Recent Headline Roundups

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Fauci Doesn't Expect Lockdowns Amid Delta Variant Outbreak

U.S. will not lock down despite surge driven by Delta variant, Fauci says

Reuters

Fauci: 'I don't think we're going to see lockdowns'

Politico

Fauci says more ‘pain and suffering’ still ahead because so many Americans are unvaccinated

Daily Press

Friday, July 30, 2021

Business Insider

Headline Roundup

DeSantis Signs Executive Order Prohibiting FL Schools From Enforcing Mask Mandate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that would strip schools of funding for imposing a mask mandate for students

Business Insider

DeSantis to prohibit schools from forcing children to mask up

The Post Millennial

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says parents should decide if their children wear masks to school

NBC News Digital

Thursday, July 29, 2021

CNN Digital

Headline Roundup

Justice Department Says IRS Must Release Trump Tax Returns to Congress

Biden's Justice Department says IRS 'must' hand over Trump tax returns to Congress

CNN Digital

Justice Department says Trump's tax returns should be released

The Hill

DOJ Orders Treasury Department to Turn Over Trump’s Tax Returns to House Committee

National Review (News)

New York Times (News)

Headline Roundup

CDC Says Delta Variant May Cause Mild but Contagious COVID-19 in Vaccinated People

Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, C.D.C. Reports

New York Times (News)

CDC Finally Shows The Public The Data Behind Its New Mask Guidance

The Daily Caller

CDC: Delta variant may cause mild COVID among fully vaccinated people

Axios

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

Facing Retaliation from Taliban, First Afghan Evacuees Arrive in US

First evacuated Afghans arrive in U.S. as Taliban surges in wake of military withdrawal

NBC News Digital

First group of evacuated Afghan interpreters arrives in US

BBC News

First Afghan evacuees head to US

Washington Examiner

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Fox News Digital

Headline Roundup

Biden To Require All Federal Employees To Get Vaccinated Or Undergo Regular Testing

Fox News Digital

Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees

CNN Digital

Biden sets broad new vaccine, mask guidelines for millions of federal workers

Reuters

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

Economy's Q2 Growth Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels but Misses Expectations

The U.S. Economy’s Prospects Looked Bright, Until the Delta Variant Surged

Wall Street Journal (News)

US GDP falls short as supply-chain disruptions, labor shortages stunt comeback

Fox Business

U.S. economy surges past pre-pandemic level

CBS News (Online)

Washington Times

Headline Roundup

Senate Votes to Advance Infrastructure Package

‘We have the votes’: Senate advances Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal

Washington Times

Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill

Associated Press Fact Check

Senate votes to take up infrastructure deal

The Hill

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Washington Post

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Should Vaccinated People Mask Up Again?

Mask up (again) and get vaccinated. Now is not the time to let up against covid.

Washington Post

No, you’re not crazy. Yes, the CDC’s mask guidelines are confusing — should you wear a mask indoors even if you’re vaccinated?

MarketWatch

Stop listening to the CDC

Washington Examiner

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Simone Biles Withdraws from Olympic Gymnastics Team Final

Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics team final after vault miss, proving she's the GOAT

Ana Marie Cox

Defend Simone Biles, but Don’t Glorify Quitting

Dan McLaughlin

Black Athletes Lead Conversation on Mental Health

Heather Thompson Day

National Review (News)

Headline Roundup

GOP Candidate Beats Trump-Backed Opponent in Texas House Runoff

Republican Jake Ellzey Beats Trump-Backed Candidate in Texas House Runoff

National Review (News)

Jake Ellzey Wins Texas Special Election, Upsetting Trump-Endorsed Candidate

Wall Street Journal (News)

Trump-backed candidate loses in Texas special election

Politico

Monday, July 26, 2021

The Daily Wire

Headline Roundup

CDC Recommends Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors in High Transmission Areas

CDC ‘Revises’ Mask Guidance: Some Vaccinated Individuals Should Return To Masking Indoors, Everyone Should Mask In K-12 Schools

The Daily Wire

CDC: Vaccinated people should now wear masks in high transmission areas

The Hill

CDC updates guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas

CNN Digital

PolitiFact

Headline Roundup

Fact Check: Is There Over $1 Trillion in Unspent COVID-19 Relief Funds?

Has $1 trillion in COVID-19 relief gone unspent?

PolitiFact

COVID-19: Continued Attention Needed to Enhance Federal Preparedness, Response, Service Delivery, and Program Integrity

Govt. Accountability Office

Over $1T in COVID federal funds unspent: GAO

Fox Business

Associated Press Fact Check

Headline Roundup

January 6 Select Committee Hearings Begin

At first Jan. 6 hearing, police to detail violence, injuries

Associated Press Fact Check

Police who defended U.S. Capitol to testify at riot probe's first hearing

Reuters

Jan. 6 committee could be final hurrah for Cheney and Kinzinger

Washington Examiner

Sunday, July 25, 2021

New York Times (News)

Headline Roundup

Biden Formally Ends US Combat Mission in Iraq

Biden says U.S. will end its combat mission in Iraq as its prime minister visits the White House.

New York Times (News)

Biden hosts Iraqi PM at White House to talk end of US combat mission

New York Post (News)

US Will End Combat Mission In Iraq, Biden Says

Defense One

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: The Politicization of Inflation

How Inflation Threatens the Recovery

Wall Street Journal (News)

Dems Dismiss Inflation Fears

Washington Free Beacon

For Democrats, the pain of inflation is no reason to stop spending

NBC News Digital

The Daily Caller

Headline Roundup

Biden Admin Actively Considering Mask Mandates for Vaccinated People

CDC Is Considering Mask Mandates For Vaccinated Americans, Fauci Says

The Daily Caller

Fauci: 'We're going in the wrong direction' on Covid-19 cases

CNN Digital

Fauci: New masking guidelines for vaccinated Americans under "active consideration"

Axios

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Politico

Headline Roundup

Trump Discusses 2020 Election Results At Phoenix Rally

Trump clings to false election claims at Arizona rally

Politico

Trump hails Arizona Senate for audit at Phoenix rally, slams governor

The Hill

Trump slams Critical Race Theory as ‘flagrant racism’ that has ‘no place’ in our country

Fox News Digital

Friday, July 23, 2021

Detroit Free Press

Headline Roundup

Michigan House Repeals Emergency Powers Law Used By Gov. Whitmer To Fight COVID-19

Michigan House repeals emergency powers law Gov. Whitmer used to fight pandemic

Detroit Free Press

Michigan repeals law that gave Gov. Gretchen Whitmer emergency powers

New York Post (News)

Michigan Legislature kills law Whitmer used for virus rules

Associated Press

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Politico

Headline Roundup

House Freedom Caucus Asks McCarthy to Attempt to Remove Pelosi As House Speaker

House Freedom Caucus asks McCarthy to try to remove Pelosi as speaker

Politico

Freedom Caucus presses McCarthy to force vote to oust Pelosi

The Hill

House Freedom Caucus Asks McCarthy To Move To ‘Vacate’ Speaker’s Chair, Remove ‘Authoritarian’ Pelosi

The Daily Wire

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

Senate Democrats Raise Concerns Over FBI's Handling of 4,500 Kavanaugh Tips

Democrats blast FBI as new details of Kavanaugh inquiry emerge

NBC News Digital

Democrats criticize FBI's handling of tip line in Kavanaugh investigation

The Hill

FBI accused of running 'fake tip line' during Brett Kavanaugh background check

Washington Examiner

The Hill

Headline Roundup

A Year Behind Schedule, 2020 Tokyo Olympics Finally Begin

Jill Biden attends Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The Hill

About 100 US Olympians at Tokyo Games unvaccinated, official says

Fox News Digital

With Tokyo 2020 overshadowed by Covid-19, athletes are left to bring light to troubled Olympics

CNN Digital

Washington Post

Headline Roundup

J. Thomas Manger Named New US Capitol Police Chief

Ex-Montgomery, Fairfax chief J. Thomas Manger named new Capitol Police chief

Washington Post

New chief of Capitol Police chosen in aftermath of Jan. 6 riot

New York Post (News)

Capitol Police have new chief after Jan. 6 insurrection

Associated Press

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

National Review (News)

Headline Roundup

Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Uphold 15-Week Abortion Ban, Overturn Roe v. Wade

Mississippi Brief in Dobbs Calls for Overruling of Roe and Casey

National Review (News)

Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade

New York Times (News)

Mississippi asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights landmark

Reuters

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Pelosi Says Jan. 6 Committee Will Continue Despite GOP 'Antics'

Pelosi says GOP antics won't stop Jan. 6 panel's work

The Hill

Pelosi firm on booting pro-Trump GOP from Jan. 6 riot committee

Washington Examiner

Pelosi says Jan. 6 panel to move ahead without GOP’s choices

Associated Press Fact Check

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 419,000

Wall Street set for muted open as jobless claims rise

Reuters

Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump 51,000 to 419,000

Breitbart News

Surprise Gain in Jobless Claims Shows U.S. Labor Market Churn

Bloomberg

National Review (News)

Headline Roundup

Louisiana State Senate Fails to Override Governor's Veto of Transgender Athlete Ban

Louisiana Legislators Fail to Overide Veto of Bill Banning Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

National Review (News)

Louisiana Senate backs transgender sports ban veto override

The Independent

Louisiana lawmakers fail to override veto on transgender sports ban

The Hill

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

The Daily Wire

Headline Roundup

McCarthy Pulls All Five GOP Members From Jan. 6 Committee After Pelosi Rejects Two of His Appointees

McCarthy Yanks GOP Members Off Pelosi’s Jan 6th Committee After Speaker Vetoes Two Republican Appointees

The Daily Wire

Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Nominees For The Jan. 6 Panel, Citing The Integrity Of The Probe

NPR (Online News)

McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks

CNN Digital

Los Angeles Times

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Some Mask Mandates Return as Delta Variant Surges

Why face mask mandates for all should be back on the table

Los Angeles Times

Why 'misinformation' is the wrong label with vaccine hesitancy

The Hill

No, Delta doesn’t mean the vaccinated — or children — need to mask up again

New York Post (Opinion)

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

Infrastructure Bill Faces Procedural Vote

Infrastructure Vote Approaches Without Final Agreement in Place

Wall Street Journal (News)

Republicans poised to filibuster as Dems rush to vote on unfinished infrastructure deal

Washington Times

Inside Schumer's infrastructure gamble

Politico

The Guardian

Headline Roundup

Fauci, Paul Debate Over NIH Funding of Wuhan Lab

‘If anybody is lying here, it is you’: Fauci turns tables on inquisitor Rand Paul

The Guardian

Fauci: Paul doesn't know what he's talking about 'and I want to say that officially'

The Hill

Rand Paul Accuses Fauci of Lying to Congress about Gain-of-Function Research Funding

National Review (News)

Monday, July 19, 2021

New York Times (News)

Headline Roundup

Former Trump Fundraiser Charged With Acting As A Foreign Agent

Thomas Barrack, Trump Fund-Raiser, Is Indicted on Lobbying Charge

New York Times (News)

Trump associate Thomas Barrack hit with illegal foreign lobbying charges

Washington Examiner

Tom Barrack charged with illegally lobbying then-President Trump on behalf of UAE

CNBC

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Senate Negotiators Rush to Meet Infrastructure Deadline

GOP centrists call on Schumer to delay infrastructure vote

The Hill

Big infrastructure bill in peril as GOP threatens filibuster

Associated Press Fact Check

Graham tells Biden ‘get on the phone’ to Schumer, postpone infrastructure test vote

New York Post (News)

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Jeff Bezos Lifts Off on Inaugural Space Voyage

Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, carries out inaugural space voyage

Reuters

Bezos and Blue Origin Crew Land After Short Flight to Space

New York Times (News)

Jeff Bezos Blasts Off to Space on Blue Origin’s First Manned Flight

National Review (News)

Axios

Headline Roundup

First Person Charged With Felony In Capitol Breach Case Gets Prison Sentence

Florida man gets 8 months in prison in U.S. Capitol attack

Axios

First Capitol Rioter Charged With Felony Gets Jail Time

The Daily Wire

First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison after DOJ says stiffer sentence could stop future attacks

CNN Digital

Sunday, July 18, 2021

CNBC

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Biden Says Facebook Isn't 'Killing People', Urges Platform to Combat False Information

‘Facebook isn’t killing people’ — Biden walks back attack over vaccine lies

CNBC

The Government Should Stop Telling Facebook To Suppress COVID-19 'Misinformation'

Reason

‘They’re Killing People’? Biden Isn’t Quite Right, but He’s Not Wrong.

New York Times (News)

Headline Roundup

US, NATO and EU Blame China-Affiliated Hackers for Microsoft Hack

U.S. Formally Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft

New York Times (News)

US and allies blame China's spy agency for 'really eye-opening' cyberattacks

Washington Examiner

U.S., NATO and EU to blame China for cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange servers

CNBC

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Biden Administration Transfers its First Detainee From Guantanamo Bay

In a first under Biden, detainee transferred out of Guantanamo Bay

Reuters

1st Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift

Associated Press Fact Check

Biden administration transfers first detainee out of Guantanamo Bay

Washington Examiner

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

DACA Immigration Program Blocked By Federal Judge

DACA Immigration Program Invalidated by Federal Judge

Wall Street Journal (News)

Federal Judge Blocks DACA Program, Orders DHS to Cease Approving Applications

National Review (News)

A federal judge just declared DACA unlawful. Here’s what that means.

Vox

Friday, July 16, 2021

Breitbart News

Headline Roundup

Death Toll Rises In Europe As Floodwaters Diminish

Death toll from Europe floods tops 150 as water recedes

Breitbart News

Rescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floods

Associated Press

As Floodwaters Ebb in Europe, Death Toll Passes 165

New York Times (News)

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

190,000 Migrant Encounters In June Mark 21-Year High

Arrests at U.S.-Mexico Border This Year Top One Million

Wall Street Journal (News)

Number of attempted crossings at southern U.S. border hits 21-year high

NBC News Digital

Migrant arrests at southern border rose yet again in June to 188,000, topping 1M this fiscal year

Fox News Digital

New York Post (News)

Headline Roundup

117 Dead Amid Ongoing Violence in South Africa

South Africa violence continues to spiral, causing food and fuel shortages

New York Post (News)

Enemies of democracy behind South Africa protests, says president

The Guardian

KZN, Gauteng unrest: Death toll rises to 117, over 2 200 arrested

The South African

The Hill

Headline Roundup

WHO Leader Describes 'Premature Push' to Dismiss COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory

WHO chief: 'Premature' to rule out COVID-19 lab leak theory

The Hill

‘Premature’ to Rule Out COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory: WHO Chief

The Epoch Times

WHO Head Says Dismissal of COVID Lab-Leak Hypothesis ‘Premature’

National Review (News)

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Fox News Digital

Headline Roundup

White House Says It's Working With Facebook to Combat False COVID-19 Information

Critics slam the White House after Psaki reveals it's consulting with Facebook to 'flag misinformation'

Fox News Digital

Surgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook

CNN Digital

White House slams Facebook as conduit for COVID-19 misinformation

Reuters

Associated Press

Headline Roundup

Los Angeles County Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate

Los Angeles County to restores indoor mask mandate for all

Associated Press

LA County Reinstates Mask Mandate As COVID Cases Rise, Young Black Residents Dominate Unvaxx'd

ZeroHedge

L.A. County will require masks indoors amid alarming rise in coronavirus cases

Los Angeles Times

Politico

Headline Roundup

Schumer Sets Key Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Next Week

Senate nears pivotal vote on bipartisan infrastructure deal that's still unwritten

Politico

Schumer sets up key vote on bipartisan deal

The Hill

Washington Examiner

NPR (Online News)

Headline Roundup

Monthly Child Tax Credits Begin To Go Out To Parents

New Monthly Child Tax Credits Are Starting To Go Out. Here's What It Means For You

NPR (Online News)

Child tax credit payments go out July 15: Here’s what you need to know

New York Post (News)

IRS sends Child Tax Credit payments to families of 60 million children

Yahoo News

Heavy.com

Headline Roundup

Fact Check: Is The White House Working With SMS Carriers to Curb Vaccine Misinformation?

White House Allies to ‘Dispel’ Vaccine Misinformation in Text Messages

Heavy.com

‘Potentially a death sentence’: White House goes off on vaccine fearmongers

Politico

No, Biden isn't secretly policing your texts — but both parties have been reading some for years

Washington Examiner

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

CNN Digital

Headline Roundup

Senate Democrats Reveal Proposal to Decriminalize Marijuana

Schumer and Senate Democrats unveil proposal to federally decriminalize marijuana

CNN Digital

Senate Democrats unveil bill to decriminalize marijuana

The Hill

Chuck Schumer Says He Wants To Legalize Marijuana. His Bill Suggests Otherwise.

Reason

Military Times

Headline Roundup

US to Begin Evacuating Afghan Allies in Late July

U.S. to begin evacuating Afghan helpers this month

Military Times

Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process

Fox News Digital

U.S. to begin evacuation flights for eligible Afghans at end of July

NBC News Digital

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