Michigan National Guard / Flickr FAA Investigating Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Flight to Florida for Possible Federal Violation 'Gretchen Whitmer’s blatant display of hypocrisy is an insult to every single Michigander impacted by her lockdown orders.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
C-SPAN via @CalebJHull / Twitter screen shot Maskless PBS Journalist Complains New CDC Mask Guidance Is Racist During a Monday media briefing, Yamiche Alcindor raised concerns the CDC's new mask guidance could hurt people of color. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan / Flickr Gov. Whitmer Wants Enbridge Pipeline Shut Down as America Faces National Gas Shortage It's not a good look to demand the closure of a pipeline at a time when many Americans are reeling from gas shortages. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Matt Johnson / Flickr Rand Paul Roasts Fauci, Points to Paper That Ties Him to Damning Bit of Research The senator said he doesn't understand why the Wuhan Institute of Virology got money from a US agency in the first place. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 17, 2021
@CTVNews / Twitter Judge Outsmarts Disrespectful Defendant in Virtual Court Hearing, Punk Ends Up in Handcuffs on the Livestream Zoom court hearings cause problems. Fortunately, a good catch by a Michigan prosecutor may have prevented a great tragedy. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 17, 2021
The Hill / YouTube screen shot Psaki Struggles to Answer When Fox's Doocy Hits Her with Biden's Own Words White House press secretary Psaki came up with plenty to say, it's just that none of it actually answered Doocy's question. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
Wesley Tingey / Unsplash NYC Relents, Allows Veterans to Host Memorial Day Parade in the Face of Lawsuit 'I think it just took a few seconds for the folks to really think about what they were doing by not issuing it.' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
Michael Cory / Flickr As Doomsday Predictions Fizzle, Climate Crowd Joins on Lockdown Bandwagon As dire warnings about the hastening effects of climate change fall by the wayside, some eco-warriors are hopping on the lockdown bandwagon. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal May 15, 2021
Mike Mozart / Flickr Walmart, Trader Joe's Among Retailers Adjusting Mask Mandates After New CDC Guidance Retailers are reviewing their mask mandate policies now that the CDC has altered its guidance on who should wear masks. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
MSNBC screen shot Rachel Maddow Admits She Has to 'Rewire' Herself to Not See Unmasked People as a 'Threat' Maddow, when discussing new CDC guidance, admitted she has conditioned herself to view people don’t wear masks as a ‘threat.’ By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
EVG Culture / Pexels CDC Quietly Changes 'How COVID-19 Spreads' Page, Adds Advice That Millions Didn't Have When Trump Was in Office Over a year after COVID-19 first took the world by storm, the CDC issues a major update on how the virus is spread. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Pelosi Under Fire for Keeping House Mask Mandate in Place Despite CDC Announcement Despite the new guidelines, Pelosi told CNN's Manu Raju that she would not be changing the rules until every representative was vaccinated. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
Expert Infantry / Flickr Senate Introduces $30 Billion Legislation for Gyms The Gym Mitigation and Survival Act would establish a $30 billion grant program to provide assistance to gyms and fitness facilities. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
Artur Pawlowski TV / YouTube screen shot Video Shows Canadian Pastor Arrested in Middle of the Road for Standing Up for Religious Freedom Artur Pawlowski was doing what all religious leaders should be doing by now - fighting for the right to get the faithful back to church. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith / Flickr White House Adviser's Explanation for Biden's Continued Mask Wearing Draws Backlash When even a CNN host looks skeptical of a White House adviser's explanation, it's a good bet most Americans will have trouble swallowing it. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
@glenncarstenspeters / Unsplash Here's Who Qualifies for the Government to Pay for Their Internet The program provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills and can be used in addition to the FCC's other affordability program. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
DeSantis Announces Pardons for All Floridians Charged with Mask Violations 'This is exactly what we ordered against last summer many, many months ago,' the Republican Florida governor said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
@neonbrand / Unsplash Facebook 'Fact-Checks' Scientific Article Arguing COVID Was Lab-Based Science reporter Nicholas Wade's open-minded assertions about the COVID-19 Wuhan lab theory led to more Facebook censorship. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Newsom Planning to Cut More Stimulus Checks in Recall Vote Bribe In an attempt to keep his post as governor, Newsom has now proposed a plan to bribe residents of his state with their own money. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal May 12, 2021
Pixabay / Pexels The 'Black Fungus' Is Now Spreading in Packed Indian Hospitals, Often Leaves Survivors Disfigured As cases of the rare but deadly 'black fungus' rise, doctors issue a warning for patients with high blood sugar. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 12, 2021
Andrew Propp / Flickr Republicans to Introduce the 'FIRED Act,' A Bill That Removes Fauci from His Post House Republicans are launching a new bid on Wednesday to rid the federal government of Dr. Anthony Fauci. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 12, 2021