Plus: Vaccine Mandates Decimating Police Forces Across US
October 22 2021
Good morning from Washington, where Attorney General Merrick Garland was grilled by House Republicans yesterday about his infamous memo on parents and school boards. Mary Margaret Olohan reports on the hearing’s highlights. Should Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas resign? Fred Lucas reports on why Sen. Rick Scott think it’s time for him to step down. Plus: Lucas examines how the vaccine mandate could affect police departments across the country, Doug Blair talks with Joel Griffith about the factors driving the supply chain crisis, and Lee Edwards on what’s at stake with China’s threats against Taiwan.
Republican lawmakers grilled the attorney general over his memo calling on the FBI and Justice Department to address supposed “violent threats” against teachers and school boards.
“We could see extreme shortages [of police],” says Jason Johnson, formerly with the Baltimore Police Department and now with Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, about vaccine mandates.
Heritage Foundation research fellow Joel Griffith talks about the different factors affecting the supply chain, from organized labor to COVID-19 shutdowns to government policies.
Sen. Rick Scott is calling for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, charging that he lied to Congress and the public about border security.
Beijing is testing the U.S. will as part of its long-range objective of replacing the U.S. as the world’s leading superpower. If we do not respond appropriately, China will step up the pressure on Taiwan.
Twitter is not indicative of real life. According to a 2020 Pew Research Center report, “69% of these highly prolific [Twitter] users identify as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents.”
