💉 Pelosi says unvaccinated people on Capitol Hill are "selfishly" endangering others who work there.

🗣 "What is this, the honour system? The honour system as to whether somebody has been vaccinated? Do you want them breathing in your face on the strength of their honour?"

Be careful not to breathe in Pelosi's face if you're not vaccinated!

Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America

See, 35 wayward Republicans—they just can’t help themselves. We have much better policy and are much better for the Country, but the Democrats stick together, the Republicans don’t. They don’t have the Romney’s, Little Ben Sasse’s, and Cheney’s of the world. Unfortunately, we do. Sometimes there are consequences to being ineffective and weak. The voters understand!

US Senator Bernie Sanders introduces a resolution to Congress seeking to halt the sale of supply $735 million worth of precision-guided munitions and bombs to Israel.
News broke earlier this week that the Biden administration approved the sale on May 5, which prompted a slew of progressive Democratic lawmakers to call for the deal to be scrapped.

“At a moment when U.S.-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a Congressional debate.”

#BREAKING | Israeli media reports ceasefire between Tel Aviv, Hamas set to begin on 21 May, at 2 A.M.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki denounced a new Texas abortion law as an "assault" on women’s rights.

"This is the most restrictive measure yet in the nation," the press secretary said in a briefing Thursday. She called the law an "assault on women's fundamental rights under Roe v. Wade."

"Critical rights continue to come under withering and extreme attack around the country," Psaki added

🙈 Texas Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday retweeted a video comparing promotional advertising by the Russian and the American military, writing that "perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea", referring to the US military ad

🇺🇸 🇮🇱 The US will replenish Israel's Iron Dome and will send rapid humanitarian aid for the reconstruction of Gaza, President Joe Biden said in a press conference after a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who confirmed agreeing to a ceasefire.

Jewish diners at a Los Angeles restaurant were assaulted by a pro-Palestinian mob during an incident that Mayor Eric Garcetti called an “organized, anti-Semitic attack”

#BREAKING | US State Sec Blinken announces upcoming trip to Middle East to meet Israeli, Palestinian, regional leaders

😷 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law that bans mask mandates in the state’s public schools and cities.

It passed the Iowa House of Representatives by a 53-35 vote and passed the Senate by a 29-17, mostly along party lines. Reynolds signed the measure just a few hours later and it went into effect immediately.

The change passage prompted a number of Iowa school districts to modify their mask requirements for students

❗️ Newly surfaced video footage captured the exact moment on Thursday that an explosive device was ignited in New York City’s Midtown quarter and sent nearby locals running to safety.

The incident is said to have unfolded at approximately 7 p.m. local time in the city’s Diamond District, a commercial stretch along Manhattan’s 47th Street that encompasses about one block and also happens to have a strong Jewish presence.

Video footage of the blast shows dozens initially standing on a sidewalk and then suddenly turning to run away from the area before an explosive device goes off

👮‍♀️ Leaders in Kansas City, Mo., announced a proposal Thursday that would significantly reduce funding for the city's police department to the minimum allowed by state law and reallocate much of the remaining money to a community fund. 

Mayor Quinton Lucas, with the support of several city councilmembers, said he introduced two ordinances that will give the city more influence in how the Kansas City Police Department spends its money along with new crime prevention efforts

A huge ice block has broken off from western Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg in the world and earning the name A-76

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▪️ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement that it would close two detention facilities for illegal immigrants that are undergoing investigations amid allegations of abuse and mistreatment.

▪️ Thomas Massie and @RealMarjorieGreene threw out letters from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warning against violating the mask mandate in the lower chamber of the US Congress.

▪️ New York and Maryland announced lottery promotions tied to receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, following a programme introduced in Ohio last week that offers a similar incentive

🤔 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced that she will only be giving one-on-one interviews to "black and brown" reporters to mark her two-year anniversary of her tenure as mayor.

Imagine if there was a white politician who said that they refused to speak with journalists of colour

😄 Joke Biden found himself in a peculiar situation after telling an anecdote, receiving only silence in response.

So, if you want to know how not to tell a joke, watch the president trying to repeat the same witticism Ronald Reagan told Coast Guard cadets over 30 years ago

🤨 Nancy Pelosi has been accused of "hypocrisy" after she attended a crowded White House ceremony without wearing a mask while the House of Representatives continues to fine members that choose not to wear masks

#BREAKING | White House says it pared down $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal

❤️Several US online-dating sites, including Tinder, Badoo and Bumble, have introduced features to encourage vaccination among their users, Biden administration COVID-19 response team senior adviser Andrew Slavitt said on Friday.

💜Users can now display badges with their vaccination status and apply filters in order to see only people who have received coronavirus injections and offer premium content, Slavitt said.

💙According to one of the sites, OK Cupid, people who display their vaccination status are 14 percent more likely to get a match, the WH adviser said.