Edward Jenner / Pexels China Confirms a New Bird Flu Strain Has Jumped to Humans for the First Time 'This infection is an accidental cross-species transmission,' an official statement said. 'The risk of large-scale transmission is low.' By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
ABC News / YouTube screen shot Buttigieg Confronted on Mask Mandate on Planes, Admits It's About 'Respect' 'As we get back and as we're so thankful to get back to the skies ... let's make sure we are doing it in a way that we can all be proud of.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 31, 2021
Lt Governor Brad Little Idaho Governor Returns to State, Rescinds 'Irresponsible, Self-Serving' Mask Order Issued by Lt. Gov. in His Absence Idaho's short-lived ban on mask mandates has now been banned, according to Republican Gov. Brad Little of Idaho. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Fox News screen shot Dan Bongino: Wuhan Lab Leak Report Proof Fact-Checkers and Media Need to 'Wrap Up Shop and Go Home' 'This has got to be one of the most infuriating stories in modern history, and it’s all the media’s fault,' Bongino said. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Chokniti Khongchum / Pexels Mike Huckabee: So-Called Experts Humiliated as More and More Info Supports Wuhan Lab Leak Theory 'For a long time, any suggestion that the virus might have come from a lab in China was treated as a crazy, racist conspiracy theory.' By Mike Huckabee, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
@fusion_medical_animation / Unsplash Study: Even a Mild COVID Infection Comes with Long-Lasting Immunity A new study found that people who recovered from COVID-19 produced antibodies for far longer than previous believed. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Mike McBey / Flickr DHS Secretary: Air Travel Mask Mandate May Last Until September Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the federal mask mandate on flights and in airports will be in place through at least mid-September. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 29, 2021
Andrew Propp for Fogarty/NIH/Flickr Report: Fauci Kept Trump in the Dark, Argued for Experiments That Can Create Pandemics In December 2017, the NIH announced they were lifting the Obama-era ban on the use of federal funds for gain-of-function research. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal May 29, 2021
Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Idaho Lieutenant Gov Bans Mask Mandates When Governor Leaves State 'The action that took place was an irresponsible, self-serving political stunt,' Republican Gov. Brad Little said in a statement. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal May 28, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Kamala Harris Tells Naval Academy Graduates That the US Is Entering 'a New Age' 'And if we weren't clear before, we know now: Our world is interconnected. Our world is interdependent, and our world is fragile.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 28, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Washington Post Admits Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Was Dismissed Because of Trump's Rhetoric The Washington Post attempted to explain why the vast majority of journalists once again failed to do their jobs. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal May 28, 2021
Bangor Daily News / YouTube screen shot Maine Dem House Speaker Strips Republicans of Committee Assignments for Entering Without Masks Six Republicans and one Libertarian lost their committee assignments for refusing to wear masks after the mandate was lifted. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Anna Shvets / Pexels TSA Official: Airport Mask Violations Are Handled 'Same Way' as Carrying a Gun Through Security 'We've talked very broadly about the number of firearms and prohibited items, we approach it the same way.' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
葉 正道 Ben(busy)/ Flickr Study: Even a Mild COVID Infection Comes with Long-Lasting Immunity A new study found that people who recovered from COVID-19 produced antibodies for far longer than previous believed. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Stock Catalog / Flickr Facebook Reverses Course, Will No Longer Remove Posts Saying COVID Was Manmade After censoring users for promoting the COVID-19 lab leak theory, Facebook has removed 'origin language' from its list of misleading claims. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Fox News screen shot Sen. Graham: 'You Don't Have to Be Sherlock Holmes' to Find Out if COVID Leaked from Wuhan Lab Graham threatened China with 'sanctions until they fully cooperate with the international community to find out the source of the virus.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead / Flickr Senate Passes Bill Forcing Biden Admin to Declassify COVID Origins Information: 'The American People Deserve to Know' The Senate approved Republican Josh Hawley's proposal to have America's spymasters tell what they know about the origins of COVID-19. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Georgia National Guard / Flickr GA Gov Bans COVID Vaccine Passports in State: 'We Do Not Support That' Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia is the latest GOP governor to take a stand against COVID-19 vaccine passports. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
C-SPAN / YouTube screen shot Sen. Paul: Fauci Lied Under Oath on Gain of Function Research in Wuhan 'Juicing up superviruses is not new,' Paul said. 'Scientists in the US have long known how to mutate animal viruses to infect humans.' By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
@LifeNewsHQ / Twitter California Ordered to Pay $1.35M in Legal Fees for Newsom Shutting Down Churches 'I am thrilled to see the complete reversal of the last discriminatory restrictions against churches in California,' Harvest Rock's pastor, Ché Ahn, said. By Randy DeSoto May 26, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr DeSantis Thanks Teachers for Helping Keep Florida Schools Open with $1,000 Bonuses and Raises 'Schools in Florida are open, and we're saying thank you to our hard-working teachers in the classroom,' DeSantis tweeted. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 26, 2021