Johnny Isakson reacts to the crowd at an Atlanta hotel after being declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Atlanta, November 2004. (Tami Chappell / Reuters) Former Republican senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia died on Sunday at the age of 76. “It is with deep sorrow that The Isakson Initiative shares that former
Sen. Joe Manchin (D) has officially sinked President Joe Biden’s social spending agenda. The West Virginia Democrat confirmed in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that he will not — and cannot — vote for Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan. What are the details? In fact, not only will Manchin not support the massive $1.75
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul declared that she intends to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include booster shots. During a press conference on Thursday, the Democratic governor of New York announced that she plans to expand the definition of fully vaccinated. “At some point, we have to determine that fully vaccinated means
On Sunday, ABC’s This Week was caught off guard with the news that Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (WV) is a “firm no” on the passage of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill. During a panel discussion on the Biden Administration’s plummeting approval numbers, fill-in host and chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl was left to break
In July 2019 the FBI raided Jeffrey Epstein’s home in New York City. The FBI agents found damning information and evidence throughout his 7-story residence. The evidence included “numerous black binders” with white labels that had “clear pages containing thumbnail photos with CDs attached.” FBI agents also found several items in a safe including “binders
Swimmers compete in the women’s 200-meter individual medley semifinal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2021. (Antonio Bronic/Reuters) The recent example of a biological male competing against female swimmers for UPenn reveals a truth even more obvious to those of us who participated in the sport. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE M odern
(OcusFocus/iStock/Getty Images) As public schools and universities shamelessly discipline educators for exercising their rights of free speech, some are beginning to resist. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T wo weeks ago, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kari MacRae, a Massachusetts high-school teacher recently fired in retaliation for social-media posts objecting to critical race theory
Former Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann announced on Friday that he had reached a settlement with NBCUniversal. This is Sandmann’s third settlement with a major news outlet stemming from media coverage over a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019. Sandman, now 19 years old, announced the settlement with NBC on Twitter. “At this
“Fan Service” gets a bad rap, and for good reason. The Hollywood trend ladles out Easter eggs aplenty, hearkening back to past film and TV shows to fire up our nostalgia circuits. There’s nothing wrong with that, on paper. It’s a problem when a movie summons the past without delivering a memorable present – i.e.
(Natural News) Time is the ultimate “shill” magazine based out of New York City with a circulation of about 3 million, that got cut down to 2 million 3 years ago. Time tells the “news” through people who represent dogmatic political stances for mainstream media to capitalize upon, including 9/11, the George Floyd incident, and
(Natural News) Any sane, rational, thinking person knows without a shadow of a doubt that Joe Biden did not get 81 million votes and did not ‘win’ the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump, an incumbent president who inspired spontaneous car and boat parades and rallies and whose campaign venues were so jam-packed that organizers
(Natural News) New research published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal reveals that Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” have a “minimal” impact on preventing transmission of the disease. It turns out that the so-called “delta” variant, which the mainstream media claims represents 99 percent of all new “cases” of the Chinese Virus in the United States,
Princeton University campus in 2013. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) A Princeton dean made a mistake in using her institutional platform to weigh in on a controversial political matter. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A n academic institution committed to truth-seeking and open inquiry should foster an environment in which students feel welcome — even encouraged — to speak up
Vice President Kamala Harris responded angrily Friday after she was asked whether Joe Biden is the “real” president of the United States. But Harris’ forceful response is not going over well. What happened? Toward the end of a lengthy interview with Charlamagne Tha God on his Comedy Central show, Charlamagne asked Harris who the real
The White House issued a statement Saturday clarifying remarks that Vice President Kamala Harris made one day earlier in which she admitted the Biden administration did not anticipate waves of COVID-19 variant infections. What did Harris say? While speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Harris admitted the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19 caught the
After years of ideologically tinged Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage and campaign finance that pleased the left, suddenly the left is horrified if some those sloppy, politicized decisions may be thrown out.Linda Greenhouse, a former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times, still opines for the paper, and she is on a jihad against
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the White House has been shelling out millions in taxpayer dollars to dozens of social media and celebrity influencers – ranging from heavily followed figures on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, up to mainstream celebrities – in order to promote the experimental COVID-19 vaccine and combat any so-called misinformation. As even
People march to protest against New York City’s COVID vaccine mandate in New York City, October 25, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) On the menu today: A new survey of therapists affirms that a dramatically increasing number of Americans are burned out, stressed, anxious, and depressed — further evidence that the far-reaching efforts to counter Covid-19 are
An anti-critical race theory sign is held at a Loudon County School board meeting in Ashburn, Va., June 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) As Hans Bader points out in this Liberty Unyielding piece, the Biden administration is injecting racial considerations into the practice of medicine. He writes, “But the Biden administration is now giving doctors a
The major professional sports leagues in the U.S. are being forced to cancel a slew of games, alter COVID-19 protocols, and allow a once-shunned vaccinated superstar to return to action because of a rash of COVID-19 cases amongst the players, despite being nearly 100% vaccinated against coronavirus. The NFL changes COVID-19 protocols Despite 94.6% of
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled the first section of the state’s new border wall, while also blasting President Joe Biden for not doing his part in securing the southern border. “Texas is taking what truly is unprecedented action by any state ever, for a state to build a wall on our border to secure and
The Twitter account of bilingual conservative publication El American was recently locked out of its Twitter account, and ordered to take down a series of tweets promoting a column that criticized former U.S. Representative Debbie Múcarsel-Powell for her comparison of the proposed Florida State Guard to Venezuela’s murderous colectivo goon squad. The censorious tendencies of
More than once in the past week, the White House has had to “clarify” comments made by Kamala Harris. White House clarifications are hardly anything new. The Obama White House had to explain Joe Biden’s remarks on more than one occasion, and Lord knows the Biden White House has had to clarify the president’s words
The NFL revised its Covid-19 protocols on Saturday and will no longer test asymptomatic, fully vaccinated players. 95% of NFL players and over 99% of coaches and staff are fully vaccinated against Covid. The unvaxxed will still be tested daily and the vaxxed will be subject to “targeted” testing. “In short: Unvaccinated individuals will continue to
(Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters) A new tax provision meant to target ‘Mega Roth’ owners would merely undermine Americans’ trust in retirement savings. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE ‘B uild Back Better,” the federal spending plan recently passed by the House, has a provision in it that is clearly a piece of political theater. Among other things, the
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 7, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters ) Vice President Kamala Harris entered a heated exchange with TV host Charlamagne Tha God on Friday after being asked whether Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) is the “real” president of the U.S. “I want to know
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state’s congressional districts. What is the background? The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6, alleging the state’s congressional redistricting plans disenfranchise certain
Newly exposed emails show outgoing National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins commanding Dr. Anthony Fauci to carry out a “quick and devastating” takedown of a statement by public health experts calling for “focused protection” of the most vulnerable populations. Emails show that Fauci would indeed attack the declaration. What is the Great Barrington
Facebook allegedly censored a video from a Chinese whistleblower detailing the origins of COVID. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, fled to America after exposing the origins of COVID-19. She spoke with The Daily Signal about what she said are the true origins of the virus, orchestrated in China with the approval of the Chinese
On Friday night, my family went out for the evening. We went to dinner and a movie, and as exciting as the outing was, it was always in the back of my mind that we’d probably get told to mask up because of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate. The mandate hasn’t been going well. In