Plus: Doctors Diagnose Problems With Nation’s COVID-19 Response
January 25 2022
Good morning from Washington, where we monitor the politics of COVID-19. Mary Margaret Olohan has a scoop on House Republicans critical of Biden for tracking religious objectors, and Fred Lucas reports on doctors assembled to spotlight alternative treatments. In an eye-opening commentary, a mother recounts her battle with a Catholic school pushing gender ideology. On the podcast, wasteful Medicaid spending leaves taxpayers with a growing bill. Plus: why Americans trust the military less, and “Problematic Women” explores the connection between preserving life and opposing vaccine mandates. On this date in 1961, President John F. Kennedy, speaking at the State Department, becomes the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference.
We assured the principal that state law did not require the school to use child-directed names or identities. We warned her that by complying with my daughter’s delusion, they risked indoctrinating others.
“I’ve previously supported both President Obama’s and President Biden’s campaigns,” says Robert Malone, a doctor now under fire for his views on COVID-19.
“Your administration’s attempt to … single out Americans who object to the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds is inexcusable,” write GOP lawmakers to Biden.
During the pandemic, the number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid skyrocketed from 75 million to 90 million, but not everyone currently enrolled is eligible.
“Young people 12 and over are already allowed to make critical decisions about their bodies without parental consent,” says state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco.
