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Republican senator who led the push to end mask mandates on planes and public transport tests positive for COVID-19 for the 3rd time in a year
Sen. Roger Wicker, who had COVID in August 2021 and February 2022, previously told Insider that the…
Bryan Metzger
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TN: Elderly, those with co-morbidities asked to wear masks as Covid surges
Even as the Tamil Nadu has been maintaining that the Covid surge in the state is not fearsome, the …
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JD Vance has only been in the Senate for 18 months. Here's what he did in that time.
Vance's short tenure has been defined by his undying loyalty to Trump, his opposition to Ukraine ai…
Bryan Metzger
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South Korea lifts years-long mask mandate for public transportation
Amid a stable Covid situation, South Korea on Monday finally lifted its years-long mask mandate for…
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India’s fresh Covid cases shoot up to 8-month high, states issue mask guidelines
India had reported 7,830 coronavirus infections on Wednesday. The daily positivity rate was recorde…
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Biden says it is 'probably premature' to lift mask mandates as Democratic states break with CDC to do so
Biden stopped short of criticizing any states, but a number of Democratic governors recently announ…
Sinéad Baker
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The Justice Department to appeal the ruling that struck down the mask mandate on public transportation after CDC says masks remain necessary
The announcement came after the CDC on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to step in, arguing…
Erin Snodgrass
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slams Biden administration over appealing to reimpose mask mandate on planes: 'Totally outrageous'
Florida and other GOP-led states sued to gut the mask mandate on transit. "There should be no manda…
Kimberly Leonard
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Sen. Rand Paul says he's 'all for' a potential trucker blockade in the US ahead of the Super Bowl
"I'm all for it," Sen. Rand Paul said about potential trucker blockades. "I hope the truckers do co…
Katie Balevic
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DOJ says it will appeal federal judge's controversial ruling striking down mask mandates on planes if CDC says mandate should remain
Several US airlines like American, Alaska, United, Delta, and Southwest Airlines dropped their mask…
Azmi Haroun
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Biden says it's up to Americans whether to wear a mask on planes after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US mandate
"I haven't spoken to the CDC yet," Biden said when asked whether he planned to appeal the ruling, w…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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These are the airlines dropping mask mandates after a Trump-appointed judge struck down the requirement
The ruling has largely put the onus on individual airlines, customers and transit agencies to decid…
Azmi Haroun
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A Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida just struck down the CDC's mask mandate on planes and trains
In response, the Biden administration said the Transportation Security Administration would stop en…
Kimberly Leonard
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GOP senator says 'Europeans are a little more willing to submit to rules and laws that are malarkey' than Americans are when it comes to masking
Sen. Roger Wicker, who's had COVID-19 twice, spoke on Tuesday in support of a resolution that would…
Bryan Metzger
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says GOP is 'projecting their sexual frustrations' after former Trump adviser comments on her vacation photo
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to former Trump adviser Steve Cortes' critical comments on a pho…
April Joyner
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Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have amassed more than $100,000 in fines for defying House mask rules, report says
In resisting the House's rules, Greene has accumulated more than $80,000 in fines, while Clyde has …
Sonam Sheth,John L. Dorman
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Sen. Rand Paul is tired of being 'treated like crap' on planes and wants an end to their mask mandates
The Kentucky Republican said he doesn't want flight attendants 'jammering at me to put my mask on i…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Ted Cruz and other GOP senators call for DOJ to block no-fly list for unruly passengers since most of them are defying mask rules
In a letter to the Justice Department, eight GOP senators write that a federal no-fly list would eq…
Tom Porter
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Biden is getting left behind by his own party as Democratic governors across the US move to lift mask mandates
Governors in New Jersey, Connecticut, and elsewhere are announcing plans to relax mask rules even a…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Ted Cruz blasts 'Dem Karens' after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin was told by a customer to wear a mask at a Virginia grocery store
"Dem Karens want to tell you how to live your life," Cruz tweeted on Friday. "And they'll fire you,…