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December 22, 2021

Zeldin, Republican running for NY governor, slams Hochul, Dems over mandates: 'Can't afford to survive here'

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., doubling down on criticism of Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate, said he aims to flip the Empire State from blue to red for the first time in two decades come 2022 because "many New Yorkers feel like they can't afford to survive here."

December 22, 2021

Maskless 'Bachelorette' finale causes uproar on Twitter, forcing ABC to pivot halfway: 'Irresponsible'

ABC and producers behind the "Bachelorette" finale were forced to pivot halfway through its "After the Final Rose" segment after Twitter users put up a fight against the maskless crowd seen on television.

December 22, 2021

Dr. Makary: Containment of omicron 'nearly impossible,' Biden should shift focus to treatments

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary said that containment of the omicron variant is “nearly impossible” and suggested the White House shift focus to early and late treatment.

December 22, 2021

NBC News anchor suggests people should 'self-lockdown,' change lifestyle in lieu of fewer COVID restrictions

NBC News' Lester Holt appeared to suggest that Americans "self-lockdown" and change their lifestyles in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in lieu of the lack of lockdown measures across the country.

December 22, 2021

White House garbles messaging on whether it saw omicron spread, testing problems coming

The White House appears to be contradicting itself when it comes to how prepared it was for the rise in COVID-19 case numbers due to the omicron variant and the demand for at-home tests.

December 22, 2021

Biden's new COVID plan exposes a red state-blue state divide

During his Tuesday address to the nation on COVID-19, President Joe Biden was asked whether the delay in widespread distribution of at-home tests to Americans was a failure. The president responded that it wasn’t, adding “COVID is spreading so rapidly, if you notice, it just happened almost overnight in the last month."

December 22, 2021

Biden's divisiveness doesn't work. Vaccines do

In his speech Tuesday about the new massive omicron COVID outbreak, President Joe Biden tried for a more conciliatory tone, acknowledging that this is not March 2020 and that "we’ll get through this." 

December 22, 2021

Tucker Carlson: The Democratic Party is failing, so they are trying to ruin your Christmas

Tucker Carlson reveals what recent polls say about the Democrat Party, and how they are reacting.

December 21, 2021

Squad member Pressley demands return of Massachusetts mask mandate

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is demanding that Massachusets Gov. Charlie Baker reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant spreads throughout the country

December 21, 2021

CDC director contradicts Biden's omicron testing defense: 'This is exactly what we anticipated'

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday dodged questions pertaining to omicron's timeline in the United States as questions emerge about when the White House first got wind of the new variant.