Senate won’t pass border security legislation this year, Johnson’s office suggests
House Republicans’ push to pass border security reform in the divided 118th Congress could end up being a pipe dream. A spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told Fox News Digital that House Republicans have passed several border security and immigration enforcement bills, but none of them will be considered in the Democratic-controlled Senate. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Jim Banks Introduces Legislation To Defund NPR
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks introduced legislation Friday to defund National Public Radio (NPR). The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which is titled the Defund NPR Act. The bill would cut off any federal funds to NPR. An NPR editor, Uri Berliner, published a piece alleging the outlet has deep political […]
GOP senator eyes legislation to defund ‘propagandist’ NPR after suspension of whistleblower
Fox’s first appearance: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) announced that the bill was passed in the wake of news that she had suspended an editor who made headlines for exposing the content of National Public Radio’s (NPR) programming. will propose new legislation that threatens to cut the agency’s federal budget. Partisan uniformity in newsrooms. Tennessee Republicans […]
House changes schedule to consider Israel legislation next week
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) announced Saturday that the House would reschedule to consider legislation to support Israel and hold Tehran accountable in light of Saturday’s attack on Iran. “In light of Iran’s unjustified attacks on Israel, the House of Representatives next week will change its previously announced legislative schedule and instead consider legislation […]
Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation Cracking Down On Retail Theft, ‘Porch Piracy’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday to crack down on retail theft and “porch piracy” in the red state. HB 549 increases penalties for retail theft crimes, as well as those who participate in stealing packages left outside of homes. DeSantis vowed to protect both retailers and consumers with the new legislation, and […]
Tennessee Progressives Fight So-Called ‘White Supremacist Legislation’
Tennessee is divided over reparations, with a Black pastor in Memphis leading opposition to a bill that would ban funding for proposed reparations studies in the state. The Rev. Earl Fisher, senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, has collected more than 1,100 signatures for his claim. petition It opposes “reprehensible legislation” introduced in the state […]
Bipartisan lawmakers unveil data privacy legislation after years of negotiation
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members unveiled a first draft of legislation on Sunday to allow consumers to manage their data privacy. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined forces with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Energy and […]
Climate legislation benefits wind, solar energy projects, while nuclear, others lag behind
Since President Joe Biden’s Inflation Control Act (IRA) was passed in 2022, the United States has doubled the pace of reducing carbon emissions, with more than 80 solar It says power generation, wind power and energy storage projects are taking advantage of the law’s combination of direct payments and energy storage projects. Tax deduction. The […]
Arizona: Governor Hobbs Signs Legislation Making Pluto ‘Official State Planet’
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs speaks before President Joe Biden’s remarks at Inter Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke Mallory4:02 PM – Monday, April 1, 2024 Arizona has officially adopted Pluto, a celestial body that had previously been relegated to “dwarf planet” status. advertisement Thanks to […]
Lawmakers propose legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed bills that would allow spiritual chaplains in public schools. Texas kicked off the movement by passing a law allowing school chaplains, leaving more than 1,200 school districts to decide whether to allow chaplains as employees or volunteers. The Florida Legislature passed a school chaplain bill, pending […]