Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) has been implicated in a massive bribery scandal involving utility company ComEd, and Illinois' Democratic governor J.B. Pritzker that Madigan "must resign" if the allegations against him are true. Madigan strongly denies any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors revealed last week that ComEd had agreed to pay $200 million to resolve the criminal case against them, in which they are accused of having arranged for jobs and vendor contracts for a person...…Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) has been implicated in a massive bribery scandal involving utility company ComEd, and Illinois' Democratic governor J.B. Pritzker that Madigan "must resign" if the allegations against him are true. Madigan strongly denies any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors revealed last week that ComEd had agreed to pay $200 million to resolve the criminal case against them, in which they are accused of having arranged for jobs and vendor contracts for a person...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, known as one of the more moderate members of the Republican caucus, Monday, pointing out that the reason for the lockdown has passed. Appearing on the Philadelphia-based "The Dom Giordano Program," Toomey said, "I think we need to remember the reason we closed the economy in the first place, because that's an absolutely stunning and unprecedented move. The reason we did it was because we feared that if we didn't do that, the disease might spread so rapidly...…Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, known as one of the more moderate members of the Republican caucus, Monday, pointing out that the reason for the lockdown has passed. Appearing on the Philadelphia-based "The Dom Giordano Program," Toomey said, "I think we need to remember the reason we closed the economy in the first place, because that's an absolutely stunning and unprecedented move. The reason we did it was because we feared that if we didn't do that, the disease might spread so rapidly...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Update: According to a post on the SC Skatepark Coalition's Facebook page, the private group "raised $50k for lights and continues to raise funds to improve skateboarding in SC." The post has been changed to reflect that they did not raise the money to build the park. During the current coronavirus-inspired lockdown, outdoor activities have become a solace for many who have found themselves unwillingly locked in their homes without any available recreational activities. Parks have been...…Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Update: According to a post on the SC Skatepark Coalition's Facebook page, the private group "raised $50k for lights and continues to raise funds to improve skateboarding in SC." The post has been changed to reflect that they did not raise the money to build the park. During the current coronavirus-inspired lockdown, outdoor activities have become a solace for many who have found themselves unwillingly locked in their homes without any available recreational activities. Parks have been...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitFiring backElijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.The Georgia House of Representatives to strip Delta Air Lines of a tax break that was worth tens of millions of dollars in response to CEO Ed Bastian's condemnation of Georgia's recently passed voting reform law as "unacceptable." Georgia's bill, which has been the subject of by prominent Democratic politicians, has of Georgia-based corporations by civil rights activists who have argued that these companies should do more to speak out...…Please verifyResetSubmitFiring backElijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.The Georgia House of Representatives to strip Delta Air Lines of a tax break that was worth tens of millions of dollars in response to CEO Ed Bastian's condemnation of Georgia's recently passed voting reform law as "unacceptable." Georgia's bill, which has been the subject of by prominent Democratic politicians, has of Georgia-based corporations by civil rights activists who have argued that these companies should do more to speak out...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitWhoopsDrew Angerer/Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.According to a report from , the Biden administration is struggling mightily to deliver on its promise to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, and may have even lost track of as many as 20 million vaccine doses that were sent to the states. The report notes that Biden officials are learning that a seamless, perfect pandemic response is easier to promise than deliver, and notes that the administration has largely jettisoned its ballyhooed coronavirus...…Please verifyResetSubmitWhoopsDrew Angerer/Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.According to a report from , the Biden administration is struggling mightily to deliver on its promise to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, and may have even lost track of as many as 20 million vaccine doses that were sent to the states. The report notes that Biden officials are learning that a seamless, perfect pandemic response is easier to promise than deliver, and notes that the administration has largely jettisoned its ballyhooed coronavirus...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitJeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.The CDC has issued an requiring all Americans to while using public transportation, including "airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares."In order to fulfill the order, those wearing a mask will furthermore be required to wear their mask in such a way that it completely covers their mouth and nose. Face shields and goggles are not permitted as substitutes for masks, and wearing a mask that is either too...…Please verifyResetSubmitJeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.The CDC has issued an requiring all Americans to while using public transportation, including "airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares."In order to fulfill the order, those wearing a mask will furthermore be required to wear their mask in such a way that it completely covers their mouth and nose. Face shields and goggles are not permitted as substitutes for masks, and wearing a mask that is either too...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitDeadlinesIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (Mario Tama/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Responding to frustration from Iowa parents, the Republican-dominated Legislature in Iowa that would require all school districts in the state to reopen by no later than Feb. 15. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who made the legislation the top priority of the 2021 legislative session, , saying, "It's time to put local control into the hands of the parents where it belongs. So that they can choose what is best for their children."All Iowa...…Please verifyResetSubmitDeadlinesIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (Mario Tama/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Responding to frustration from Iowa parents, the Republican-dominated Legislature in Iowa that would require all school districts in the state to reopen by no later than Feb. 15. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who made the legislation the top priority of the 2021 legislative session, , saying, "It's time to put local control into the hands of the parents where it belongs. So that they can choose what is best for their children."All Iowa...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.French company Carmat SA has achieved a medical breakthrough years in the making with the approval of the first artificial heart ever developed, according to . Bloomberg reports that the project began as far back as 1993, and research and development has been carried forward by missile company Matra, which then became part of airplane manufacturing company Airbus, which is Carmat's largest shareholder. Carmat began the process of obtaining a CE Mark, which is the rough European Union...…Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.French company Carmat SA has achieved a medical breakthrough years in the making with the approval of the first artificial heart ever developed, according to . Bloomberg reports that the project began as far back as 1993, and research and development has been carried forward by missile company Matra, which then became part of airplane manufacturing company Airbus, which is Carmat's largest shareholder. Carmat began the process of obtaining a CE Mark, which is the rough European Union...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitFailureLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.By all accounts, Los Angeles and its surrounding areas have consistently had some of the strictest — if not the strictest — lockdown measures in the country. They were of the country to institute a "stay at home order," one of the last areas of the country to partially reopen this summer, and one of the first areas to institute mask mandates and strict lockdown measures when COVID-19 began to see a resurgence in the...…Please verifyResetSubmitFailureLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.By all accounts, Los Angeles and its surrounding areas have consistently had some of the strictest — if not the strictest — lockdown measures in the country. They were of the country to institute a "stay at home order," one of the last areas of the country to partially reopen this summer, and one of the first areas to institute mask mandates and strict lockdown measures when COVID-19 began to see a resurgence in the...WW…

Please verifyResetSubmitPhoto by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.In a filing prepared by Justice Department attorneys, Vice President Mike Pence to a which sought to give him the authority to unilaterally decide the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit, which was filed by Gohmert and joined by Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward (along with some other GOP officials), sought declaratory and injunctive relief that would have theoretically given Pence the power to unilaterally determine which electoral college votes...…Please verifyResetSubmitPhoto by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.In a filing prepared by Justice Department attorneys, Vice President Mike Pence to a which sought to give him the authority to unilaterally decide the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit, which was filed by Gohmert and joined by Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward (along with some other GOP officials), sought declaratory and injunctive relief that would have theoretically given Pence the power to unilaterally determine which electoral college votes...WW…