Lawmakers race to avoid looming shutdown as blame game begins
Lawmakers are desperately trying to avoid a partial shutdown before Friday’s funding deadline, an effort made more difficult over the weekend after leaders failed to reach an agreement on who is responsible for the holdup. An argument was exchanged. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York announced Sunday that Congressional leaders have not yet […]
Law firms pumped millions into NY campaigns as lawmakers made it easier to sue: report
Trial lawyers poured millions of dollars into the campaign coffers of New York politicians to push for expanded laws that would make it easier to sue, according to an analysis by a business advocacy group. The top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms gave $4.7 million to New York state lawmakers, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney […]
Lawmakers fail to reach deal with partial shutdown looming
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday that Congress is struggling to build bipartisan consensus just days before a critical funding deadline, and that the government will continue to push back against what he called “harmful and unnecessary government.” He slammed Republicans for threatening to shut down the agency. “We are just days away […]
GOP lawmakers slam Biden admin in reaction to college murder suspect’s immigration status: ‘Close the border!’
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Trump says he âstronglyâ supports IVF, calls on Alabama lawmakers to âfind an immediate solutionâ for keeping treatment option available
Former President Donald Trump said he supports IVF treatment after the Alabama Supreme Court ordered hospitals to stop offering it. Days after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, President Trump appeared on Truth Social Friday to urge state lawmakers to maintain access to IVF. I called out. […]
Trump Calls On Alabama Lawmakers To ‘Preserve’ IVF After State Supreme Court Ruling
Former President Donald Trump on Friday urged the Alabama Legislature to introduce protections for certain fertility choices after the state’s Supreme Court ruled Sunday that a fetus is a “child.” I asked for it. The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that several destroyed embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure in which eggs […]
Germany’s lawmakers to vote on decriminalizing limited amounts of marijuana
German lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a government proposal to ease regulations on cannabis by allowing limited possession of the drug. Prime Minister Olaf Scholz’s cabinet has approved the plan, which is a key initiative of the ruling coalition. The bill proposes legalizing possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis and allowing cultivation […]
Louisiana lawmakers advance bill allowing concealed carry without permit
Republican state senators in Louisiana introduced a bill Thursday that would allow adults 18 and older to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The Senate approved that bill and another that would provide some level of civil liability immunity for people who shoot someone using a concealed firearm in self-defense. Associated Press reported. The bills […]
South Dakota abortion rights ballot initiative thwarted by Republican lawmakers
The Republican-led South Dakota Legislature is trying to block a ballot measure that would have allowed voters to protect abortion rights in the state constitution. Leaders of the initiative say the Republican effort threatens the state’s tradition of direct democracy. Supporters need to submit about 35,000 valid signatures by May 7 to be on the […]
Maine Lawmakers in Pressure Cabela’s to Stop Selling AR-15s
Forty-five Maine state legislators are calling Cabela’s an AR-15 and Democrats calling it an “assault rifle,” noting that the gunman in Lewiston on Oct. 25, 2023, bought a handgun from the retail giant. Pressure to stop selling other firearms. Lawmakers have not explained what the connection is between handgun purchases and AR-15 purchases, but they […]