Trump tests positive for COVID-19. Is Biden next?

Both candidates shared a stage and a heated debate on Tuesday. About 48 hours later, President Trump and the first lady tested positive for novel coronavirus. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump twitted late Thursday. Ironically, during […]

Vera Sauchanka

10/02/2020

Election Chronicles: while votes are counted, protests continue

During the spring-summer protests, Oakland was one of the Bay Area “hotspots” where some looting and civil unrest occurred. As the nation keeps hanging in uncertainty over the election results, we asked local residents and small business owners what they expect now. One of the windows at MudLab has been smashed during the spring-summer protests […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/06/2020

The Belarus Democracy Act is heading to the Senate

As Belarusian protests continue for the 129th day since the widely disputed August 9th presidential election, the bill HR 8438 (more commonly known as the Belarus Democracy Act of 2020) is making its way to the Senate after the House of Representatives passed it on November 18th. To raise awareness of the importance of this […]

Vera Sauchanka

12/15/2020

Biden forms a directive to make vaccines mandatory. What states have already followed the suit?

President Biden announced that all federal workers will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face strict protocols including regular testing, masking, and other safety measures. The announcement sparked a wide range of reactions nationwide. However, officials insist this is not a vaccine mandate, federal employees who are not vaccinated will not lose their jobs […]

Crystal Pennell

08/04/2021

Aftermath of California’s Recall Election: key takeaways and what to expect next

By Vera Sauchanka, Crystal Pennell A historical event happened last week for California residents as they sent in their votes for the Governor’s recall election. It marked the second time in two decades since Californians had to make a recall decision. The previous recall election was held in 2003 when Gov. Gray Davis was replaced […]

LiveFEED News Team

09/20/2021

BREAKING: Federal court ruling freezes Biden’s vaccine mandate

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling today that freezes the vaccine mandate issued by President Biden on November 4th. The mandate came through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) rule that would require private-sector employees to submit proof of vaccination […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/06/2021

Fully-vaccinated traveler from South Africa is the first confirmed Omicron case in the US

The next day after the CDC announced increased surveillance at the major US airports, the first confirmed Omicron case has been detected in a fully-vaccinated traveler from South Africa. “The California and San Francisco departments of public health and the CDC have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was […]

Vera Sauchanka

12/01/2021

Biden drops vaccine mandate for private employers two weeks after Supreme Court ruled against it

The Biden Administration has officially dropped its emergency rule that required all private employers with over 100 employees to subject their staff to a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. The decision comes in two weeks after the Supreme Court ruling that blocked the policy citing the federal government overreach. According to the Labor Department’s official statement, […]

Vera Sauchanka

01/27/2022

New York Supreme Court reinstates all fired unvaccinated employees, orders back pay

The New York Supreme Court reinstated all fired unvaccinated employees, ordering back pay and saying their rights had been violated. The court found Monday that “being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19.” Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams claimed that his administration would not rehire employees who […]

Vera Sauchanka

10/25/2022

VIDEO: Candidate for CA Governor Brian Dahle: “California is now basically a dictatorship.” | Interview

Check out our new video interview where we sat down with California State Senator Brian Dahle, who’s challenging the incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom in the upcoming gubernatorial election next week. During our interview, we had a chance to discuss some of the most pressing questions that California is facing right now, submitted by our viewers. […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/03/2022