February 7, 2022 LA County Sheriff's Department set to lose 4K employees for vaccine noncompliance The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is pushing back ahead of a vote that could cost the department 4,000 employees who have yet to comply with COVID-19 vaccination rules.
February 7, 2022 Salt Lake City substitute teacher shortage prompts calls for workers in other industries to 'play hooky' In October, more than 75% of school principals said they're having trouble finding subs. It's only gotten worse after winter break.
February 7, 2022 CNN panel bashes Stacey Abrams over maskless photo at school: 'It was a gift to ... Republicans' CNN blasts Stacey Abrams for poor decision-making and giving the Republicans political ammo after the gubernatorial candidate retweeted a maskless photo.
February 7, 2022 California's indoor mask mandate will end next week for vaccinated individuals, Gov. Newsom says Vaccinated Californians will no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings next week as the omicron surge recedes, but students and staff at K-12 schools will still be required to mask up, health officials announced.
February 7, 2022 CNN calls Freedom Convoy protest 'sedition,' 'threat to democracy' CNN analyst Paula Newton insisted that the Freedom Convoy protests are a form of insurrection and sedition.
February 7, 2022 Sen. Rand Paul: Democrats have overplayed their hand, will 'lose the public' over COVID-19 mandates Sen. Rand Paul discusses growing calls for Democratic leaders to lift COVID mandates.
February 7, 2022 House Republicans press USAID on $4.7M grant for EcoHealth Alliance amid COVID questions Multiple House Republicans are asking the USAID for answers regarding its decision to award a $4.7 million grant to EcoHealth Alliance, which has attracted scrutiny for its coronavirus research in Wuhan.
February 7, 2022 James Carville: I want to punch 'piece of s--t' unvaccinated people in the face Democratic strategist James Carville admitted that he wants to punch unvaccinated citizens in the "god----ed" face.
February 7, 2022 CNN analyst slams Biden's choice of Xavier Becerra as HHS secretary: 'Absolutely no experience' CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner slammed President Biden's selection of Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary following reports of tension between the latter and the administration.
February 7, 2022 Biden at odds with governors from both parties over school mask mandates Biden has been going after several states for not implementing mask mandates in schools, attacking state leaders like Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida for banning mandates.