Operation Warp Speed was a tremendous success. Here’s why it won’t be replicated under Biden
With all the challenges the nation faces today, I am frequently asked whether another Operation Warp Speed (OWS)-like initiative is in order. For instance, I have been asked “Can’t we use an OWS initiative to cure cancer?” “How about applying it to our supply chain issues?” And most recently, “Can we use an OWS process to make more baby formula?” My answer is always the same: Perhaps, but not under this administration. Operation Warp Speed has been described as nothing short o
Read MoreBird flu detected in ducklings in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The National Park Service (NPS) said on Wednesday that mallard ducklings at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were found to have the H5N1 bird flu virus, but the risk to the public remains “low.” The report is D.C.'s first confirmation of bird flu, which is highly contagious among some wild birds and can be deadly for some species. “However, to be safe, visitors should avoid handling live or dead birds or coming into contact with their droppings as the virus can be easily moved around on shoes,” NPS said in a sta
Read MoreOverwhelming majority backs age limit of 21 years to buy AR-15 style rifle: poll
Three-quarters of adult Americans support the idea that the minimum age for an individual to purchase an AR-15 style rifle should be 21 years old, according to a new Survey Monkey poll. The poll, published on Thursday, found that 75 percent of adult respondents agree that the minimum age to buy an AR-15 style rifle should be 21 years of age, while 65 percent of teenage respondents agree with the same sentiment. Fifteen percent of adult respondents said they oppose the motion to rais
Read MoreRubio: Jan. 6 hearing is Dem 'free documentary' sponsored by mainstream media
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is criticizing the Jan. 6 committee's public hearing set for prime-time Thursday as an unnecessary, "Hollywood-paid political advertisement." In an interview Wednesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Rubio said that most Americans won't tune in to watch "this garbage" and that "people already know what happened" in the deadly Capitol riot last year. “From day one, I have said that if people committed crimes on tha
Read MoreThe next attack on our democracy could take place at the polls
The House Jan. 6 Committee plans to hold its first public hearing this evening on the Capitol riot, a violent attack that election conspiracists orchestrated to disrupt the counting of the 2020 presidential election results. Good. The public needs to know as much as possible about this unprecedented attack on the underpinnings of American democracy. However, while the committee holds these hearings, elec
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