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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), whose state is seeing skyrocketing cases of COVID-19, on Tuesday made a stunning about-face on his decision to sign a bill that prohibited local mask mandates.
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked an order from Texas’ governor prohibiting anyone except law enforcement from driving undocumented immigrants anywhere, and instructing state police to pull over people they thought were violating the rule.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) on Tuesday fulfilled his promise to pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey after the wealthy St. Louis couple pleaded guilty to pointing their firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters who were passing by their home last summer.
Continue reading “Gun-Swinging St. Louis Couple Receive Pardon From MO Guv.”
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A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) was evidently prepared for New York Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) bombshell report detailing his repeated pattern of sexual harassment of staffers and government employees.
Incredible moment as Cuomo displays face-touching slideshow: “I do it with everyone. Black and white, young and old, straight and LGBTQ, powerful people, friends, strangers, people who I meet on the street.” pic.twitter.com/CIwbAJj9R3
— Jessy Han (@hjessy_) August 3, 2021
In a major reversal, the Biden administration announced a new, limited 60-day extension of the federal eviction ban after sustained protests helmed by Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), who slept in front of the Capitol building for several nights.
Senator Warren tells @CoriBush – “your fights needs to be my fights and my fights need to be your fights.” pic.twitter.com/HvoITUOW3z
— Haley Talbot (@haleytalbotnbc) August 3, 2021
Shontel Brown, backed by House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Hillary Clinton, defeated Nina Turner, who was supported by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), in the heated Ohio House special election.
A fed-up Biden told GOP governors who’ve banned COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates that “if you aren’t going to help, at least get out of the way.”
A federal judge temporarily blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) order for state troopers to pull over vehicles suspected of carrying migrants.
The gymnast, fresh off winning the bronze medal on the balance beam, said that her aunt died several days ago.
The former president will shrink down his guest list of more than 400 people for his upcoming outdoor 60th birthday celebration to just family and close friends due to COVID-19.
Starting August 16, NYC will require people to show proof of vaccination for indoor dining, entertainment, and other activities.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) says he now regrets signing a ban on local mask mandates and wants the state legislature to undo it.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) pardoned Patricia and Mark McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to waving their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters last summer.
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Let me update you on my post from this morning about states and jurisdictions which are reporting COVID data by vaccination status. That’s a mouthful. So, for clarity, breakdowns of how many cases, hospitalizations and deaths are in people who are fully vaccinated versus the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
One follower on Twitter was kind enough to flag this Kaiser Foundation study which looks at just who is compiling this information. A team from Kaiser surveyed all the state dashboards in addition to non-governmental information sources to see who’s following what. The study has a chart with data from a couple dozen states which provide a breakdown of cases among the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.
Continue reading “Follow Up on Breakthrough Infections and Outcomes”
The bipartisan infrastructure bill is being amended. The first two amendments were approved on Monday night with wide support, but the amendment process could grow contentious if Republicans seek to drag it out.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s desire to begin work on Democrats’ reconciliation package hangs over the halting show of bipartisanship. The more time the amendment process takes, the less time will remain before the August recess for Democrats to move forward with the package that will contain much of their 2021 agenda.
Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), who served on Trump’s impeachment defense team and who represented the former president in his legal bid to overturn election results in Georgia, signaled on Monday that Trump’s legal team will not block congressional requests for testimony from at least a handful of former Trump administration officials.
But there’s a caveat.
