close Video Kevin McCarthy vows to lift vaccine mandate for military House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., discusses his route to House speakership and unpacks national security issues, including China and Big Tech. Congressional Democrats are set to hand President Biden and the White House a defeat on Tuesday by including language within the annual defense policy bill that repeals the coronavirus vaccine mandate for U.S. troops. Fox News has learned that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include a provision repealing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members. The bill is expected to be released Wednesday and be voted on by the House later this week. While the bill will remove the vaccine mandate for U.S. troops, it will not reinstate service members who were discharged or had their benefits slashed for refusing to be immunized against the coronavirus. Lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed … [Read more...] about House to repeal military vaccine mandate in defense bill despite Biden opposition
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It’s time to end the military’s COVID vaccine mandate
close Video Sen. Rand Paul: Fauci will be remembered for one of the worst judgments in modern medicine Sen. Rand Paul. R-Ky., says there is no public health figure who has made greater error in judgment than Dr. Anthony Fauci on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Halfway across the world, we watch as protestors take to the streets in China, rebelling against the draconian mandates and lockdowns that are sweeping their country once again. We cheer and hope they will prevail, but we also know our so-called leaders did a lot of damage here with their abuse of power. In very few places was the contrast over freedom as clear as it was in the military, where the very men and women we count on to protect our freedom were stripped of theirs. bolster military readiness , the effects of the mandate are antithetical to readiness of our force, and the policy must be revoked. However, before we move forward with … [Read more...] about It’s time to end the military’s COVID vaccine mandate
Sheriff Investigating After Waukesha Rep. Mailed Military Ballots
109 Politics & Government A Wisconsin State Representative said she received three military ballots in the mail which were not hers, prompting an investigation. John Quinnies , Patch Staff Posted Replies WAUKESHA, WI — After a state representative for Waukesha said she received three military ballots that aren't hers in the mail, the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, the chair of the assembly committee on campaigns and elections, said she received the ballots on Thursday, hardly a week before the 2022 midterm election. They were sent from clerks in Menomonee Falls, South Milwaukee and Shorewood, according to a news release from Brandtjen's office. Patch reached out to clerks from each municipality for comment. Each ballot was addressed to "Holly" with three different last names, according to Brandtjen. On Tuesday, the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office announced an … [Read more...] about Sheriff Investigating After Waukesha Rep. Mailed Military Ballots
Submarine Case Is Haunting Netanyahu at a Critical Time
JERUSALEM — Amid a swirl of police investigations and ethics probes enveloping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his inner circle, a budding scandal over contracts for new submarines and other warships appears to be gaining momentum as another potential threat to his political future. For weeks, the police have been carrying out an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Israeli contracts with a German shipbuilding company for the purchase of submarines and new missile ships that Mr. Netanyahu championed. His personal lawyer, David Shimron, also represents the Israeli agent for the company, which has led to accusations of a conflict of interest in contracts that involve billions of dollars of business and the shape of Israel’s defense strategy. Moshe Yaalon, whom Mr. Netanyahu ousted as defense minister last year and who was against adding the new submarines, is reported to have recently given testimony. Adding gravity to the case, Israel’s Supreme Court … [Read more...] about Submarine Case Is Haunting Netanyahu at a Critical Time
A Real Tale of Spy vs. Spy, at Sea in the American Civil War
THE LION AND THE FOX: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy, by Alexander Rose On a Sunday morning in August 1862, a commercial sloop called the Enrica steamed out of port in the Azores in the middle of the North Atlantic. Once safely in international waters, its captain, Raphael Semmes, raised the flag of the Confederate States, fired a cannon and transformed his vessel into a warship renamed the C.S.S. Alabama, while a ragtag band played “Dixie.” The mostly British crew had signed on as merchant seamen and were surprised to discover they were now fighting for the Southern states — or, as Semmes put it, “the oppressed against the oppressor.” However, they were persuaded by the promise of “lots of prize money” to join the Civil War at sea. Over the next two years, the Alabama proved a lethal weapon, conducting raids from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico, capturing or burning Union merchant ships. The vessel had been built secretly (and illegally) in … [Read more...] about A Real Tale of Spy vs. Spy, at Sea in the American Civil War
Three House Republicans Help Democrats Pass Amnesty for Illegal Alien Relatives of U.S. Service Members
Three House Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday to pass an amnesty for illegal alien relatives of United States service members and allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary to cancel deportations for criminal illegal aliens who previously served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) voted with 217 House Democrats to approve the amnesty that secures green cards for illegal aliens with family ties to U.S. service members. President Joe Biden’s White House urged Congress to pass the amnesty. All other House Republicans — with the exception of Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL), who did not vote — voted against the amnesty. The amnesty, among other things, would help secure green cards for illegal alien family members of U.S. service members. Illegal alien service members who served honorably for at least two years would also be eligible for green cards. … [Read more...] about Three House Republicans Help Democrats Pass Amnesty for Illegal Alien Relatives of U.S. Service Members
