June 3, 2021
Texas Dunks on Mark Cuban: Passes Bill Requiring Pro Teams to Play National Anthem
Mavs Owner Mark Cuban ordered his team not to play the national anthem. Now, Texas has responded by passing a law requiring him to play it.
Antisemitic Incidents Reach Record High in the UK: Report
The number of antisemitic incidents in the UK has “surpassed anything we have seen before”, according to a leading Jewish charity.
Fauci Dismisses Wuhan Lab Leak Theory — Says 'Far-Fetched' to Say China 'Deliberately Engineered' Bioweapon, Emails Misconstrued
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday pushed back against critics questioning his relationship with China after emails revealed the nonprofit that helped fund some of the research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology thanked him for publicly coming out and saying evidence points to the coronavirus not coming […]
Joe Biden Proposes Minimum 15 Percent Corporate Tax for Companies That Pay No Federal Taxes
The Washington Post reports that Biden would not raise the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent and instead propose a minimum corporate tax of 15 percent — for companies like Amazon that pay little to nothing in federal taxes.
Poll: Half of Republican Voters Suggest GOP Leaders Not as Conservative as their Base
Half of GOP voters say the Republican Party’s base is becoming “more conservative” than the party’s leadership, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday revealed.
Inflation Nation: Labor Costs Soaring Twice as Fast as Previously Thought
Hourly compensation jumped 7.2 percent in the first quarter, according to the BLS’s revised estimate of labor costs and productivity. This had been reported as rising 5.1 percent in the first estimate.