GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others.
Ty Garbin admitted his role in the alleged scheme weeks after his arrest last fall. He is among six men charged in federal court but the only one...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates declined to update his condition on Tuesday.
A fellow legislator asked for prayers, saying the state senator was hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia.
Wisconsin state Sen. Andre Jacque was hospitalized on Aug. 16 after he tested positive for COVID-19. Jacque, a Republican from De Pere, is one of the Legislature's most conservative members and a...
(CNN) President Joe Biden just got some deeply unwelcome news: The pandemic that he was elected to end could drag on deep into a midterm election year, with all the political and economic destruction that could bring.
The warning by the government's top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, that the crisis won't be under control until spring of next year -- and even then, it will need most American vaccine skeptics to change their...
MISSISSIPPI (NewsNation Now)— Those who violate a COVID-19 quarantine could face five years in jail or a $5,000 fine as the state attempts to contain a delta variant-fueled COVID-19 spike.
The Mississippi State Health Department order requires anyone with a positive test must remain in residential isolation until their symptoms have cleared and they show no signs of fever.
The order – directed to "All Physicians, Hospitals, ERs, ICPs, NPs, and Healthcare Providers Statewide" – reads...
AP, MONTGOMERY, Ala. — U.S. Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama says he and his wife have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
The congressman disclosed the diagnosis in a post on social media. He says he'll continue to work virtually as much as he can while recovering in quarantine.
The Republican congressman encouraged people to discuss vaccines and treatments with their medical providers.
Alabama is seeing a surge in virus cases and hospitalizations that medical officials say is...
The Associated Press, FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky governor's efforts to combat COVID-19 have suffered a landmark legal defeat.
The state's high court on Saturday cleared the way for laws reining in his emergency powers to take effect. The state Supreme Court ordered a lower court to dissolve an injunction blocking the new Republican-backed laws limiting Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's emergency powers.
The ruling revolves around a dispute between Beshear and the GOP-led legislature over the...
OPINION | AUGUST 18, 2021 By Eddie Scarry
THE FEDERALIST – Getting through the pandemic would mean going back to normal, which is something Democrats and the media only sometimes pretend to wish for. Most of the time, though, they’re practically cheering on the new coronavirus.
More spread means more mandates and there’s nothing liberals love more than a good government mandate (except calling white people “racist,” their first love).
And this is why the New York...
Nursing homes in Florida and Louisiana have the lowest average staff vaccination rates among states, with 46% of workers in a facility fully vaccinated.
HEADLINE USA: UPDATE – Democrat Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado also announced Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus.
“I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms,” Hickenlooper tweeted. “If you haven’t gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it’s available too!”
EARLIER ... Republican Sen. Roger Wicker has tested positive for...
“Getting these fraudulent cards off the streets and out of the hands of those who would then sell them is important for the safety of the American public.”
Greenville News – Greenville County Republican Party leader Pressley Stutts died Thursday morning after battling COVID-19 for nearly a month.
Stutts' death was confirmed by Dan Harvell, who represents the Anderson County Republican Party on the South Carolina Republican Party's executive committee.
Stutts and his wife were rushed to the hospital Aug. 1 after his oxygen levels dropped.
"The COVID has created double pneumonia in my lungs," he said in a Facebook post at the time.
He further...
YAHOO! NEWS – Anti-vaccine campaigners caused chaotic scenes at a local government meeting in California.
They came together to vocalise their opposition to the measures being discussed by San Diego officials to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, such as vaccine mandates.
At a San Diego County of Board of Supervisor meeting, representatives from numerous campaign groups spoke out against vaccine requirements in public spaces and offices.
The groups present included ReOpen San Diego, Let Them Breathe and...
