning,” President …
Read More »Biden Ousts Trump's Head of Social Security Who Continues to Say He Won't Leave
President Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump holdover, after he refused to resign. Saul, who was fired on Friday, said he does not intend to leave and claims the White House’s move to fire him as the head of the independent agency, which usually doesn’t change along …
Read More »Federal Employees Don't Have to Get Vaccinated Before In-Person Work, Biden Admin. Says
The Biden administration announced that the government will not require federal employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in order to work in federal buildings. Recommendations by the Safer Federal Workforce task force on Thursday state that the administration “strongly encourages” all Americans to get the vaccine, vaccination “should generally not …
Read More »More Than 150 House Democrats Call on Biden to Expand Medicare
A majority of the House Democratic caucus, 156 members, signed a letter to the White House attempting to pressure President Biden to keep his campaign promise and expand Medicare by lowering the eligibility age and adding dental, vision and hearing coverage. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who leads the House’s progressive …
Read More »Hundreds of Immigrant Children Are Being Detained in Packed Conditions, Lawyers Say
Immigrant children are being held in facilities that are far overcapacity and densely packed, according to reporting by the AP and CBS News. One Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility in Donna, Texas, had reached 729 percent of its pandemic capacity this month. CBS reported that while the facility was …
Read More »Biden Executive Order Reopens Obamacare Enrollment in Pandemic
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and the economy, President Joe Biden signed an executive order creating an opportunity for Americans to sign up for Obamacare. It’s an important move considering many people in the country have lost their jobs (and health insurance) due to the economic …
Read More »Border Wall, Muslim Ban, and Other Trump Initiatives Joe Biden Is Ending on Day One
Joe Biden placed his hand on a comically large bible and swore his oath of office Wednesday afternoon in front various dignitaries, a smattering of socially distanced attendees and many, many miniature flags. Now the real work begins. While the White House moves to assemble ambitious legislative packages to address …
Read More »Beyoncé Shows Support for Joe Biden Ahead of Election Day
Beyoncé expressed her support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in an Instagram video posted Monday, November 2nd, the day before the 2020 elections. The musician posted a boomerang clip in which she wears a Biden/Harris face mask and tips her hat. The caption — “Come thru, Texas! #Vote” — …
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