Biden to expand two California national monuments Thursday
President Biden will expand two new national monuments in California, the White House confirmed Thursday morning. President Obama first designated two monuments: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. White House officials confirmed that the expansion, which The Hill reported in April, will protect approximately 120,000 acres between the two monuments. […]
House votes to expand definition of antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations across US
As anti-Israel protests intensify on college campuses across the country, the House of Representatives voted to expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bipartisan Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, if passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, would require the Department of Education to legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance […]
Yellen: Treasury exploring ways to expand free tax filing program
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is considering ways to expand the limited direct-file testing program, including possible enhancements and applicable tax credits. The free program is a scaled-down version of popular tax-preparation software, but it faces fierce opposition from Republicans and the tax-preparation industry. The tax preparation industry previously maintained […]
Donald Trump Takes Biggest Lead Ever over Joe Biden in CNN Poll, Third-Party Candidates Expand Trump Lead
Former President Donald Trump extended his largest lead ever in CNN’s poll of American voters, enjoying a six-point advantage over incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden. When polling both directly, Trump’s approval rating is 49%, 6 percentage points higher than Biden’s 43%. With the addition of third-party candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Jill […]
Kansas won’t have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
Kansas will remain one of the few states that has not legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded Medicaid for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force consideration of both issues before the Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to adjourn for the year on Tuesday. Sponsors of each bill […]
Volkswagen plant faces union vote as UAW aims to expand beyond Detroit
Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant on the southern border of Tennessee has become a battleground for worker representation as the United Auto Workers union seeks to expand its footprint beyond Detroit. Workers at the German automaker’s Chattanooga, Tenn., plant where VW assembles its ID.4 electric SUV will vote starting Wednesday on whether to join the UAW. […]
Biden administration agrees to provide billions to Samsung to expand chip manufacturing in Texas
The Biden administration on Monday announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Samsung to invest in semiconductor chip manufacturing in Texas. The $6.4 billion preliminary agreement is the latest agreement signed using funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan legislation Biden signed into law in 2022. Samsung is expected to invest more than $40 billion […]
Thousands Rally in Poland Against Plans to Expand Abortion Laws
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poles oppose abortion to protest recent steps by the new government to liberalize the Catholic-majority country’s strict laws and allow abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. Thousands of people marched in Warsaw on Sunday. Many participants in the downtown march were carrying children in prams, while others carried white and […]
House committee sets up vote to expand Section 702 of FISA for 2 years
The House Rules Committee moved a little closer to an extension late Thursday, approving a two-year extension of the federal government’s surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee approved the bill, but it is now up for debate and a vote on amendments, with a possible vote […]
Ohio lawmakers want to expand candidate challenges
(The Center Square) – Any Ohio voter could protest a candidate for public office if new legislation clears the state Legislature. Currently, only a registered member of the candidate’s party can file a protest, but Reps. Angie King, R-Celina, and Rodney Creech, R-West Alexandria, believe a change will make elections more open. “Transparency is key […]