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Biden restricts travel from eight countries as new COVID-19 variant emerges
The United States will restrict travel for non-US citizens from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi.

Ilhan Omar calls on Kevin McCarthy and Nancy Pelosi to take action against Lauren Boebert over racist remarks
The Republican Congresswoman's vile comments demand nothing less than a formal censure and removal from committee assignments.

Kevin McCarthy HUMILIATES himself with ultimate fail
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: What an embarrassment.

Department of Interior proposes raising cost of drilling on public lands
The move could help boost governmentt revenues and help fight climate change.

New "Omicron" COVID-19 variant inflicts worse Dow Jones drop of 2021
A holiday-shortened trading day on Wall Street couldn’t keep bears from rampaging, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 905.04 amidst new pandemic concerns.

Trump lashes out at Bob Woodward and Robert Costa for implying he wanted to start a war with China
Peril, their book on his administration, came out months ago and the former president has finally gotten around to whining about it.

Former Trump campaign advisor booted from NewsMax over vaccine mandate vitriol
Apparently spewing anti-vax rhetoric is one thing, embracing it behind closed doors is another.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and Lauren Boebert's extremism costing them support from their voters
United Rural Democrats: New extremists in Congress are taking their districts for granted while delivering nothing for them. United Rural Democrats are organizing on the ground to shock Republicans by winning back Middle America. But they need your help!

Biden calls for intellectual property waivers on COVID-19 vaccines
The US president called on countries attending a WTO meeting next week to waive intellectual property protections on coronavirus vaccines, as international concern is rising over a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa.

Republicans avoid admitting climate change is real by calling it "extreme weather"
Republican governors want billions to protect their states from "extreme weather events" but they still won’t say if they believe in climate change.

Pfizer already testing vaccine's efficacy against Omicron strain
Testing has already begun to determine whether the Pfizer vaccine protects against a mutant strain of COVID-19 that first appeared in Africa and has already made its way to East Asia and Europe.

Biden urges Americans to get boosters to fight new "Omicron" COVID-19 strain
The president urged eligible Americans to strengthen their protection against the virus as soon as possible.