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Pfizer Likely to Receive $5 Billion From COVID Aid Bill

Pfizer is likely to receive almost $5 billion from a $10 billion pandemic funding bill being considered by lawmakers, Bloomberg reports.

Senate Closes in on $10B Virus Funding Deal; House Dems Object to Lack of Global Funding

White House remains coy on whether Biden will accept bill without global effort

Sen. Ted Cruz Requests Oversight Hearing Of FBI After Agents’ Rule-Breaking Exposed

Sen. Ted Cruz wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to pursue more aggressive oversight of the FBI after an internal audit revealed agents broke rules during investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, the news media and others.

The Four States Planning to Become ‘Abortion Sanctuaries’ as Others Pass Bans

Democratic strongholds are positioning themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions who live in states with new restrictions on the procedures. 

The Attacks on Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are Merely Latest in a Decades-Long Smear Campaign

Not only are the attacks on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni purely political, they’re deeply hypocritical.

Stanford to International Students: Get the Booster or Face Deportation + More

The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.

Mystery Remains on Why Us Released Prominent Russian Hacker

The Justice Department has declined to provide a clear explanation as to why a well-known Russian hacker was released home last year amid warnings from President Joe Biden that the Kremlin may soon carry out cyberattacks against the United States. 

Iowa House Passes Bill Requiring Schools to Post Curriculum Materials Online for Parent Review

The Iowa House on March 29 voted to pass a bill that would require public schools in the state to publish their curriculum materials and library books online for parents to view, and give them the power to request that certain books be removed from classrooms.

Republican Report Shows Teachers Unions Helped CDC Write School COVID Rules That Kept Schools Closed

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowed the nation’s second-largest teachers union to help write COVID-19 guidelines that led to extended school closures during the pandemic, according to a new report released Wednesday.

Rubio: China Has Deputized ‘Woke’ American Corporations as Its Lobbyists

The Chinese Communist Party has deputized “woke” American corporations to function as lobbyists on its behalf, Sen. Marco Rubio argued in an address Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation.

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