Podcasts about human services secretary xavier becerra

The debate over transgender athletes was the focus of a heated hearing in Sacramento this week. California lawmakers rejected two bills sponsored by Republicans that would have limited trans high school athletes from participating in girls' sports. The San Francisco Chronicle's politics reporter Sophia Bollag joins Scott and Guy to discuss the "Capitol showdown."  Plus, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced his bid to become California's first Latino governor. Becerra sued  the Trump administration 120 times as attorney general of California and enters an already crowded field of Democratic candidates.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks at the Alignment for Progress Conference

Experts report we're dealing with the hottest summer on record for the second year in a row. Phoenix has recorded 100 straight days of over 100-degree weather; Hollywood Burbank Airport in the Los Angeles area matched its all-time high temperature with a reading of 114.In Los Angeles, the city is taking action to help its people deal with the temperatures through the leadership of Marta Segura, one of the few appointed chief heat officers in the world. Her work is focused on finding solutions when the weather causes physical and mental health issues and she's keeping equity at the forefront of her efforts. Segura explains how an aware and engaged public is key to the effective implementation of climate policies.This all occurs as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared extreme heat a rising public health crisis.Join us for this encore “Conversations on Health Care” with hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Experts report we're dealing with the hottest summer on record for the second year in a row. Phoenix has recorded 100 straight days of over 100-degree weather; Hollywood Burbank Airport in the Los Angeles area matched its all-time high temperature with a reading of 114. In Los Angeles, the city is taking action to help its people deal with the temperatures through the leadership of Marta Segura, one of the few appointed chief heat officers in the world. Her work is focused on finding solutions when the weather causes physical and mental health issues and she's keeping equity at the forefront of her efforts. Segura explains how an aware and engaged public is key to the effective implementation of climate policies. This all occurs as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared extreme heat a rising public health crisis. Join us for this encore “Conversations on Health Care” with hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter.

In today's Sharper Point Commentary Jim Sharpe talks about his own addiction and recovery journey, making it clear that human connection was critical to getting sober. He does this as the White House hosts senior administration officials including Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday, including advocates and family members of those affected by the drug epidemic. 

Federal authorities file charges against five suspects in the case of Matthew Perry's overdose. Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins “Start Here” to discuss discounted drug prices for seniors. And Collins adds 2,000 words to its official Scrabble dictionary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's next now that former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters has been convicted on seven charges connected to breaching election system security? Then, "Aging Matters" on how to avoid real estate scams. Plus, working through challenges to harvest Olathe sweet corn. Also, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on bird flu in Colorado. And how Project Play is working to make sports accessible to all kids.

What's next now that former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters has been convicted on seven charges connected to breaching election system security? Then, "Aging Matters" on how to avoid real estate scams. Plus, working through challenges to harvest Olathe sweet corn. Also, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on bird flu in Colorado. And how Project Play is working to make sports accessible to all kids.

July 11, 2024 ~ U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was in Michigan yesterday, and advocated for the elimination of pharmacy benefit managers. What would that do to the future of independent pharmacies? Lloyd and Paula Tutman talk with Michigan Pharmacists Association director of government affairs Eric Roath about the importance of PBMs.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joined the Biden administration as the COVID-19 vaccine was rolling out. Scott talks with him at the Ideas Festival produced by CalMatters about issues ranging from cannabis policy to abortion, health disparities and climate change as a health issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Friday that Nevada is now one of the first three states in the country to allow kin caregivers to become licensed foster care providers.

The 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act marked a major change in health insurance coverage and care for millions of Americans. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra talks with Stephanie Desmon about the remarkable changes “Obamacare” has brought about, why it's important for all Americans not to take these for granted, and the next set of challenges in mending a health care system that's still too focused on treatment of complications, not prevention.

Saturday marks the 14th anniversary of the still somewhat embattled Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins host Julie Rovner to discuss the accomplishments of the health law — and the challenges it still faces. Also this week, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News join Rovner to discuss what should be the final funding bill for HHS for fiscal 2024, next week's Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging abortion medication, and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.Julie Rovner: The Washington Post's “Arizona Lawmaker Tells Her Abortion Story to Show ‘Reality' of Restrictions,” by Praveena Somasundaram. (Full speech here.)Alice Miranda Ollstein: CNN's “Why Your Doctor's Office Is Spamming You With Appointment Reminders,” by Nathaniel Meyersohn.Tami Luhby: KFF Health News' “Georgia's Medicaid Work Requirement Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment,” by Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam.Mary Agnes Carey: The New York Times' “When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home,” by Paula Span, and The AP's “State Medicaid Offices Target Dead People's Homes to Recoup Their Health Care Costs,” by Amanda Seitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently spoke with Montana Public Radio's Aaron Bolton to talk about Montanans losing Medicaid and mental health services.

It's Thursday, January 11th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Vietnam imprisoned or put on home detention 258 people International Christian Concern reports that Vietnamese Christians feature prominently in a recent report from Defend the Defenders. The report found that Vietnam has imprisoned or put on home detention 258 prisoners of conscience. Each of them faced harassment, arrest, and imprisonment for exercising free speech and religion. The targets for persecution include religious leaders.  One example is Mr. Trần Văn Bang. The Christian leader is serving four years in prison. He has opposed communism in Vietnam and openly shared his faith in Christ. Vietnam is ranked 25th on the Open Doors' World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian. Jesus said in Matthew 10:32, “Whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in Heaven.” Christians are leaving India for United Kingdom The Guardian reports that churches in the United Kingdom are getting a boost from Christians migrating from India.  Over the last decade, Christian identification has fallen from nearly 60% of the U.K. population to under 50%. Meanwhile, the number of Indian Christians in the country has surged from 135,000 to over 225,000.  Local pastors report Indian families also have large numbers of children who tend to show more interest in religion than British young people. Biden rolls back conscience protections Yesterday, the Biden administration continued to role back conscience protections for Americans. Under the Obama administration, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a mandate forcing employers to pay for abortifacients in their health insurance plans. However, religious organizations were able to get exemptions after challenging the mandate in court. And the Trump administration expanded these exemptions to businesses.  The latest rule from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra claims to balance respect for religious beliefs and a so-called “right” to contraception.  Tom McClusky with CatholicVote commented, “Is this a win for religious freedom? I'd say it could have been much worse. The onslaught of public protest prevented HHS from sending us back to 2011. But the rule definitely leaves Americans at the mercy of Becerra's whims – and whether he feels that the protections we do have are even worth enforcing.” U.S. House approves $1.6 trillion spending deal U.S. Congressional leaders agreed to a $1.6 trillion spending deal Sunday ahead of a potential government shutdown later this month. The agreement includes nearly $900 billion in defense spending and over $700 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer negotiated the deal. The agreement accelerates $20 billion in cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue Service and rescinds $6 billion in unspent pandemic aid.  However, conservatives with the House Freedom Caucus  criticized the deal for too much spending, calling it a “total failure.” 20% of office space is vacant Moody's Analytics reports 20% of office space in big U.S. cities was unleased at the end of last year. It's the highest number on record for commercial buildings. Working from home has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Moody's also noted the 1970s and 1980s saw overbuilding in the commercial space. Texas had the top three cities for office vacancy rates: Houston, Dallas, and Austin. Scientists confirm destruction of Biblical city of Gath And finally, scientists from several universities in Israel believe they have confirmed the destruction of a Biblical city as described in Second Kings. Chapter 12:17 says, “Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.” Researchers identified the city of Tell es-Safi as the Biblical city of Gath occupied by the Philistines. In fact, Goliath, the giant, was from Gath.  Previously, scientists believed bricks from a wall in the ancient city were kiln-fired before construction. But, thanks to the technology of thermal demagnetization, researchers discovered the bricks were most likely burned in a destructive event, aligning with the Biblical account.  Professor Aren Maeir at Bar-Ilan University said, “Our findings are important for determining the intensity of the fire and the scope of destruction in Gath — the largest and most powerful city in the land at the time — and also for understanding construction practices in the region.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, January 11th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers, newsletter editor Paige Winfield Cunningham and national health reporter Akilah Johnson moderate a series of conversations with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, surgical oncologist at NYU Grossman School of Medicine Kathie-Ann Joseph, Charles R. Drew professor of surgery at Howard University Wayne A.I. Frederick and founder and president of Every Mother Counts Christy Turlington Burns about innovations in American health care, the most pressing challenges to the system and the next generation of medicine. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, Oct.17, 2023.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra answers questions about the big issues he's facing as the nation's top health official. Most importantly, he's dealing with the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision turning abortion law over to the states. Secretary Becerra says, “A woman is three times more likely to die of a complication during pregnancy if she happens to reside in a state that restricts her access to abortion care services. We are seeing women and their health harmed simply because of the politics in that state …we're doing everything we can to continue to protect a woman's right to access the care she needs including abortion care.” Secretary Becerra leads a $1.7 trillion agency that's also preparing for the fall vaccination season, ensuring Americans eligible for Medicaid stay enrolled, and planning for his department's new power to negotiate for drug prices. Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter ask him to weigh in on all these issues in this week's edition.

On Episode 10 of the D.C. Debrief, host John Stolnis recaps two contentious hearings on Capitol Hill involving Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, what President Biden is trying to do to help make it easier to access mental health and deal with the extreme heat we've seen around the country. Also, Congress talks UFOs (they're called UAPs now, apparently) and the pandemic-induced learning gap, and we speak with Professor Thomas Goldsby of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on the deal agreed to by UPS and the Teamsters this week, and what it could mean for your bottom line.  

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins “Conversations on Health Care” to answer questions about the big issues he's facing as the nation's top health official. Most importantly, he's dealing with the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision turning abortion law over to the states. Secretary Becerra says, “A woman is three times more likely to die of a complication during pregnancy if she happens to reside in a state that restricts her access to abortion... Read More Read More The post HHS Sec. Becerra's Exclusive Interview With “Conversations on Health Care” appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins “Conversations on Health Care” to answer questions about the big issues he's facing as the nation's top health official. Most importantly, he's dealing with the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision turning abortion law over to the states.Secretary Becerra says, “A woman is three times more likely to die of a complication during pregnancy if she happens to reside in a state that restricts her access to abortion care services. We are seeing women and their health harmed simply because of the politics in that state …we're doing everything we can to continue to protect a woman's right to access the care she needs including abortion care.”Secretary Becerra leads a $1.7 trillion agency that's also preparing for the fall vaccination season, ensuring Americans eligible for Medicaid stay enrolled, and planning for his department's new power to negotiate for drug prices.Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter ask him to weigh in on all these issues in this week's edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins “Conversations on Health Care” to answer questions about the big issues he's facing as the nation's top health official. Most importantly, he's dealing with the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision turning abortion law over to the states. Secretary Becerra says, “A woman is three times more likely to die of a complication during pregnancy if she happens to reside in a state that restricts her access to abortion care services. We are seeing women and their health harmed simply because of the politics in that state …we're doing everything we can to continue to protect a woman's right to access the care she needs including abortion care.” Secretary Becerra leads a $1.7 trillion agency that's also preparing for the fall vaccination season, ensuring Americans eligible for Medicaid stay enrolled, and planning for his department's new power to negotiate for drug prices. Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter ask him to weigh in on all these issues in this week's edition.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke from I-95 in Philadelphia on Wednesday, vowing to get the road open as quickly as possible and revealing that construction teams are already ahead of schedule. On Sunday, a portion of I-95 collapsed after a truck carrying gasoline caught fire while under the interstate highway. On Tuesday, following his federal indictment, Donald Trump spoke to supporters from Bedminster, New Jersey—but CNN host Jake Tapper said his network would not cover the former President's remarks because the speech was filled with “potentially dangerous” falsehoods. However, just moments before Tapper's proclamation, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was on CNN baselessly suggesting Trump may have sold access to classified documents. On Wednesday, the House voted unsuccessfully to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for publicly making debunked claims that Donald Trump colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 election. In response to the attempted censure, Rep. Schiff said the “lunatics have taken over the asylum.” During a House hearing on Tuesday, Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) rhetorically asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra if masking two-year-old children helped end the COVID-19 pandemic. Sec. Becerra denied that his department forced children to wear masks. Cancel culture comes for Philadelphia's Mütter Museum. The museum, which is managed by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, has housed medical anomalies since 1858.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: 3:05pm- According to a new report, “[s]cientists conducting research on novel coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were the first humans to contract COVID-19.” You can read Allie Griffin's New York Post article here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/wuhan-scientists-were-the-first-to-contract-covid-19-report/ 3:10pm- Could Robert F. Kenney Jr. win the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary in 2024? According to a recent Axios report, the Democratic National Committee plans to change the 2024 primary schedule to place South Carolina—a Biden strong hold—as the first state in the primary cycle. However, Iowa and New Hampshire may not go along with the DNC's proposed changes—Biden's team has indicated they won't appear on either state's ballots in protest if they don't abide by the DNC's reordering. You can read the Axios report here: https://www.axios.com/2023/06/15/iowa-new-hampshire-biden-lose-2024-primaries-election 3:30pm- While speaking to the League of Conservation Voters on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden bizarrely announced that his administration had “plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean.” 3:40pm- While appearing on Newsmax, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said if allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden received money from a Ukrainian natural gas company in exchange for influence are true, he should be impeached and removed from office. 3:50pm- While testifying before Congress, professor at the Yale School of Medicine Dr. Meredithe McNamara was unable to name a single peer-reviewed journal that has indicated “gender affirming care” benefits young children. Despite being unable to provide any citation while being questioned by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), McNamara has vociferously advocated on behalf of gender surgeries being made available to minors. 4:05pm- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke from I-95 in Philadelphia on Wednesday, vowing to get the road open as quickly as possible and revealing that construction teams are already ahead of schedule. On Sunday, a portion of I-95 collapsed after a truck carrying gasoline caught fire while under the interstate highway. 4:10pm- On Tuesday, following his federal indictment, Donald Trump spoke to supporters from Bedminster, New Jersey—but CNN host Jake Tapper said his network would not cover the former President's remarks because the speech was filled with “potentially dangerous” falsehoods. However, just moments before Tapper's proclamation, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was on CNN baselessly suggesting Trump may have sold access to classified documents. 4:30pm- On Wednesday, the House voted unsuccessfully to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for publicly making debunked claims that Donald Trump colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 election. In response to the attempted censure, Rep. Schiff said the “lunatics have taken over the asylum.” 4:35pm- During a House hearing on Tuesday, Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) rhetorically asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra if masking two-year-old children helped end the COVID-19 pandemic. Sec. Becerra denied that his department forced children to wear masks. 4:40pm- Cancel culture comes for Philadelphia's Mütter Museum. The museum, which is managed by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, has housed medical anomalies since 1858. 5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt revealing that she has in the past prioritized access to gender affirming care over qualifications when determining personnel job placement. Lt. Gen. Burt made the statement during a Department of Defense LGBTQ+ Pride event. You can read Dr. Reilly's latest National Review article, “The Truth About Redlining's History,” here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/06/the-truth-about-redlinings-history/ 5:35pm- Peachy Keenan—Senior Contributor of The Federalist & Contributing Editor of The American Mind—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her new book, “Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War.” When did soccer moms become domestic extremists? You can order Peachy's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Domestic-Extremist-Practical-Winning-Culture/dp/1684513529 5:45pm- Groundhog Death Conspiracy!? Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio opens-up about how he accidentally dropped and killed a groundhog in 2014. There is far more to the story than we have ever heard before! 6:05pm- Thomas Catanacci of Fox News writes, “[a] A top federal watchdog agency is opening an investigation into the impacts of offshore wind along the New Jersey coastline amid calls for a moratorium on development and an uptick in marine wildlife deaths.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-watchdog-opens-investigation-offshore-wind-impacts-amid-whale-deaths 6:20pm- While speaking to the League of Conservation Voters on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden bizarrely announced that his administration had “plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean.” 6:30pm- In his latest editorial, Reason Magazine's Joe Lancaster writes about a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) which reveals that the intelligence agency may be paying for user data in an attempt to circumvent the 4th Amendment. You can read the article here: https://reason.com/2023/06/14/intelligence-services-evade-4th-amendment-by-paying-for-your-data/ 6:45pm- According to a new report, “[s]cientists conducting research on novel coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were the first humans to contract COVID-19.” You can read Allie Griffin's New York Post article here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/wuhan-scientists-were-the-first-to-contract-covid-19-report/

On October 7th, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said that the use of March-In Rights to control the pricing of medicines was not, “Off the Table”. This comment lit a firestorm in the US biopharma sector. In this Vital Health podcast, Duane Schulthess speaks to Patrick Kilbride, the Director of the US Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center about March-in rights, and the role of high-value intellectual property to the US biopharma ecosystem. They discuss the implications of Senator Elizabeth Warren's April of 2022 public letter to Secretary Becerra advocating the use of March-in rights for price controls and what this means for US Universities as well as for patients in the long-term. Patrick also provides an overview of the continuing attacks on IP caused by the WTO's nearly insatiable demands for the use of TRIPS waivers targeting all COVID-19 therapeutics and diagnostics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   President Biden's intent to end COVID-19 emergency declarations Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' education reform Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra teases public health emergency on abortion A pro-life activist is found not-guilty Rep. George Santos steps down from his committees   Relevant Links:   […]

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Biden's intent to end COVID-19 emergency declarations Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' education reformHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra teases public health emergency on abortionA pro-life activist is found not-guiltyRep. George Santos steps down from his committees Relevant Links: DeSantis Announces Changes to Florida's Collegeshttps://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/31/desantis-announces-changes-to-floridas-colleges/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra praised Minnesota Democrats Thursday for taking steps to ensure the right to abortion. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.

The worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will face tougher penalties if conditions don't improve at their facilities, the Biden administration announced. The intensified scrutiny on some nursing homes, where more than a million people are housed, comes nearly two years after COVID-19 exposed subpar care and extreme staffing shortages that had long festered in the facilities. Nursing home residents have been significantly more likely to die from COVID-19; as of February, more than 200,000 nursing home staffers or residents had died from the virus. President Joe Biden had promised during his State of the Union address in February to overhaul the nation's nursing home system, but some of those initiatives have yet to be implemented fully. The new guidelines announced Oct. 21 will apply to less than 0.5% of the nation's nursing homes. The facilities are already designated as a “special focus facility” because of a previous violation and are on a watchlist of sorts that requires the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare to monitor them more regularly. Starting Oct. 21, those nursing homes will lose federal funding if they receive more than one dangerous violation — rule-breaking that put residents at risk for harm. They will also be monitored for a minimum of three years. CMS will also consider staffing levels at the nursing homes when adding facilities to its watchlist. Currently, 88 nursing homes are on the list. “Let us be clear: We are cracking down on enforcement of our nation's poorest-performing nursing homes,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. The agency is studying staffing ratios at nursing homes, with the aim of implementing requirements. The study is expected to be completed next year. The administration also announced $80 million worth of grants that will be given to health care organizations, trade groups or labor unions to train and hire nursing staff. Organizations have until Jan. 6 to apply for the money. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

America is on the path toward a massive Amoxicillin shortage. Anyone who has tried to get it recently either lucked out on the first try or had to search again and again for a pharmacy that could fulfill the prescription. We are on the verge of a full-blown antibiotic crisis and the Biden-Harris regime has it on the backburner. It's not that they don't want to fix it. It's that the United States is so beholden to China for pharmaceuticals that the regime doesn't have an easy fix.Around 90% of the ingredients used to make drugs like Amoxicillin come from China. This is an ugly situation to be in with a supply chain crisis and tensions rising. Winter is coming. This isn't the time to be short on drugs that can prevent a simple infection from becoming life-threatening.This is why we started working with a company that ships Amoxicillin and four other antibiotics to telehealth patients. Those who have read my work or heard my shows for the past year or so know that proper preparedness has been one of my biggest pushes and being prepared medically is on the top of the list. One does not have to be a full-blown "doomsday prepper" in a bunker to make common sense choices as negative situations continue to rise in America.Of all the problems we face as a nation and as a people, this is the one that has the fewest options available for both our government and for individuals. We can debate the insanity of becoming dependent on China some other time. Today, we need to focus on solving the problem, and for individuals that means stocking up on antibiotics that can be stored long-term (use promo code "RUCKER10" for $10 off).Medical professionals have been ringing the alarm bell of late, but the warnings are getting drowned out by a partnership between government, corporate media, and Big Pharma to focus solely on getting as many people to take the Covid jabs as many times as possible. There's money, power, and access on the line for those who are supposed to be revealing the medical truth and unfortunately for us the Covid jabs are the only priority. According to Prevention:There's no clear answer. The ASHP lists out several pharmaceutical companies that have reported amoxicillin shortages and noted that they didn't provide a reason for the lack of supply.But amoxicillin has “become restricted in the supply chain due to increased use,” says Stephanie Field, M.B.A., director of pharmacy business services at Corewell Health West. Meaning, demand for the drug has ramped up as a slew of illnesses circulate.It's also possible that supply chain issues that have plagued nearly every industry since the pandemic began are at play here, too, says Crystal Tubbs, Pharm.D., associate director of pharmacy services at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “Shortages in general can be caused by supply/demand issues, shortages of raw materials or other ingredients needed to manufacture the drug, logistics interruptions and/or challenges with manufacturing facilities,” she explains.According to Red State:Translation: Big Pharma is too busy counting their billions from the utterly ineffective COVID vaccines they are still pushing to care about mundane drugs that actually work. The problem has become critical, as the Daily Mail notes.The Children's Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics joined forces to urge the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to declare a Public Health Emergency in order to assist strapped hospitals.Declaring a state of emergency would allow Secretary Becerra to distribute financial assistance to states, work with companies to produce more treatments and supplies, loosen licencing requirements that will help alleviate healthcare staffing shortages, and expand hospital capacity.Maybe if it was an issue among illegal immigrants they might care. But I digress.A sick child's parents have no patience for muddled supply chain blaming, even as earlier this year, hungry babies' parents were in no mood for sanctimonious breastfeeding lectures in lieu of fixing the baby formula shortage. Considering the Biden Administration's utter ineptitude in solving the baby formula crisis, perhaps we shouldn't ask them to look at the amoxicillin problem.We chose long ago to only work with sponsors who offered real solutions to our readers. This is why we're not promoting inconsequential sponsored products like "Lordships" or coffee mugs. Those can be extremely profitable, but we make sure all of our sponsors are making a difference for Americans, either with their products like storable antibiotics or their companies like Mike Lindell.It's getting crazier and crazier out there. The midterm elections didn't offer much relief. With the Chinese Communist Party bent on opposing America as well as taking control of Taiwan, it's very likely we will see a full-blown Amoxicillin crisis someday soon. Now is not the time to rely on the Biden-Harris regime or Kevin McCarthy to fix things. In fact, there's NEVER a time to rely on government to do for us what we should be doing for ourselves. 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In Kherson, among the first Ukrainian cities seized by Russian forces in the February invasion, Moscow-installed authorities are bracing for a Ukrainian push to take it back, telling residents to expect shelling and to evacuate. President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. That's according to senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to outline Biden's plans. A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows that many adults remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and the way elected officials are chosen. Authorities say the airport in Norway's second-largest city briefly closed after area residents spotted at least one drone nearby. At least six Russian citizens were detained over the past few weeks for flying drones or taking photographs of sensitive sites in Norway. The federal government wants to expand all-hours mental health and substance abuse care in communities around the country. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that the government will award millions of dollars for states to plan how clinics can offer more on-demand help for people in crisis. The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the farm loan relief program funded from $3.1 billion set aside in the Inflation Reduction Act allocated toward assisting distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA. Paul Flores, the last man seen with Kristin Smart, was convicted of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago. Smart is presumed dead and her body remains missing. In sports, the Yankees advanced to the ALCS, the Phillies homered their way past the Padres in Game one of the NLCS and the NBA season gets started. The national average for a gallon of gas was $3.87 a gallon on Tuesday, five cents cheaper than a week ago but still high. The White House rejected claims that President Joe Biden's efforts to lower gas prices is an attempt to boost Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. French cement company Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so a plant in Syria could remain open, a case the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind. Lafarge has agreed to pay fines of $91 million and forfeit $687 million. A small plane has crashed into a car dealership parking lot near the border of Ohio and West Virginia, killing two people on board and sparking a large fire. Police in eastern Oklahoma say that 67-year-old Joe Kennedy, wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men, has been arrested in Florida. A new report finds preliminary agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian's high winds and drenching rains could reach $1.56 billion, with citrus, cattle, vegetable and melon operations hit the hardest. Iranian Elnaz Rekabi competitive climber has left South Korea after competing at an event in which she competed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering. Farsi-language media outside of Iran have warned that she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home. Defending national champion South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women's basketball poll. President Joe Biden is promising that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to sign abortion protections into law. The NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 9 mission has died. NASA said Monday that James McDivitt died last week in Tucson, Arizona, at age 93. The media organization Semafor launched Tuesday with no less an ambition than reinventing the news story. The much-publicized news site is the brainchild of Ben Smith, former media columnist at The New York Times, and Justin Smith, ex-CEO of Bloomberg Media. This has not been a good week for Liz Truss. Britain's prime minister is powerless, humiliated, labeled a “ghost” prime minister and compared unfavorably to a head of lettuce. Truss is scrambling to recover her grasp on power after her economic plans were ripped up and repudiated by a Treasury chief whom she was forced to appoint to avoid meltdown on the financial markets. —The Associated PressSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekly Nonprofit News summaries.   In Win For Criminal Justice Advocates, Biden Pardons Marijuana Charges & Orders Evaluation of Cannabis Scheduling The Biden Administration announced last week a series of pardons for those charged on federal, simple marijuana possession charges, in a win for criminal justice reform advocates. The legacy of the Nixon Administration's “War On Drugs” is still felt throughout the United States, where black and brown Americans are more likely to be charged for marijuana use than white Americans, despite similar rates of usage. NPR quotes Patrice Willoughby, vice president of policy and legislative affairs at the NAACP, who says that “The failed policies on drug criminalization have ensnared many on nonviolent, marijuana offenses.” Biden has also “instructed the attorney general and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to start the process of reviewing marijuana's status under federal law, according to Politico. Advocacy groups continue to highlight the need for reforms at the state level. Read more ➝   Summary   U.N. refugee boss warns of 'severe cuts' without immediate new funding U.S. Reuters What Happens When a Company (Like Patagonia) Transfers Ownership to a Nonprofit? | HBR.org Daily  Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years | Pew Research Center Nonprofit Helps Salem Family With Wheelchair Makeover Fit for Halloween | NECN   DALLE2 Image thumbnail   

Weekly Nonprofit News summaries.   In Win For Criminal Justice Advocates, Biden Pardons Marijuana Charges & Orders Evaluation of Cannabis Scheduling The Biden Administration announced last week a series of pardons for those charged on federal, simple marijuana possession charges, in a win for criminal justice reform advocates. The legacy of the Nixon Administration's “War On Drugs” is still felt throughout the United States, where black and brown Americans are more likely to be charged for marijuana use than white Americans, despite similar rates of usage. NPR quotes Patrice Willoughby, vice president of policy and legislative affairs at the NAACP, who says that “The failed policies on drug criminalization have ensnared many on nonviolent, marijuana offenses.” Biden has also “instructed the attorney general and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to start the process of reviewing marijuana's status under federal law, according to Politico. Advocacy groups continue to highlight the need for reforms at the state level. Read more ➝   Summary   U.N. refugee boss warns of 'severe cuts' without immediate new funding U.S. Reuters What Happens When a Company (Like Patagonia) Transfers Ownership to a Nonprofit? | HBR.org Daily  Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years | Pew Research Center Nonprofit Helps Salem Family With Wheelchair Makeover Fit for Halloween | NECN   DALLE2 Image thumbnail   

Imagine this: A wedding photographer booked a couple earlier this year. As the countdown grew closer to the big day, the monkeypox outbreak spread across the country, public health emergencies were declared, and the client spirals into a downright panic. The photographer opens up their email to find their client trying to get out of their contract due to the “national emergency”. Despite the photographers' best customer service skills, the couple keeps persisting and states that the situation is Force Majeure- they can't continue the event as planned and need to cancel ASAP. What should the photographer do? Do they have to cancel the event, refund the client, and take a huge loss? What legal leg do the clients actually have to stand on and ultimately…when IS a national public health emergency a valid cause for cancellation?    Recently, The Legal Paige Facebook Community has been getting TONS of questions regarding cancellations, public health emergencies, and monkeypox (cue horrific flashbacks to 2020). As an attorney, I can assure you that not every situation is a Force Majeure event (even if your client tries to say it is). This podcast episode will shed light on how to navigate public health emergencies, what constitutes a real Force Majeure event, and the tools you need to have in your legal toolkit to navigate situations like monkeypox moving forward (Covid-19 PTSD not included).    PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES + MONKEYPOX    A Public Health Emergency is declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services when they have determined a disease that may be of public concern. Most Public Health Emergencies have an expiration of 90 days but can be extended if the Secretary feels appropriate. When a Public Health Emergency is declared it opens up more funding for vaccinations, a quicker response time, and additional resources (i.e. it fast tracks the issue).    On August 4th, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency. Monkeypox is defined by the CDC as “a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to smallpox symptoms, but milder, and monkeypox is rarely fatal.”    If Monkeypox is a rare disease and is rarely fatal you are probably wondering why the White House decided to declare it a Public Health Emergency. In the last few weeks the US has seen a significant uptick in cases that has caused some concern. At the time of recording, there were 7,510 cases in the United States with numbers on the rise. There is a vaccination for Monkeypox called JYNNEOS, but there is a limited supply which is causing a shortage in hospitals and pharmacies.  By declaring Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency the Biden Administration put the disease in the #1 line for funding and it prioritized the production of the JYNNEOS vaccine.    WHAT ACTUALLY QUALIFIES AS A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT?    During the beginning stages of the Covid-10 pandemic, many clients were able to cancel their contracts for their events by enacting the Force Majeure Clause. They were able to do this because it was unforeseeable, unpredictable, and the contractual obligations were impossible to perform (those three things have to be true to be able to enact Force Majeure). With clients beginning to invoke Force Majeure again for the latest public health crisis, it's important to note that Monkeypox does not qualify as a Force Majeure event. In fact, MOST Public Health Emergencies don't. Force Majeure was created for out of the blue, “acts of god” like tornadoes,  hurricanes, wildfires, terrorism, war– events that no one could have imagined or anticipated. The beginning of Covid-19 qualified as Force Maejure because the world was unpredictably shut down. Nobody could leave their house. There was an inability for contracts to be executed. Even if your clients wanted to continue with their wedding in say April of 2020, they literally could not due to the shutdowns across the United States.    That ‘impossibility of performance' we saw with Covid-19  is what you need to keep in mind when new public health emergencies pop up. .Is it impossible for you to perform your contractual obligations because of the emergency? If so, you could probably enforce Force Majeure. If you CAN perform your obligations then you are just in general cancellation territory.    MORE FROM THIS EPISODE   Press play on Episode #136 to learn more about Force Majeure events, how to navigate public health emergencies with clients, the protection clauses you absolutely need to have in your contract, and more! If you haven't stocked your legal toolkit with a solid cancellation agreement, now is a great time to set yourself up for success.  The Legal Paige team and I are always watching things unfold in the news, so if monkeypox or any other public health emergencies take a wild turn for the worse…we will be updating you and helping you handle any sticky situations. Finally, remember our FREE Facebook Community is a great, go-to resource for industry professionals.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022. Today we’ve got drama overseas, as Nancy Pelosi defies China’s warnings, in her visit to Taiwan… Then close to home, the DOJ sues Idaho over law imposing a ‘near total ban on abortion’... this and more on this news brief…. But first: Dropwave Do you have a podcast, or thinking about starting one? Does your church have a podcast feed for sermons? The Dropwave.io is for you. Cancel culture is like walking on a thin glass bridge over the Grand Canyon. Every step you take could get you killed, I mean canceled. Since the beginning CrossPolitic has been working on being antifragile, so no matter what happens, our content can still be delivered to your tv and to your podcast. This past year, the Waterboy and his friend Jeremi, have been working on building a podcast hosting solution for rowdy platforms like CrossPolitic, so that you can be confident your podcast will never fall through that glass bridge. Dropwave offers seamless onboarding for shows that have been around for years to easy to use solutions for starting your own podcast. Dropwave will track all your show’s downloads by city, state, and country, and it offers network and enterprise packages for solutions like the Fight Laugh Feast Network. Free to speak, Free to podcast, free to start your journey now at www.Dropwave.io. Alright, back to China… they’re not happy with Nancy Pelosi… who is though? https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-furious-pelosi-lands-taiwan-promises-all-necessary-measures-defend-itself China furious after Pelosi lands in Taiwan, promises 'all necessary measures' to defend itself The People's Republic of China released a lengthy statement Tuesday condemning the arrival of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island of Taiwan. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the statement, in which the Chinese government accuses Pelosi, D-Calif., of undermining U.S.-China relations and encouraging the "separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence.’" Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday night local time, making her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. "This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote. "There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China." The People's Republic of China has long claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait, the relatively narrow strip of ocean between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. The Chinese military has frequently sent planes into the area, testing Taiwan's air defense zone. The USS Ronald Reagan and a strike group are currently positioned near Taiwan after they left a port in Singapore on Tuesday. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the news but said it was a planned trip. Pelosi is traveling with a House delegation that includes Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York, Mark Takano of California, Suzan DelBene of Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Andy Kim of New Jersey. Here’s more from Fox News on this developing situation: China issues new threats after Pelosi lands in Taiwan-Play 0:52-2:30 The world awaits… it’s going to be interesting to see what our Lord has in store through this situation developing in Taiwan… Let’s shift our eyes back to the U.S. as Idaho is in the news… https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/doj-sues-idaho-over-state-law-near-total-abortion-ban DOJ sues Idaho over law imposing 'near-total ban' on abortion The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Idaho over the state's law banning abortion after six weeks, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday. The legal filing marks the first time President Joe Biden's Justice Department launched a challenge against a state for abortion restrictions since the landmark June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned a half-century of abortion access precedent, which the president decried as a "realization of an extreme ideology and a tragic error by the Supreme Court." The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, contends that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act preempts the state law. The federal law requires physicians to perform medically stabilizing abortions in an emergency. Garland explained there are circumstances in which abortion is "necessary" if a patient is undergoing an unstable condition during pregnancy. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who leads the reproductive rights task force, said the DOJ is seeking a declaratory judgment that Idaho's law "violates the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution and is preempted by federal law where it conflicts with EMTALA." The federal agency's lawsuit noted that the state has "passed a near-absolute ban on abortion,” which after taking effect on Aug. 25 will make it a criminal offense to perform an abortion “in all but extremely narrow circumstances.” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra also released a statement following the DOJ's announcement, saying the department will continue to partner with the DOJ to enforce federal laws protecting healthcare "including abortions." Meanwhile, the Idaho Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments Wednesday on challenges over its near-total abortion ban, according to the Idaho Press. Attorneys for Idaho will seek to protect three separate restrictive abortion laws passed by the state. Ladies and gentleman, please keep our state in your prayers as a legal battle takes center stage. We wish to see this abomination of abortion brought down in Idaho, and this would be a huge step. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/health/california-newsom-state-of-emergency-monkeypox/index.html Elsewhere in the US, California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak This is from CNN. The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide. Monday's declarations come as more than 5,800 probable or confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the US. California had more than 800 cases Tuesday, while Illinois had more than 500, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, the Biden administration has not issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration. California is the third and largest state to issue a statewide declaration related to the disease. New York was the first to do so. California's move allows emergency medical services personnel throughout the state to administer FDA-approved monkeypox vaccines, expanding the pool of people able to inoculate residents against the virus even as a vaccine shortage persists. Illinois' declaration also will make more resources available to combat the virus, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. The Chicago and state public health departments announced Illinois' first presumptive case June 2. Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox, that usually causes pimple- or blister-like lesions, as well as flu-like symptoms such as fever, headaches, muscle aches, chills and respiratory symptoms, according to the CDC. And guys, great news, I found out a great way to avoid Monkey Pox, here it is… don’t be gay! Be heterosexual, and find a godly man or woman to marry, and you’re home free! Yes I realize it’s probably not that simple. But anyways… California has received more than 61,000 vaccine doses so far and distributed more than 25,000, according to the governor's news release. Los Angeles County has received its own vaccine allocation, and state officials said California will make additional allocations in the coming weeks. Last week, Sodom… oh wait I mean, San Francisco became the first major US city to declare a local health emergency on monkeypox. Now hidden towards the bottom of CNN’s article is this following paragraph: “A large number of cases in this outbreak have been in men who have sex with men, including gay and bisexual men, and public health officials are focusing their prevention efforts on this group. The virus is not unique to this community, but the nature of its close-contact spread has led to a disproportionate impact.” Following the emergency declaration in California, Equality California, a major LGBT rights nonprofit organization, applauded the governor's move, noting in a statement that the virus "continues to disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and queer men here in California and across the country." Hey speaking of gays, are you being discriminated against at your work place because you hold to the Bible? Then you need to talk to my friends at RedBalloon.work. Redballoon Not so long ago, the American dream was alive and well. Employees who worked hard were rewarded, and employers looked for people who could do the job, not for people who had the right political views. RedBalloon.work is a job site designed to get us back to what made American businesses successful: free speech, hard work, and having fun. If you are a free speech employer who wants to hire employees who focus on their work and not identity politics, then post a job on RedBalloon. If you are an employee who is being censored at work or is being forced to comply with the current zeitgeist, post your resume on RedBalloon and look for a new job. redballoon.work, the job site where free speech is still alive! www.redballoon.work Alright, enough of that happy stuff from our friends at reballoon, let’s get back to our corrupt society! https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/01/phillip-magness-facebook-recession-fack-check/ ‘Orwellian Hellscape’: Top Economist Says Facebook Fact-Checked Recession Claim To Cover For White House A top economist slammed Facebook’s “Orwellian” fact-checking system after he was given a “partly false” rating for stating the U.S. entered a recession. Dr. Phillip Magness, the research and education director at the American Institute for Economic Research, shared a screenshot of a recent post from July 24 that Facebook fact-checked. “Independent fact-checkers reviewed the photo and said it was partly false,” the fact-check read. “Facebook added a notice to the post.” Magness called the fact-check “Orwellian.” “We live in an Orwellian hell-scape,” Magness posted. “Facebook is now ‘fact-checking’ anyone who questions the White House’s word-games about the definition of a recession.” Magness furthered his assertion in a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) op-ed that the U.S. is, in fact, in a recession, and that the Biden administration is trying to cover it up by “playing word games.” Newly released data shows the real GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022, marking the second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth. While the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) uses several factors to determine whether the U.S. is in a recession, economist Julius Shiskin wrote in 1974 that two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is a good rule of thumb to define a recession, with that definition becoming somewhat of a standard. The White House has gone out of its way to deny that the economy is in a recession, with President Joe Biden declaring Thursday the state of the economy “doesn’t sound like a recession.” The White House also posted a blog that said the NBER indicated there is a “strong growth in the U.S. economy” and therefore the current state of things does not indicate a recession. Things have become so confusing that Wikipedia had to place a pause on editing the term “recession” after the definition was altered 41 times within roughly one week. Users repeatedly deleted the technical definition that described a recession as having two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. So, you guys know me… I love to end my segments with my favorite topic, sports! Well today I’m not going to talk about sports, I’m going to talk about NASCAR. Oh zinger! Now I know… I know… your body goes through a lot of stress in NASCAR, I get it… let’s just get into the story… Ty Dillon After Getting Run Over By Kyle Larson: “Luckily The Good Lord Was Keeping An Eye Out For Me, Keeping Me Safe” Ty Dillon thanked God for keeping him safe after Kyle Larson slammed into during the events of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larson ran over Dillon going around 170 mph coming into the sharp right hand turn 1. As Larson attempted to make the corner with Dillon on his outside, he launched over the curb into Dillon’s door. Kyle Larson has issue, slams into Ty Dillon at Indy- Play 1:35-2:26 Well Thank God both drivers were okay. As I’ve said before you can find all of the articles and sources for our newsbriefs in the show notes, and you’ll be able to see the crash for yourselves, and it could have been a lot worse. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… If you liked the show, hit that share button for me would ya? If you want to sign up for a club membership, sign up for our conference, or become a magazine subscriber, you could do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com, and if you want to reach out to me about corporate partnerships, our conference, or just a news story you want me to cover, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com… For CrossPolitic news, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022. Today we’ve got drama overseas, as Nancy Pelosi defies China’s warnings, in her visit to Taiwan… Then close to home, the DOJ sues Idaho over law imposing a ‘near total ban on abortion’... this and more on this news brief…. But first: Dropwave Do you have a podcast, or thinking about starting one? Does your church have a podcast feed for sermons? The Dropwave.io is for you. Cancel culture is like walking on a thin glass bridge over the Grand Canyon. Every step you take could get you killed, I mean canceled. Since the beginning CrossPolitic has been working on being antifragile, so no matter what happens, our content can still be delivered to your tv and to your podcast. This past year, the Waterboy and his friend Jeremi, have been working on building a podcast hosting solution for rowdy platforms like CrossPolitic, so that you can be confident your podcast will never fall through that glass bridge. Dropwave offers seamless onboarding for shows that have been around for years to easy to use solutions for starting your own podcast. Dropwave will track all your show’s downloads by city, state, and country, and it offers network and enterprise packages for solutions like the Fight Laugh Feast Network. Free to speak, Free to podcast, free to start your journey now at www.Dropwave.io. Alright, back to China… they’re not happy with Nancy Pelosi… who is though? https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-furious-pelosi-lands-taiwan-promises-all-necessary-measures-defend-itself China furious after Pelosi lands in Taiwan, promises 'all necessary measures' to defend itself The People's Republic of China released a lengthy statement Tuesday condemning the arrival of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island of Taiwan. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the statement, in which the Chinese government accuses Pelosi, D-Calif., of undermining U.S.-China relations and encouraging the "separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence.’" Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday night local time, making her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. "This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote. "There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China." The People's Republic of China has long claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait, the relatively narrow strip of ocean between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. The Chinese military has frequently sent planes into the area, testing Taiwan's air defense zone. The USS Ronald Reagan and a strike group are currently positioned near Taiwan after they left a port in Singapore on Tuesday. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the news but said it was a planned trip. Pelosi is traveling with a House delegation that includes Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York, Mark Takano of California, Suzan DelBene of Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Andy Kim of New Jersey. Here’s more from Fox News on this developing situation: China issues new threats after Pelosi lands in Taiwan-Play 0:52-2:30 The world awaits… it’s going to be interesting to see what our Lord has in store through this situation developing in Taiwan… Let’s shift our eyes back to the U.S. as Idaho is in the news… https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/doj-sues-idaho-over-state-law-near-total-abortion-ban DOJ sues Idaho over law imposing 'near-total ban' on abortion The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Idaho over the state's law banning abortion after six weeks, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday. The legal filing marks the first time President Joe Biden's Justice Department launched a challenge against a state for abortion restrictions since the landmark June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned a half-century of abortion access precedent, which the president decried as a "realization of an extreme ideology and a tragic error by the Supreme Court." The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, contends that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act preempts the state law. The federal law requires physicians to perform medically stabilizing abortions in an emergency. Garland explained there are circumstances in which abortion is "necessary" if a patient is undergoing an unstable condition during pregnancy. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who leads the reproductive rights task force, said the DOJ is seeking a declaratory judgment that Idaho's law "violates the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution and is preempted by federal law where it conflicts with EMTALA." The federal agency's lawsuit noted that the state has "passed a near-absolute ban on abortion,” which after taking effect on Aug. 25 will make it a criminal offense to perform an abortion “in all but extremely narrow circumstances.” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra also released a statement following the DOJ's announcement, saying the department will continue to partner with the DOJ to enforce federal laws protecting healthcare "including abortions." Meanwhile, the Idaho Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments Wednesday on challenges over its near-total abortion ban, according to the Idaho Press. Attorneys for Idaho will seek to protect three separate restrictive abortion laws passed by the state. Ladies and gentleman, please keep our state in your prayers as a legal battle takes center stage. We wish to see this abomination of abortion brought down in Idaho, and this would be a huge step. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/health/california-newsom-state-of-emergency-monkeypox/index.html Elsewhere in the US, California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak This is from CNN. The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide. Monday's declarations come as more than 5,800 probable or confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the US. California had more than 800 cases Tuesday, while Illinois had more than 500, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, the Biden administration has not issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration. California is the third and largest state to issue a statewide declaration related to the disease. New York was the first to do so. California's move allows emergency medical services personnel throughout the state to administer FDA-approved monkeypox vaccines, expanding the pool of people able to inoculate residents against the virus even as a vaccine shortage persists. Illinois' declaration also will make more resources available to combat the virus, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. The Chicago and state public health departments announced Illinois' first presumptive case June 2. Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox, that usually causes pimple- or blister-like lesions, as well as flu-like symptoms such as fever, headaches, muscle aches, chills and respiratory symptoms, according to the CDC. And guys, great news, I found out a great way to avoid Monkey Pox, here it is… don’t be gay! Be heterosexual, and find a godly man or woman to marry, and you’re home free! Yes I realize it’s probably not that simple. But anyways… California has received more than 61,000 vaccine doses so far and distributed more than 25,000, according to the governor's news release. Los Angeles County has received its own vaccine allocation, and state officials said California will make additional allocations in the coming weeks. Last week, Sodom… oh wait I mean, San Francisco became the first major US city to declare a local health emergency on monkeypox. Now hidden towards the bottom of CNN’s article is this following paragraph: “A large number of cases in this outbreak have been in men who have sex with men, including gay and bisexual men, and public health officials are focusing their prevention efforts on this group. The virus is not unique to this community, but the nature of its close-contact spread has led to a disproportionate impact.” Following the emergency declaration in California, Equality California, a major LGBT rights nonprofit organization, applauded the governor's move, noting in a statement that the virus "continues to disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and queer men here in California and across the country." Hey speaking of gays, are you being discriminated against at your work place because you hold to the Bible? Then you need to talk to my friends at RedBalloon.work. Redballoon Not so long ago, the American dream was alive and well. Employees who worked hard were rewarded, and employers looked for people who could do the job, not for people who had the right political views. RedBalloon.work is a job site designed to get us back to what made American businesses successful: free speech, hard work, and having fun. If you are a free speech employer who wants to hire employees who focus on their work and not identity politics, then post a job on RedBalloon. If you are an employee who is being censored at work or is being forced to comply with the current zeitgeist, post your resume on RedBalloon and look for a new job. redballoon.work, the job site where free speech is still alive! www.redballoon.work Alright, enough of that happy stuff from our friends at reballoon, let’s get back to our corrupt society! https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/01/phillip-magness-facebook-recession-fack-check/ ‘Orwellian Hellscape’: Top Economist Says Facebook Fact-Checked Recession Claim To Cover For White House A top economist slammed Facebook’s “Orwellian” fact-checking system after he was given a “partly false” rating for stating the U.S. entered a recession. Dr. Phillip Magness, the research and education director at the American Institute for Economic Research, shared a screenshot of a recent post from July 24 that Facebook fact-checked. “Independent fact-checkers reviewed the photo and said it was partly false,” the fact-check read. “Facebook added a notice to the post.” Magness called the fact-check “Orwellian.” “We live in an Orwellian hell-scape,” Magness posted. “Facebook is now ‘fact-checking’ anyone who questions the White House’s word-games about the definition of a recession.” Magness furthered his assertion in a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) op-ed that the U.S. is, in fact, in a recession, and that the Biden administration is trying to cover it up by “playing word games.” Newly released data shows the real GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022, marking the second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth. While the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) uses several factors to determine whether the U.S. is in a recession, economist Julius Shiskin wrote in 1974 that two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is a good rule of thumb to define a recession, with that definition becoming somewhat of a standard. The White House has gone out of its way to deny that the economy is in a recession, with President Joe Biden declaring Thursday the state of the economy “doesn’t sound like a recession.” The White House also posted a blog that said the NBER indicated there is a “strong growth in the U.S. economy” and therefore the current state of things does not indicate a recession. Things have become so confusing that Wikipedia had to place a pause on editing the term “recession” after the definition was altered 41 times within roughly one week. Users repeatedly deleted the technical definition that described a recession as having two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. So, you guys know me… I love to end my segments with my favorite topic, sports! Well today I’m not going to talk about sports, I’m going to talk about NASCAR. Oh zinger! Now I know… I know… your body goes through a lot of stress in NASCAR, I get it… let’s just get into the story… Ty Dillon After Getting Run Over By Kyle Larson: “Luckily The Good Lord Was Keeping An Eye Out For Me, Keeping Me Safe” Ty Dillon thanked God for keeping him safe after Kyle Larson slammed into during the events of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larson ran over Dillon going around 170 mph coming into the sharp right hand turn 1. As Larson attempted to make the corner with Dillon on his outside, he launched over the curb into Dillon’s door. Kyle Larson has issue, slams into Ty Dillon at Indy- Play 1:35-2:26 Well Thank God both drivers were okay. As I’ve said before you can find all of the articles and sources for our newsbriefs in the show notes, and you’ll be able to see the crash for yourselves, and it could have been a lot worse. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… If you liked the show, hit that share button for me would ya? If you want to sign up for a club membership, sign up for our conference, or become a magazine subscriber, you could do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com, and if you want to reach out to me about corporate partnerships, our conference, or just a news story you want me to cover, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com… For CrossPolitic news, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

Joe Biden on Friday surrounded himself with abortion fans, including those representing the extreme perspective such as Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, to sign his executive order, demanded by Democrats, that claims to protect access to abortion nationwide. https://loom.ly/VwssSlQ #BobUnruh #WNDNewsCenter #Abortion #JoeBiden #ExecutiveOrder #Democrats #JusticeDepartment #StateLines #Patients #Providers #Clinics #WhiteHouse #USSupremeCourt #RoeVWade #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming.In addition, the court cut back agency authority in general invoking the so-called "major questions" doctrine -- a ruling that will impact the federal government's authority to regulate in other areas of climate policy, as well as regulation of the internet and worker safety.The decision issued Thursday will send shockwaves across the federal government, threatening agency action that comes without clear congressional authorization.The ruling was 6-3. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the conservative majority, with the three liberal justices dissenting. Roberts said that "our precedent counsels skepticism toward EPA's claim" that the law "empowers it to devise carbon emissions caps based on a generation shifting approach.""Under our precedents, this is a major questions case," Roberts wrote, adding that "there is little reason to think Congress assigned such decisions to the Agency."Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said the ruling "could be cataclysmic for modern administrative law.""For a century, the federal government has functioned on the assumption that Congress can broadly delegate regulatory power to executive branch agencies. Today's ruling opens the door to endless challenges to those delegations -- on everything from climate change to food safety standards -- on the ground that Congress wasn't specific enough in giving the agency the power to regulate such 'major' issues," Vladeck said.Regarding the EPA, Roberts wrote that capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal may be a "sensible" solution."But it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme" under the law in question."A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body," he wrote.Writing separately, Justice Neil Gorsuch emphasized the court's move to limit agency power, which he considers unaccountable to the public."While we all agree that administrative agencies have important roles to play in a modern nation, surely none of us wishes to abandon our Republic's promise that the people and their representatives should have a meaningful say in the laws that govern them," Gorsuch wrote.Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the dissenters, sounded the alarm about global warming and said that the court's decision "strips" the EPA of the "power Congress gave it to respond to 'the most pressing environmental challenge of our time.'""The Court appoints itself -- instead of Congress or the expert agency -- the decision-maker on climate policy," she wrote."I cannot think of many things more frightening," she concluded.The White House on Thursday blasted the ruling."This is another devastating decision from the Court that aims to take our country backwards," a White House official said in a statement. "While the Court's decision risks damaging our ability to keep our air clean and combat climate change, President Biden will not relent in using the authorities that he has under law to protect public health and tackle the climate change crisis."Meanwhile, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the ruling is "a public health disaster" that will hurt Americans' health."A failure to regulate power plant emissions will lead to increases in asthma, lung cancer, and other diseases associated with poor air quality, and in many places, those...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Across the nation, pregnancy resource centers are under fire. Pro-abortion radicals are increasingly vandalizing these safe havens for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies, smashing their windows, spray-painting vulgarities on their walls, and even firebombing them.The most recent target of this senseless violence and vandalism by pro-abortion extremists was the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, which was hit early Saturday morning.Susan Campbell, the center's executive director, is incredibly disheartened by what happened."We're a service that's well-known, and so our community is loving and kind and supports us at every level. We were shocked to be the target of the vandalism," she says. "We were the only center in Virginia that was hit [after Roe v. Wade was overturned], and we were just deeply saddened by that."Regrettably, Campbell doesn't think that her center will be the last to be vandalized."I don't think that it's going to stop, and I think that it's only going to get worse from here, simply because of the overturning of Roe v. Wade," Campbell says. "But we've been praying for this for a long time, and we're not intimidated or dissuaded from our mission."Campbell joins the show to share her story and offer a message of hope to those mothers and mothers-to-be looking for assistance in what can be the toughest time in their lives.We also cover these stories:Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says "every option is on the table" when asked about whether abortion clinics could be set up on federal lands in states with strict anti-abortion laws.President Joe Biden responds to criticism that his policies on border security led to the deaths of 50 illegal immigrants whose bodies were discovered in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio.Hillary Clinton criticizes Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elizabeth Warren suggested that the federal government could sidestep any state laws regulating abortions by allowing Planned Parenthood “outposts” to set up on the outskirts of national parks. Three people have been taken into police custody after the bodies of at least 46 illegal immigrants were found smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, the deadliest smuggling incident in American history. Joe Biden spoke with his son, Hunter, about a business deal Hunter struck with a Chinese businessman, a voicemail left by Joe to Hunter and found on the younger Biden's abandoned laptop reveals. The Biden administration is considering using taxpayer funds to pay for women in states where abortion may be outlawed to travel to obtain them. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra promised that his department plans to “move as aggressively” as it can to ensure that women can get abortions while “complying with the law.” Employees at professional services company Ernst & Young cheated on their ethics exams — leading to a $100 million fine, from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.LT Pain Master brand CBD creams and topicals:   https://shrsl.com/3l9j5Blue Coolers Cobalt line: https://shrsl.com/3l9jgTapp into the Truth at Locals: https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/ 

Elizabeth Warren suggested that the federal government could sidestep any state laws regulating abortions by allowing Planned Parenthood “outposts” to set up on the outskirts of national parks. Three people have been taken into police custody after the bodies of at least 46 illegal immigrants were found smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, the deadliest smuggling incident in American history. Joe Biden spoke with his son, Hunter, about a business deal Hunter struck with a Chinese businessman, a voicemail left by Joe to Hunter and found on the younger Biden's abandoned laptop reveals. The Biden administration is considering using taxpayer funds to pay for women in states where abortion may be outlawed to travel to obtain them. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra promised that his department plans to “move as aggressively” as it can to ensure that women can get abortions while “complying with the law.” Employees at professional services company Ernst & Young cheated on their ethics exams — leading to a $100 million fine, from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. LT Pain Master brand CBD creams and topicals:   https://shrsl.com/3l9j5 Blue Coolers Cobalt line: https://shrsl.com/3l9jg Tapp into the Truth at Locals: https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/  

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 26th, 2022. Have you signed up for our upcoming conference in Knoxville TN? Early bird pricing will end before you know it, and by the way, if you’re a club member, you’ll get $100 off, so sign up now, at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022 I want to start your day off with some positive news… Birth rates, went up last year, for the first time in nearly a decade. https://nypost.com/2022/05/25/us-birth-rates-increased-in-2021-for-the-first-time-in-7-years/ Couples seemed to have been busy during the pandemic… and it makes sense… what else is there to do when you’re forced to stay inside by a tyrannical government? For the first time in seven years, birth rates in the United States increased – albeit by only 1%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics revealed there were 3,659,289 babies born in 2021, the first rise in births since 2014. Past years had seen a steady birth decrease of 2%, according to ABC News. The data comes after births dropped 4% — dubbed the “baby bust” — in 2020 during the pandemic. But now that society is bouncing back… if you can call it that… people are once again starting families. Mothers, ages 35 to 44, gave birth the most of any age group — with a nearly 3% increase — which comes after a trend of women hesitant about having children. In a state-by-state case, the Northeast region was amongst the boom of births. New Hampshire came out on top, with a 7% yearly birth-rate increase, trailed by Connecticut (6.5%), Vermont (5.2%) and New Jersey (5.09%). While only New Mexico saw a 1.9% percent fall and Hawaii only 1%, no other states saw a birth decrease greater than 1% from 2020 to 2021. While the CDC doesn’t list an explanation for the boom, some respondents in a Pew Research Center poll cited medical issues (19%) or not knowing the “state of the world” (9%) as reasons for not having more or any children. A New York University study released in September 2021 demonstrated a similar trend: Fewer women wanted children, all thanks to the pandemic… I’d also like to add that women this day and age, are being encouraged to pursue careers as opposed to becoming mothers… one of the most incredible miracles we witness in this day and age, is a woman’s ability to create life….. But then again, I’m no Biologist. In 2021, fertility rates were up. The number of live births per 1,000 women between 15 and 44 years of age was 56.6, an increase from 56 the year prior. While the total fertility rate was 1,663.5 births per 1,000 women, it still isn’t enough to reach “replacement levels,” or the level the population would need to essentially replace itself. According to ABC News, that number is 2,100 births per 1,000 women. Some more good news… teen pregnancies were down by 6%. Pregnancies amongst 15- to 17-year-olds decreased by 8% and those amongst ages 18 to 19 fell by 7%. Speaking of babies… More baby formula is heading to store shelves as early as this weekend https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/health/formula-supply/index.html From CNN, More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts. On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment from Europe as part of the Biden administration's Operation Fly Formula. That effort was started to address the nationwide shortage that was exacerbated by the closure of formula maker Abbott Nutrition's plant in February after several inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration found "insanitary conditions." Chris Calamari, who leads Abbott's nutrition division, apologized for his company's role in the shortage Wednesday at a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. "On behalf of everyone at Abbott, I want to express our extraordinary disappointment about the shortage. We are deeply, deeply sorry," Calamari said. Oh that’s alright Calamari, while our economy has been floundering, it’s good to know that we still have the money to send $40 billion to Ukraine right? Abbott said Tuesday that it plans to restart work at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant on June 4, with the first batches of new formula expected to be available to consumers on or around June 20. When the plant is up and running, it will be able to increase capacity by 40%, according to Calamari. On Wednesday, Calamari outlined Abbott's additional plans to boost supply by bringing in more formula on nearly 50 flights a week to 12 airports across the country. Abbott has also converted some of its manufacturing facilities to make formula and is working with US Department of Agriculture WIC agencies to make sure program participants get formula for free, Calamari said. "By the end of June, we expect we will be supplying more formula to Americans than we were in January, before the recall," he said. More formula from companies made overseas is scheduled to arrive in the coming days, according to US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. First lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy were on hand to greet Wednesday's shipment. Home. It’s where you build your legacy. Where traditions are started, seeds are planted, meals are shared, stories are told. Home is where you prepare to go out into the world. Finding the home that’s perfect for your family is a big job. Story Real Estate is Moscow’s top real estate team. They give people real estate advice all over the country. Family homes, investments, land, new construction, or commercial— they know real estate. If you’ve thought about a move to Moscow or anywhere in the country, reach out to get connected with a Story Real Estate agent. Wherever you’re going, they can help guide you Home. Visit storyrealestate.com. United Airlines fires employee left bloodied after airport brawl with ex-NFL player Brendan Langley https://www.foxnews.com/sports/united-airlines-fires-employee-airport-brawl-nfl-brendan-langley The United Airlines worker that was left bloodied after getting into an altercation with former Denver Broncos cornerback Brendan Langley at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week has been fired, according to the airline. A United Airlines rep told the New York Post on Tuesday that the employee, who has not since been identified, was terminated by the company after a video surfaced on social media showing him involved in a physical altercation with Langley on May 19. A two-minute-long video posted to Twitter shows the two men exchanging blows. The employee appears to fall over a baggage check-in desk before standing up with a bloodied face. He again approaches Langley before other employees step in to separate the two. Now… I don’t know if you guys had seen the video, but I’ve left a link in the show notes, where you can watch it and decide for yourselves… when I look at it, it looks as though the airport employee is really agging the NFL player on… Airport fight between United agent and ex-NFL player passenger goes viral The airline released a statement Monday condemning the incident. "United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter." United Airlines… if we need the seating, you’ll get a beating. Speaking of fighting, Our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine is a quarterly issue that packs a punch like a 21 year Balvenie, no ice. We don’t water down our scotch, why would we water down our theology? Order a yearly subscription for yourself and then send a couple yearly subscriptions to your friends who have been drinking luke-warm evangelical cool-aid. Every quarter we promise quality food for the soul, wine for the heart, and some Red Bull for turning over tables. Our magazine will include cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled through out the glossy pages, and more. Sign up for your annual subscription at: flfnetwork.com/product/fight-laugh-feast-magazine/ https://thehill.com/news/administration/3501051-biden-approval-rating-at-lowest-point-in-reuters-ipsos-polling/ Biden approval rating at lowest point in Reuters-Ipsos polling President Biden’s approval rating fell to 36 percent in a Reuters-Ipsos poll released Tuesday, marking its lowest point to date in that particular poll. The poll found Biden’s approval rating fell 6 percentage points from a week earlier, and it dropped from 76 percent to 72 percent among Democrats in that same span. The low point for Biden in the Reuters poll came less than a week after he hit a new low in the Associated Press poll, which found the president’s approval rating sat at 39 percent. Both polls reflect a consistent trend of Biden’s approval rating mired in the high 30 percent to low 40 percent range in recent months. Voters have consistently given Biden poor marks on his handling of the economy, which aides argue is strong despite persistent concerns about inflation. When confronted with bad polls, the White House has insisted its agenda benefits the American people and that officials must do a better job communicating that. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… If you liked the show, share itm as that really helps grow our show… you know what else does? Becoming a club member. For just $10 a month, you could really help us build out a future TV Network, seeking to spread the glory of Jesus Christ abroad. Sign up at flfnetwork.com/membership. And as always, if you want to advertise on CrossPolitic. Email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic news, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 26th, 2022. Have you signed up for our upcoming conference in Knoxville TN? Early bird pricing will end before you know it, and by the way, if you’re a club member, you’ll get $100 off, so sign up now, at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022 I want to start your day off with some positive news… Birth rates, went up last year, for the first time in nearly a decade. https://nypost.com/2022/05/25/us-birth-rates-increased-in-2021-for-the-first-time-in-7-years/ Couples seemed to have been busy during the pandemic… and it makes sense… what else is there to do when you’re forced to stay inside by a tyrannical government? For the first time in seven years, birth rates in the United States increased – albeit by only 1%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics revealed there were 3,659,289 babies born in 2021, the first rise in births since 2014. Past years had seen a steady birth decrease of 2%, according to ABC News. The data comes after births dropped 4% — dubbed the “baby bust” — in 2020 during the pandemic. But now that society is bouncing back… if you can call it that… people are once again starting families. Mothers, ages 35 to 44, gave birth the most of any age group — with a nearly 3% increase — which comes after a trend of women hesitant about having children. In a state-by-state case, the Northeast region was amongst the boom of births. New Hampshire came out on top, with a 7% yearly birth-rate increase, trailed by Connecticut (6.5%), Vermont (5.2%) and New Jersey (5.09%). While only New Mexico saw a 1.9% percent fall and Hawaii only 1%, no other states saw a birth decrease greater than 1% from 2020 to 2021. While the CDC doesn’t list an explanation for the boom, some respondents in a Pew Research Center poll cited medical issues (19%) or not knowing the “state of the world” (9%) as reasons for not having more or any children. A New York University study released in September 2021 demonstrated a similar trend: Fewer women wanted children, all thanks to the pandemic… I’d also like to add that women this day and age, are being encouraged to pursue careers as opposed to becoming mothers… one of the most incredible miracles we witness in this day and age, is a woman’s ability to create life….. But then again, I’m no Biologist. In 2021, fertility rates were up. The number of live births per 1,000 women between 15 and 44 years of age was 56.6, an increase from 56 the year prior. While the total fertility rate was 1,663.5 births per 1,000 women, it still isn’t enough to reach “replacement levels,” or the level the population would need to essentially replace itself. According to ABC News, that number is 2,100 births per 1,000 women. Some more good news… teen pregnancies were down by 6%. Pregnancies amongst 15- to 17-year-olds decreased by 8% and those amongst ages 18 to 19 fell by 7%. Speaking of babies… More baby formula is heading to store shelves as early as this weekend https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/health/formula-supply/index.html From CNN, More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts. On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment from Europe as part of the Biden administration's Operation Fly Formula. That effort was started to address the nationwide shortage that was exacerbated by the closure of formula maker Abbott Nutrition's plant in February after several inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration found "insanitary conditions." Chris Calamari, who leads Abbott's nutrition division, apologized for his company's role in the shortage Wednesday at a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. "On behalf of everyone at Abbott, I want to express our extraordinary disappointment about the shortage. We are deeply, deeply sorry," Calamari said. Oh that’s alright Calamari, while our economy has been floundering, it’s good to know that we still have the money to send $40 billion to Ukraine right? Abbott said Tuesday that it plans to restart work at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant on June 4, with the first batches of new formula expected to be available to consumers on or around June 20. When the plant is up and running, it will be able to increase capacity by 40%, according to Calamari. On Wednesday, Calamari outlined Abbott's additional plans to boost supply by bringing in more formula on nearly 50 flights a week to 12 airports across the country. Abbott has also converted some of its manufacturing facilities to make formula and is working with US Department of Agriculture WIC agencies to make sure program participants get formula for free, Calamari said. "By the end of June, we expect we will be supplying more formula to Americans than we were in January, before the recall," he said. More formula from companies made overseas is scheduled to arrive in the coming days, according to US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. First lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy were on hand to greet Wednesday's shipment. Home. It’s where you build your legacy. Where traditions are started, seeds are planted, meals are shared, stories are told. Home is where you prepare to go out into the world. Finding the home that’s perfect for your family is a big job. Story Real Estate is Moscow’s top real estate team. They give people real estate advice all over the country. Family homes, investments, land, new construction, or commercial— they know real estate. If you’ve thought about a move to Moscow or anywhere in the country, reach out to get connected with a Story Real Estate agent. Wherever you’re going, they can help guide you Home. Visit storyrealestate.com. United Airlines fires employee left bloodied after airport brawl with ex-NFL player Brendan Langley https://www.foxnews.com/sports/united-airlines-fires-employee-airport-brawl-nfl-brendan-langley The United Airlines worker that was left bloodied after getting into an altercation with former Denver Broncos cornerback Brendan Langley at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week has been fired, according to the airline. A United Airlines rep told the New York Post on Tuesday that the employee, who has not since been identified, was terminated by the company after a video surfaced on social media showing him involved in a physical altercation with Langley on May 19. A two-minute-long video posted to Twitter shows the two men exchanging blows. The employee appears to fall over a baggage check-in desk before standing up with a bloodied face. He again approaches Langley before other employees step in to separate the two. Now… I don’t know if you guys had seen the video, but I’ve left a link in the show notes, where you can watch it and decide for yourselves… when I look at it, it looks as though the airport employee is really agging the NFL player on… Airport fight between United agent and ex-NFL player passenger goes viral The airline released a statement Monday condemning the incident. "United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter." United Airlines… if we need the seating, you’ll get a beating. Speaking of fighting, Our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine is a quarterly issue that packs a punch like a 21 year Balvenie, no ice. We don’t water down our scotch, why would we water down our theology? Order a yearly subscription for yourself and then send a couple yearly subscriptions to your friends who have been drinking luke-warm evangelical cool-aid. Every quarter we promise quality food for the soul, wine for the heart, and some Red Bull for turning over tables. Our magazine will include cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled through out the glossy pages, and more. Sign up for your annual subscription at: flfnetwork.com/product/fight-laugh-feast-magazine/ https://thehill.com/news/administration/3501051-biden-approval-rating-at-lowest-point-in-reuters-ipsos-polling/ Biden approval rating at lowest point in Reuters-Ipsos polling President Biden’s approval rating fell to 36 percent in a Reuters-Ipsos poll released Tuesday, marking its lowest point to date in that particular poll. The poll found Biden’s approval rating fell 6 percentage points from a week earlier, and it dropped from 76 percent to 72 percent among Democrats in that same span. The low point for Biden in the Reuters poll came less than a week after he hit a new low in the Associated Press poll, which found the president’s approval rating sat at 39 percent. Both polls reflect a consistent trend of Biden’s approval rating mired in the high 30 percent to low 40 percent range in recent months. Voters have consistently given Biden poor marks on his handling of the economy, which aides argue is strong despite persistent concerns about inflation. When confronted with bad polls, the White House has insisted its agenda benefits the American people and that officials must do a better job communicating that. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… If you liked the show, share itm as that really helps grow our show… you know what else does? Becoming a club member. 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Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show: Local News Headlines/News Rundown According to a report from CBS3, crime is once again a key issue for voters in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania primaries will be held today—Tuesday, May 17th. RealClearPolitics polling averages indicate a tight race between Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and Kathy Barnette. Meanwhile, Doug Mastriano appears to have a significant advantage over his opponents in Pennsylvania’s GOP Gubernatorial race. While speaking with the “All In” podcast, Elon Musk joked that Joe Biden will read anything off a teleprompter—comparing the president to Ron Burgundy from the movie "Anchorman." Although an estimated 40,000 mail-in ballots have been submitted in Bucks County alone, results for Tuesday’s election may be delayed as officials aren’t legally permitted to open mail-in ballots prior to Election Day. In a video that has gone viral, a Lehigh Valley Lyft driver can be seen kicking two passengers out of his vehicle after they made racist comments. The Food and Drug Administration has announced they will permit foreign manufacturers to sell baby formula inside the United States. Experts warn it could take weeks before the nation’s formula shortage begins to be alleviated. While on CNN, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the Biden Administration has been working on the country’s baby formula shortage since last year. This contradicts President Biden’s statements on May 13th when he suggested there was no way the White House could have foreseen the problem. While appearing on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he would not retain his position as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases if Donald Trump were re-elected president in 2024.

Today, the FDA announced its proposed rule on product standards to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and non-tobacco flavors in cigars. "The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. Menthol imparts a minty flavor to a range of consumer products, and in cigarettes and cigars, its use can make tobacco more appealing. The FDA noted in a fact sheet that it also "interacts with nicotine in the brain to enhance nicotine's addictive effects and makes it more difficult for people to quit smoking." The FDA's enforcement of the rule would not target individual consumers; its rule is intended to confront the industry — manufacturers, distributors and retailers, for instance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, the FDA announced its proposed rule on product standards to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and non-tobacco flavors in cigars. "The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. Menthol imparts a minty flavor to a range of consumer products, and in cigarettes and cigars, its use can make tobacco more appealing. The FDA noted in a fact sheet that it also "interacts with nicotine in the brain to enhance nicotine's addictive effects and makes it more difficult for people to quit smoking." The FDA's enforcement of the rule would not target individual consumers; its rule is intended to confront the industry — manufacturers, distributors and retailers, for instance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics: 1) Russians are also rounding up 27K Ukrainians and sending them to camps near Mariupol while 45K have already been sent to Russia 2) Putin looks for blame removing, and in some cases, arresting and detaining hundreds of officers 3) Blaming the war, the World Bank cuts global growth outlook in 2022 from 4.1% to 3.2% - This may be overly optimistic 4) Biden resumes oil and gas leasing on federal land thus infuriating climate activist (the crazy leftists) *144K acres in 9 states and he increased the fee from 12.5% to 18.75% the first increase in 100 years *80% more land was not allowed to drill + offshore where much oil and gas is located - Basically a half measure 5) Federal Judge rules NO more mask mandates - Biden administration says "Disappointing" - Passengers are thrilled *Liberals are outraged 6) Border Patrol stopped 23 people on the Terror Database list - Gov. Abbott declares he will begin shipping Illegals to Delaware 7) Former Attorney General Bill Barr - "The media are an extension of the Democratic Party" - We've been telling you that for years! 8) Former Detroit Mayor James Craig (whom we support) running to replace Michigan Gov. Whitmer says 'We need to root out woke judges and prosecutors" *He blames rising crime on light bail and reduced sentencing causing a revolving door of criminals 9) KY lawmakers join other Red states in overriding the Governors Veto banning transgender boys from competing in girls sports (This is great news and common sense) 10) Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra extends "Public Health Emergency" 3 months thus expanding food stamps and medicaid benefits *This reduces the need to work which results in 1.5M unfilled jobs and 3.6% unemployment - A massive give away *We now have 2.5M more people on food stamps than in 2019 and 500K more than April 2020 when the pandemic started 11) Student Loan repayment deferral SCAM saves the average borrower $343 per month - Another effort to buy votes *A CLASSIC Democratic plan destined to fail like so many others

Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento about why Latinos have been among the communities hit hardest during the coronavirus pandemic and structural solutions for the future.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr says that Jeffrey Epstein really did kill himself. It doesn't have a name, but it's everywhere. As Omicron fades, a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in every U.S. state. Dr. Seuss's estate has announced the release of new books featuring previously unpublished sketches by the author. An Estonian cargo ship has sunk after possibly hitting an undersea mine off the coast of Ukraine near the port city of Odessa. A family is suing the state of Illinois, a child welfare investigator contracted by the state, and others, alleging their three children were taken away for more than a year over the investigator's hurt feelings. The White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra have issued statements condemning Governor Greg Abbott's direction to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of children who have undergone “so-called ‘sex change' procedures.” While a Texas district judge blocked an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services of parents of a 16-year-old who claims to be transgender due to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on the family's behalf. My Patriot Supply: https://mypatriotsupply.com/?rfsn=4146636.103ca0 Built Bar: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=700110&m=81988&u=2425692&afftrack= Pre-Order The Woking Dead: How Society's Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture:https://www.amazon.com/Woking-Dead-Societys-Destroys-Culture/dp/1637583680/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IMZL8JRKL6B9&keywords=aj+rice%2C+post+hill&qid=1645080317&s=books&sprefix=AJ+Rice%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1 

Former Attorney General Bill Barr says that Jeffrey Epstein really did kill himself. It doesn't have a name, but it's everywhere. As Omicron fades, a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in every U.S. state. Dr. Seuss's estate has announced the release of new books featuring previously unpublished sketches by the author. An Estonian cargo ship has sunk after possibly hitting an undersea mine off the coast of Ukraine near the port city of Odessa. A family is suing the state of Illinois, a child welfare investigator contracted by the state, and others, alleging their three children were taken away for more than a year over the investigator's hurt feelings. The White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra have issued statements condemning Governor Greg Abbott's direction to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of children who have undergone “so-called ‘sex change' procedures.” While a Texas district judge blocked an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services of parents of a 16-year-old who claims to be transgender due to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on the family's behalf.  My Patriot Supply: https://mypatriotsupply.com/?rfsn=4146636.103ca0  Built Bar: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=700110&m=81988&u=2425692&afftrack=  Pre-Order The Woking Dead: How Society's Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture: https://www.amazon.com/Woking-Dead-Societys-Destroys-Culture/dp/1637583680/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IMZL8JRKL6B9&keywords=aj+rice%2C+post+hill&qid=1645080317&s=books&sprefix=AJ+Rice%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1 

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told congressional appropriators in charge of supplemental pandemic funding that at least $30 billion is needed to keep Covid-19 response work going, arguing that while the Biden administration may have enough vaccines and therapeutics to ride out the Omicron surge, it doesn't currently have enough money to respond to another variant. Alice Miranda Ollstein reports.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told congressional appropriators in charge of crafting a supplemental pandemic funding package that the Biden health department needs at least $30 billion to keep its wide-ranging Covid-19 response work going, especially in the event that another variant emerges. Some Republican senators, however, are openly skeptical that more funding is needed, citing the country's improving pandemic and economic outlook — and the multiple rounds of federal aid Congress pumped out over the last two years, which some lawmakers believe has contributed to soaring inflation. Alice Miranda Ollstein reports.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is drawing criticism for his hands-off handling of the covid crisis even though the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and FDA report to him.Meanwhile, the Department of Labor looks to enforce mental health “parity laws” that have failed to achieve their goals.Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN's Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN's Noam N. Levey, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about a large emergency room bill for a small amount of medical care. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too:Julie Rovner: The Washington Post's “Researchers Are Asking Why Some Countries Were Better Prepared for Covid. One Surprising Answer: Trust,” by Adam TaylorAlice Miranda Ollstein: Politico's “Next Big Health Crisis: 15M People Could Lose Medicaid When Pandemic Ends,” by Megan MesserlyMargot Sanger-Katz: KHN's “Faxes and Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?” by Bram Sable-SmithRachel Cohrs: Stat's “How a Decades-Old Database Became a Hugely Profitable Dossier on the Health of 270 Million Americans,” by Casey RossClick here for a transcript of the episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The DOJ indicts Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and 10 others for "seditious conspiracy" relating to the January 6 insurrection. With the House Select Committee investigating January 6 now wanting to speak with the founder of the far-right militia group, Rhodes' attorney joins to give his perspective on the details of this rare legal action and what his client's defense might be. The Supreme Court blocks the Biden Administration's vaccine rule for large businesses, but allows the mandate for some health care workers. Xavier Becerra Joins to discuss White House plans to cover the cost of Covid tests and the N95 mask supply chain. Is enough being done? Plus, the GOP plots an onslaught of Biden probes in the run up to 2024, including security failures around 1/6 and hearings on both the origin of the Covid pandemic and Hunter Biden. Guests: January 6 Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D), CNN Law Enforcement Analyst Michael Fanone, Attorney for Oath Keepers Jonathon Moseley, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and CNN Political Commentator Van Jones. Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The DOJ indicts Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and 10 others for "seditious conspiracy" relating to the January 6 insurrection. With the House Select Committee investigating January 6 now wanting to speak with the founder of the far-right militia group, Rhodes’ attorney joins to give his perspective on the details of this rare legal action and what his client’s defense might be.The Supreme Court blocks the Biden Administration's vaccine rule for large businesses, but allows the mandate for some health care workers. Xavier Becerra Joins to discuss White House plans to cover the cost of Covid tests and the N95 mask supply chain. Is enough being done? Plus, the GOP plots an onslaught of Biden probes in the run up to 2024, including security failures around 1/6 and hearings on both the origin of the Covid pandemic and Hunter Biden.Guests: January 6 Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D), CNN Law Enforcement Analyst Michael Fanone, Attorney for Oath Keepers Jonathon Moseley, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and CNN Political Commentator Van Jones.Hosted by Laura Coates.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

COVID-19 vaccine mandates are wreaking havoc across the country as employees are forced to get vaccinated or possibly risk losing their jobs. Employees' religion-based objections to vaccination are clashing with those mandates, and often, the mandate wins out.Hunter Creger was suspended from his job at a Colorado-based spacecraft launch service after he refused the vaccine on religious grounds."It was awful," Creger explains. "These are people that I work for, and that I've developed a relationship with, and they're telling me that … . They walked me out the door. They had security walk me out the door because I didn't want to take the shot."Creger joins the show to share his story and to offer advice to others who find themselves in circumstances similar to his. We also cover these stories:The Biden administration insists that mandating COVID-19 vaccines and testing for employees of larger companies is necessary to keep the public safe.Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signs legislation amending state law to make it more difficult for Illinoisans to refuse to be vaccinated.Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra refuses to address GOP accusations that he violated federal conscience protections and worked at "the behest of the abortion lobby." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Redrawing of congressional maps is still in the very early stages, but one unofficial draft would put the university town of Davis in the district of Congressman Doug LaMalfa. In Sacramento, new arrivals from Afghanistan get a visit from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. And a California condor manages the first known case of asexual reproduction in the breed. After regional news and weather, Gary Zimmerman and Marc Cuniberti offer their takes on the economy.

Japanese doctors claim Restless Anal Syndrome is a new COVID symptom. The health department now calls you to get the flu shot. Rand Paul grills Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra about ignoring the science behind COVID. Taxpayer Relief Shots.

This is the unedited exchange during Thursday's Senate Hearings between Senator Rand Paul and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on new evidence showing people who have had COVID are equally or more protected from COVID, thius making mandats unccessary for millions of Americans. Paul also exposes the governments' overreach in handling the vaccine rollout. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/james-watkins9/support

In honor of July 30 being the 56th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn released his latest Clyburn Chronicles podcast with guest, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the importance of expanding Medicaid.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is the special guest for this bonus episode of KHN's “What the Health?” podcast. He and host Julie Rovner discuss a breadth of topics the secretary oversees, including covid-19, prescription drug prices, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

Amid the debates over Big Tech companies and censorship, a new social media platform has emerged to champion free speech.The platform GETTR officially launched on July 4 with a mission of “fighting cancel culture, promoting commonsense, defending free speech, challenging social media monopolies, and creating a true marketplace of ideas,” according to the platform's website.GETTR's promise to users is “you're never going to be censored or deplatformed or cancel-cultured because of your political beliefs,” Jason Miller, a former aide to President Donald Trump and now the company's CEO, said on "The Daily Signal Podcast."Miller joins the show to explain why GETTR is a unique social media platform and to discuss Trump's recently announced class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google over censorship. We also cover these stories: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says it's “absolutely our business” to know who has and has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government announce that fans will not be allowed to physically attend the Tokyo Olympics, which begin in two weeks, because of COVID-19.The former ethics chief under President Barack Obama speaks out against the current White House ethics plan for the sale of Hunter Biden's art. Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra wants it to be clear that it is "absolutely the government's business" to know who has and has not been vaccinated because the government spent a lot of money to end the pandemic. Was it the government's money or OUR tax money? And because gas prices weren't high enough, President Biden made clear he wants to end tax breaks for fossil fuels. Meanwhile, a guest on CNN claims that fossil fuels killed more people than the Holocaust did. How did he come up with that conclusion? Hillary Clinton says white supremacists are behind the stricter voter laws. And lastly, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus released a song all about how they are "coming for your children." Is that supposed to be funny? Today's Sponsor: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://www.expressvpn.com/why and you can get an extra three months FREE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: The Supreme Court yesterday struck down another challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But it also said American companies can benefit from child slavery in Africa, so, you know, hold your applause for the honorable Justices. Meanwhile, audio recordings reveal that Bolivia's right-wing coup leaders were organizing yet another plot against the pro-democracy politician who won last year's election. And this time they planned to go big, and bring in hundreds of mercenaries from the United States. And lastly, US health officials announced a $3 billion program to speed up research on a pill to fight the coronavirus in people who've already been infected. The research could also help stop future pandemics in their tracks, which, after all we've been through, is an obvious win. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: This legal news comes from the Washington Post. The Supreme Court yesterday said US chocolate companies cannot be sued for child slavery on the African farms from which they buy most of their cocoa. But the court stopped short of saying such a lawsuit could never go forward. Six African men sought damages from Nestlé USA and Cargill, alleging that as children they were trafficked out of Mali, forced to work long hours on Ivory Coast cocoa farms and kept at night in locked shacks. Their attorneys argued the companies should have better monitored their cocoa suppliers in West Africa, where two-thirds of the world's cocoa is grown and child labor is widespread. The companies asked the Supreme Court to toss the lawsuit, arguing that courts in the United States are the wrong forum and that the applicable law permits such cases against individuals but not corporations. The court's splintered decision was written by Justice Clarence Thomas. Also yesterday, the Post reports, the Court dismissed the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying Republican-led states do not have the legal standing to try to upend the law. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the court's seven-to-two decision, which preserves the law that provides millions of Americans with health coverage. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called the court's decision, "a victory for all Americans, especially people with a preexisting condition." It's a bittersweet victory, though, because I can't stop thinking about those child slaves. Recordings Expose Bolivia Coup Plot Here's some retro Reagan-era intrigue! The Intercept reports that a top official in the outgoing Bolivian government plotted to deploy hundreds of mercenaries from the United States to overturn the results of the South American country's October 2020 election. The aim of the mercenary recruitment was to forcibly block Luis Arce from taking up the presidency for MAS, the party of former Bolivian President Evo Morales. The plot continued even though Arce, a protégé of Morales, trounced a crowded field, winning fifty five percent of first-round votes. Disagreements between ministers and divisions within the armed forces appear to have undermined the plan. It was never executed. According to the Intercept, Arce's eventual victory last fall was a stunning rejection of the right-wing shift overseen by coup leader Jeanine Áñez. The Bolivian right wing, however, was not ready to relinquish power. A recorded call with Áñez's defense minister sketches a coup plot even more flagrant than the one in October 2019. Several of the plotters discussed flying hundreds of foreign mercenaries into Bolivia from a US military base outside Miami. These would join forces with elite Bolivian military units, renegade police squadrons, and vigilante mobs in a desperate bid to keep MAS from returning to power. Two US military sources confirmed that Special Operations had gotten wind of the Bolivia coup plot. But nothing ever came of it, they said. All those out-of-work Yankee mercenaries will just have to wait until the next time a leftist wins a Latin American election. US Funds Anti-covid Pill Research This promising health news comes from the New York Times. The US government spent more than $18 billion last year funding drugmakers to make a Covid vaccine, an effort that led to at least five highly effective shots in record time. Now it's pouring more than $3 billion on a neglected area of research: developing pills to fight the virus early in the course of infection, potentially saving many lives in the years to come. The new program, announced yesterday by the Department of Health and Human Services, will speed up the clinical trials of a few promising drug candidates. If all goes well, some of those first pills could be ready by the end of the year. The Antiviral Program for Pandemics will also support research on entirely new drugs – not just for the coronavirus, but for viruses that could cause future pandemics. According to the Times, Doctor Anthony Fauci, a key backer of the program, said he looked forward to a time when Covid-19 patients could pick up antiviral pills from a pharmacy as soon as they develop Covid-19 symptoms. Fauci's support for research on antiviral pills stems from his own experience fighting AIDS three decades ago. In the 1990s, his institute conducted research that led to some of the first antiviral pills for HIV. Even if the next generation of pills doesn't arrive for a few years, scientists say the research will be a good investment. Imagine a future where Covid is no big deal. It's nice! AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: CBS News reports that the House yesterday approved a bill to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq, a measure which has the backing of the White House. The bill now goes to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he will bring it to the floor for a vote this year. Next we need a bill to make everyone who supported that stupid war publicly apologize. The Washington Post says today will be a holiday for federal employees following President Joe Biden's signing yesterday of legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in Texas. Employers who don't honor this holiday are now officially on notice. Speaking of Texas: The Associated Press reports that Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on a growing list of states to roll back permitting requirements for carrying guns in public. Republican Governor Greg Abbott called it a measure of freedom and self-defense. It's more like self-harm. Politico reports that a little-known GOP candidate in Florida was secretly recorded threatening to send a Russian and Ukrainian hit squad to a fellow Republican opponent to make her QUOTE disappear ENDQUOTE. During the call, William Braddock repeatedly warned a conservative activist to not support Anna Paulina Luna in the Republican primary for a Tampa Bay-area congressional seat because he had access to assassins. Look out, Texas – here comes Florida! AM QUICKIE - JUNE 18, 2021 HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Joe Biden honored a Korean War veteran at the White House for an amazing story of bravery on the battlefield, as he also welcomed South Korean President Moon Jae-in, to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, China, North Korea and more. Meanwhile, Conservatives have been blasting Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra since he made comments last week before a House committee, stating "There is no law that deals specifically with the term 'partial birth abortion.'" The problem is that there is such a law. Italy's National March for Life is Saturday, but due to COVID restrictions it will look a little different. President of Italy's March for Life in Rome, Virginia Coda, joins to tell us about this year's march, how many people they are expecting and who the speakers will be. Senior Policy Advisor for the Catholic Association, Dr. Grazie Christie, joins to tell us about Critical Race Theory, its origins and why she feels it is so problematic and even dangerous, especially for Catholic students. Finally this evening, a relatively small town just outside of Fresno, California may soon be home to the biggest Parish Church in the entire United States. Bishop Joseph Brennan from the Diocese of Fresno joins to tell us more about why they are building the largest Parish Church in the US and why they chose to name it for St. Charles Borromeo. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which focuses on child care and education. As President Biden pushes these sweeping new policies, he's relying on his cabinet secretaries to help in the negotiation effort. Amna Nawaz speaks to one of them -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra -- about the plan, health care, and immigration. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which focuses on child care and education. As President Biden pushes these sweeping new policies, he's relying on his cabinet secretaries to help in the negotiation effort. Amna Nawaz speaks to one of them -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra -- about the plan, health care, and immigration. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently announced that about 390,000 Virginians are eligible for zero-dollar plans through HealthCare.gov due to the American Rescue Plan signed March 11 by President Biden. About 187,000 current enrollees and 203,000 uninsured adults can sign up for quality health coverage with no monthly premiums. Another 203,000 current enrollees and 227,000 uninsured adults are eligible for low-premium plans. The American Rescue Plan increased tax credits available to millions of consumers, reducing premiums and giving consumers access to affordable, quality health care coverage. More than half a million Americans signed up for...Article LinkSupport the show (http://henricocitizen.com/contribute)

Join Health Affairs Insider.In this National Public Health Week episode, Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Vabren Watts discuss the latest federal effort to address the opioid crisis. This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra extended the declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency. These declarations expire every 90 days, and the agency first declared this one in 2017. Leslie and Vabren join Health Affairs This Week to examine how the drug epidemic has evolved and how the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on mental health and social isolation have impacted it. Related Links: COVID-19 Converges With The Opioid Epidemic: Challenges For Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Opioid Use Disorder (Health Affairs Blog) Responding To COVID-19: Supporting People In Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder (Health Affairs Blog) Medicaid Expansion Increased Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults Referred By Criminal Justice Agencies (Health Affairs) The Spike In Drug Overdose Deaths During The COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Options To Move Forward (The Commonwealth Fund) The Health 202: Overdose Deaths May Have Topped 90,000 in 2020 (The Washington Post) Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast