Mark Twain's timeless observation rings true: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Yet, the skepticism toward government-published statistics is...
Currently serving as the president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second-largest teachers' union in the country, Weingarten was instrumental in shaping COVID policies in academic settings.
The White House has continued to force guests who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear face masks and social distance, despite the federal government terminating the national emergency declaration for the pandemic.
White House officials are furious that the House on Thursday passed its defense funding bill — now headed to the Senate — with a provision that would force the Pentagon to end its coronavirus vaccine mandate for members of the military.