Cruz and Britt propose ‘IVF Protection Act’
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Alabama) are pushing legislation that would not prohibit states from using in vitro fertilization as a condition of receiving Medicaid funding. text of measurement defines IVF as “the act of removing eggs from the ovaries, manually fertilizing them with sperm, and then placing them in the uterus.” […]
Joe Biden propose two debates with Donald Trump in June and September
President Biden’s campaign on Wednesday pushed back against the Commission on Presidential Debates by proposing two debates with former President Trump, potentially setting the stage for a showdown as early as next month. The Biden campaign plans to hold the first debate in late June, after Biden returns from the Group of Seven (G7) summit […]
Biden officials propose denying some migrants earlier in asylum process | US-Mexico border
The Biden administration proposed new rules Thursday that would streamline asylum processing at the southern border by immediately rejecting certain immigrants deemed to “threat national security or public safety.” The proposed rule would allow immigration authorities to reject and deport immigrants who are already ineligible for asylum early in the process, administration officials say, strengthening […]
NE lawmakers propose tax-funded school choice bill
The Nebraska Legislature is on track to pass a bill that would avoid a future voting plan that would allow voters to repeal a new state law that allows private school tuition to be paid for with taxpayer funds. Omaha state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan’s bill, the author of last year’s Opportunity Scholarship Act, advanced […]
House Republicans propose renaming Dulles Airport after Trump
Several Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have proposed naming major international airports after the most recent Republican president, Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Chief Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pennsylvania) said: HR 7845a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia the Donald J. Trump International Airport. “Never in my lifetime has our nation been […]
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 […]
Feds propose management plan for historic recreation area in Nevada and Arizona
Federal officials are proposing an air tour management plan for Lake Mead National Recreation Area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. The National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that the voluntary agreement will guide both agencies in managing commercial air tourism over nearly 1.5 million acres of recreation area. The National […]
Senegal leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s delay
Senegal’s leaders have proposed holding elections in early June after President Macky Sall’s attempts to postpone them were rejected. President Sall, facing term limits, postponed the election for 10 months, a measure rejected by the Constitutional Council. A two-day national dialogue aimed at building trust between candidates and the public was held, but most candidates […]
‘Woke authoritarian agenda’: Trudeau Liberals propose life sentences for online ‘hate speech’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s deeply unpopular The government announced new legislation Monday that threatens to fundamentally change Canada’s legal landscape and give activists new tools to crack down on hateful speech. On that face, Building C-63, the so-called “Online Harms Act” includes a variety of uncontroversial elements, including a promise to tackle online child pornography. […]
GOP senators propose ban on central bank digital currencies
Republican senators introduced a bill Monday that would ban official central bank-backed virtual currencies, a type of proposed digital asset that the Biden administration and Federal Reserve have expressed interest in studying. Republican senators said a federally backed virtual currency would raise privacy concerns and give regulators access to the personal spending habits of individual […]