Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Memorial Day weekend is upon us and FISM News is taking this opportunity to briefly discuss the history and significance of this long weekend and important day. Memorial Day was officially established in 1971 after Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill in 1968. The law specified that Memorial […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] On Friday, President Biden revealed his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year at an eye-popping $6 trillion price tag. The detailed plan in full can be found on the White House website here and a shorter summary fact sheet can be found here. The proposed budget is historic […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Biden gave Intelligence just 90 days to “collect and analyze information” and report it to him. Biden also “asked for areas of further inquiry that may be required, including specific questions for China.”
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) asked President Biden to appoint a liaison in the White House for the Jewish community on Thursday after anti-Semitic hate speech and attacks have seen a sharp rise in the United States. In particular, the Anti-Defamation League reported that anti-Semitic incidents reached record levels from […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] On Wednesday, the US Senate unanimously voted to pass the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021, which Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Senator Mike Braun (R-Indiana) had proposed in April of this year. This bill declassifies the intelligence reports surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 virus, particularly with respect to […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Tonight on FISM News: Investigations into the origins of the Covid-19 continue, a tragic shooting in San Jose claims the lives of 9 victims, and Facebook implements even more fact checking rules.
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] It looks like the efforts from Republican states to jump start the economy by ending additional Covid unemployment benefits had a positive effect. Jed Kolko, the chief economist for Indeed, says that in states which announced benefits are ending, “shares of national clicks on job postings was nearly 5% […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Seven rural counties in Oregon have voted to require county governments to look into leaving Oregon in order to join neighboring Idaho. All seven counties are located on the eastern side of Oregon and are largely much more politically conservative than the rest of the state. Union and Jefferson […]
Seth Udinski, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The NBA playoffs are in full swing, but this past week, two unfortunate developments occurred involving inappropriate behavior from fans. The incidents, both of which happened on Wednesday, occurred in two of the largest major sports markets in the United States – Philadelphia and New York City. At the […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Congressional Republicans have proposed a counteroffer to President Biden regarding his hopes for a sweeping infrastructure bill to become law. The Republican proposal comes at a price tag of almost $1 trillion, approximately $700 billion less than the President’s compromise proposal on Friday. FISM News reported on the compromise […]
