OAN Newsroom UPDATED 11:14 AM PT – Thursday, August 4, 2022 Republican senators zeroed in on the government’s involvement in the creation of the coronavirus....
Republican senators zeroed in on the government's involvement in the creation of the coronavirus. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) led the first-ever Senate hearing focused on gain-of-function research and the origins of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Paul and GOP Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) pressed three scientists on the role the US government had in research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
House Freedom Caucus chairman Scott Perry (R-Pa.) says the judge who ruled against the Biden travel mandate was following the "real science." One America's John Hines has more from Washington.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discussed future space missions at the organization's annual address. His comments came after the Biden administration granted their request for an increased budget to continue with their operations.
GOP lawmakers are stressing it's time to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, a handful of senators, including Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), sent a letter to their colleagues urging them to not help Democrats push a continuing resolution to fund the federal government unless Democrats defund vaccine mandates.
One of the biggest narrative shifts in COVID has occurred in recent days, namely the removal of mask mandates in deep blue states in quick succession. One America's Sam Valk has more.
House Republicans are ramping up criticism of face mask mandates for schools that are supported by some Democrat officials.