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Omicron variant renews COVID fears, triggers travel bans

A worrisome new strain of the coronavirus pushed the pandemic back to the forefront Sunday, spurring global travel restrictions and raising alarm about the South African variant's potential to deliver another medical and economic blow to the U.S.

Gov. Tate Reeves defends Mississippi’s abortion ban as case goes to Supreme Court

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday defended his state's law limiting abortion access ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case that could decide the fate of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Rep. Nancy Mace blasts media double-standard on Biden, Trump COVID-19 travel bans

Rep. Nancy Mace doesn't have a problem with President Biden blocking international travel over the latest novel coronavirus variant, but she does have a problem with the hypocrisy.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar predicts social welfare spending bill will pass by Christmas

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday she believes the president's social welfare spending bill will pass the Senate by Christmas, despite Republican opposition and pushback from Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key Democratic swing vote.

Fauci: Omicron variant will ‘inevitably’ hit United States

‘I represent science’: Fauci claims GOP detractors are really criticizing science

Dr. Anthony Fauci says his Republican detractors are in reality criticizing science when they lambaste his work, because "I represent science."

WHO accused of politics for naming latest variant ‘omicron’ instead of ‘xi’

The World Health Organization was accused of pandering to China after announcing Friday that the latest COVID-19 variant has been named "omicron" after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, skipping the letters "nu" and "xi." In a statement to The Washington Times, WHO said that the 13th and 14th Greek letters were passed over because "nu" looks too much like "new," and "xi" would violate the organization's policy against offending a region.

Biden dogged by decision to kill Keystone XL pipeline as gas prices soar

President Biden's decision to nix the Keystone XL pipeline has come under renewed fire as the administration struggles with rising consumer frustration over skyrocketing gas prices.

Santa Cruz County orders indoor mask-wearing in private homes

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a California county is requiring residents who host their friends for the holidays to wear masks in their own homes.

Biden unites media establishment and Project Veritas with FBI raid

President Biden calls himself a uniter, but few could have foreseen that he would bring together the left-leaning media establishment and its least favorite right-tilting undercover outlet, Project Veritas.

‘Digital brownshirts’: Climate study seeking to cancel conservative media ripped on right

A left-wing advocacy group that seeks to muzzle right-tilting media is facing pushback over a campaign targeting leading conservative outlets over "digital climate change denial."

Ron DeSantis’s wisecrack about the ‘Brandon administration’ takes off

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have started something with his quip about "the Brandon administration."

Climate hypocrisy? Biden takes heat for carbon footprint at U.N. summit

President Biden is burning a lot of fossil fuels in the name of fighting climate change.

Exclusive: Western Republicans call for Senate action on Yellowstone grizzly bear conflicts

Senate Republicans on Tuesday called on their chamber to take action on growing concerns about grizzly bears bumping up against humans in the Yellowstone area.

‘Sleepy Joe’: Trump mocks Biden dozing at climate summit ‘for all the world to see’

President Biden appeared to fall asleep Monday while listening to a speech at the U.N. climate conference, drawing a jab from the man who dubbed him "Sleepy Joe."

Drill, Moscow, drill: Team Biden goes on defense over mixed signals on energy, climate

Team Biden had to play defense Monday after the president suffered a self-inflicted dent to his reputation ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, when he urged other major energy producers to pump more oil.

Southwest launches probe into pilot who allegedly said ‘Let’s go, Brandon’

Southwest Airlines has launched an internal investigation into an Associated Press reporter's claim that a pilot said the anti-Biden slogan "Let's go, Brandon" over the loudspeaker, spurring calls on the left for his firing.

‘Still being negotiated’: Progressives’ moves threaten to sink Biden’s framework bill

President Biden desperately needs a political win -- and soon -- as his poll numbers crater, but top liberals in Congress indicated Sunday that they see his $1.75 trillion framework bill as more of a good start than an endgame.

Buttigieg: No-fly list for unruly passengers should be ‘on the table’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that a federal no-fly list for violent or unruly airline passengers should be "on the table" as conflicts between staff and travelers on commercial airplanes soar.

Blinken nudges China to ‘think about stepping up’ on reducing emissions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China needs to "think about stepping up" on reducing its greenhouse gases.