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Seventy-five maskless high school students on Thursday were reportedly rounded up by Ballston Spa High School’s principal and deposited into the library after protesting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s continued school mask mandate.

Over one-third of Americans say they “always” wear a mask outside their home, a The Economist/YouGov survey released this week found.

A plurality of Americans believe the worst of the Chinese coronavirus is behind us, a survey from The Economist/YouGov released this week found.

Viral video on Wednesday showed a group of Virginia students serving a lawsuit to the Loudoun County school board over its mask mandates. 

Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, said the “real issue” when it comes to coronavirus restrictions, including masking children, is making sure people “feel” safe — not the actual science.

Denver Public School Board Vice President Tay Anderson threatened to make masking children part of the district’s dress code to combat the city’s health department ending the mandate.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has flip-flopped on a variety of issues throughout the Chinese coronavirus — from masking to vaccine mandates — told the Financial Times that the United States is heading out of the “full blown” phase of the pandemic.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Wednesday asked for unanimous consent to call up and pass his bill to effectively end forced masking in schools, pointing to the mask hypocrisy of his Democrat colleagues and noting that “the science hasn’t changed.”

A court in Germany has ruled that a ban on anti-lockdown walks implemented by a local authority was illegal and that the federal powers involved had not provided enough evidence to adequately justify the restrictions on public gathering.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday ripped blue state governors who have had a sudden “epiphany” and are lifting mask mandates on children in schools, noting that Florida — which has remained under constant scrutiny from the establishment media and left for prioritizing liberty throughout the pandemic – led the way and stressing that “the medical science didn’t change, the political science changed.”

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney (R-NY) on Wednesday said American life should return to normal due to waning coronavirus infections. 

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will end the controversial mask mandate on Thursday, according to a report in the New York Times.

Stacey Abrams appeared on far-left CNN Tuesday and lied to tens of viewers about her repeated violation of Georgia’s school mask mandate.

During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona responded to a question on whether or not wearing masks hurts children’s ability to learn by stating that “Being quarantined because they have COVID, or not having a

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) will announce on Wednesday the end of his statewide mask mandate effective “before March 1,” according to sources with knowledge of the announcement.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” host Guy Benson rhetorically wondered if the Biden administration would launch civil rights investigations into blue states that have recently lifted their mask mandates in schools like the Biden administration

Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) appeared unmasked at an event in Alachua County, Florida, over the weekend while everyone in her vicinity was wearing a mask, according to a video that surfaced Monday.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said that Georgia isn’t in a place where it can lift mask mandates in schools at the moment, and that if she’s elected, “my job will be, at that

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement on Tuesday that if Democrats truly “trusted the science” they would have voted for Rep. Ashley Hinson’s (R-IA) bill to unmask children in school.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten weighed in on when schools should begin to lift mask mandates for students and faculty amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Connecticut is one of the latest blue states to announce plans to eliminate the statewide school mask mandate, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced on Monday.

NBC Medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta believes it is too early to no longer require children to wear masks in schools, suggesting that summer months may be a better time but cautioning that they may have to “reinstitute” some of the controls, come winter.

A dozen Florida school districts face losing millions for defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) ban on mandatory masking in schools, as lawmakers look to reallocate the funds.

Glenn Youngkin scored a minor victory on Monday when the state Supreme Court dismissed a petition to stop his executive order on masks.

Oregon officials plan to lift the state’s indoor mask requirement “no later than” March 31, 2022, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced on Monday, despite its recent decision to give the “temporary” indoor masking rule for schools “permanent” status.

Hypocritical politicians force children to wear masks in schools yet make exceptions for themselves, “beaming and smiling” for photo ops without masks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Monday, emphasizing that it shows that these policies are about “control” — not mitigating the Chinese coronavirus.

Los Angeles County will retain its indoor mask mandate past the February 15 date set Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom as the date to end a statewide mandate, according to public health officials in the county.

“None of this is about racism,” Randy, a demonstrator in Ottawa, ON, told Breitbart News while demonstrating in support of the Freedom Convoy.

Nicholas, a demonstrator supporting the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, ON, told Breitbart News on Saturday that “corporate media” present an “alternative reality” of protesters in the nation’s capital opposing ongoing government decrees marketed as health as safety measures related to COVID-19.

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom will end the indoor mask mandate for vaccinated citizens only starting on February 15. 

Darryl, a Canadian military veteran, told Breitbart News on Saturday in Ottawa, ON, that he did not serve his country to be mistreated by a prime minister fleeing his own people.

On Friday, an Illinois judge put a halt to Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s state-wide school mask mandates implemented for coronavirus mitigation.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) adopted “permanent” rules for masking in schools, forcing children to mask up “unless the State Public Health Director or State Public Health Officer issues an order stating that the some or all requirements in this rule are no longer necessary to control COVID-19.”

Former President Barack Obama is the latest left-wing figurehead to forgo a mask at his convenience, as photos show him overseeing the construction of his multimillion-dollar beachfront mansion in Hawaii over the weekend while workers surrounding him wear face coverings.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) discussed the state’s plan to lift mask mandates in schools. Murphy defended the decision to impose the mandate in the first place, but couldn’t cite any data

Singer Katharine McPhee slammed Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who was photographed maskless in a Georgia grade school, surrounded by masked children. “The hypocrisy continues,” McPhee wrote.