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National Guard Presence On Capitol Hill Sparks Bipartisan Calls For Answers

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A member of the National Guard walks a security perimeter surrounding the US Capitol building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Ad 2021 Latest Trends and Looks - Get Your Fashion Inspiration Here Inspiredot This is What Actually Happens During Couple Therapy Sessions Inspiredot Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) is among several members of Congress who are demanding answers on increased security measures at the Capitol. What was supposed to be a temporary stay of National Guard troops and other reinforcements after January 6 seems to be more permanent. Republicans have called for the razor wire fencing and troop presence to come down if no credible and imminent threat of violence exists. Waltz said he has repeatedly requested the intelligence briefings that continually get cited, but are never shown. “All I get back is, ‘well, there is online chatter,'” Waltz stated. “But there is no specific threat — that I am aware of

Myanmar Police Break Up Protests Again After Bloodiest Day Since Coup

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Protesters hide behind a barricade as the tear gas and smoke rise amongst them during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar March 4, 2021 in this still frame obtained from a social media video.  Ad 2021 Latest Trends and Looks - Get Your Fashion Inspiration Here Inspiredot Is Using Hand Sanitizer Really All That Safe and Good for You? Inspiredot (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar broke up demonstrations in several places with tear gas and gunfire on Thursday as protesters took to the streets again undeterred by the rising death toll in a crackdown on opponents of last month’s military coup. The incidents followed the bloodiest day since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, with the United Nations special envoy for Myanmar saying 38 people had been killed on Wednesday. The U.N. human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, called on the security forces to halt what she called their “vicious crackdown on peaceful protesters”. At least 54

Health Crisis Worse Than COVID

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Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Xavier Becerra before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Leigh Vogel/Pool via AP) Ad 2021 Latest Trends and Looks - Get Your Fashion Inspiration Here Inspiredot This is What Actually Happens During Couple Therapy Sessions Inspiredot Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) recently asserted that the radical left is politicizing the future of American children. While speaking with reporters Wednesday, the Kansas Republican and physician said the mental health crisis in the U.S. has never been worse thanks to major Democrat-led lockdowns that kept people at home for most of 2020. Marshall  added, children are the ones suffering the most from these policies and stressed the importance of letting them go back to school. “This is the worst shape of mental health our youth has ever been and my daughter’s got t

House GOP Speaks Out Against H.R.1 Bill

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democratic $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Ad 2021 Latest Trends and Looks - Get Your Fashion Inspiration Here Inspiredot This is What Actually Happens During Couple Therapy Sessions Inspiredot legislation largely backed by Democrats could alter the way elections are run in the U.S. The   H.R.1 bill , or For the People Act, would ultimately place voting regulations into the hands of the federal government rather than individual states. This means voting would become overall more accessible. For example, a convicted felon would be able to cast a ballot even if they are in prison for committing election fraud. People living in the U.S. would also be able to cast a vote without proper identification. Amid these concerns Republicans are speaking out on why they are vot