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McCarthy Concedes On Key Rule Change In Bid To Secure Votes For Speakership

California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy made a key concession to gain the support needed from undecided Republicans to become the next House Speaker. McCarthy agreed to make it easier for rank-and-file members to cast a vote-of-no-confidence against the sitting Speaker in a conference call with members Sunday, Politico reported. The details of the change to […]

Law Firm Halts Dem State Board Of Elections Attempted Rule Change

A court order sought by the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) to block the Illinois State Board of Elections’ attempts to change rules regarding access to ballots mid-election was granted on Wednesday, according to a press release. The law firm press statement The court announced it had upheld the Democratic Party’s injunction against the state bill. […]

Biden admin skewered by GOP for rule designed to ‘intentionally harm’ gun industry

Fox’s first appearance: Senate Republicans are grilling President Biden’s Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo over moves aimed at “intentionally harming” the U.S. firearms industry. Sen. Tim Scott, R.S.C., ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led 22 other Senate Republicans in calling on the Biden administration to repeal “this deeply erroneous rule […]

Federal Judge Blocks Biden ATF Rule Expanding Gun Background Checks

A federal judge on Sunday night temporarily blocked background check rules issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Attorney General Merrick Garland on April 10 announced rules covering background checks for firearm purchases, building on bipartisan legislation passed in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. He claimed thatMatthew J. […]

Ohio judge could rule near-ban on all abortions as early as Monday

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A county judge could rule on an Ohio law banning virtually all abortions as early as Monday, considering voters’ decision to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. I will do it. A 2019 law being considered by Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins would ban most abortions if […]

Five things to know about Biden’s controversial retirement rule – The Hill

The Biden administration last month finalized rules governing retirement recommendations that Democratic and Republican lawmakers are already trying to overturn. Here’s what you need to know about retirement security rules. How the rules work The rule, finalized last month by the Labor Department, requires investment advisers to provide “smart, faithful, and honest advice without overcharging” […]