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5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to Texas

On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that protections for so-called Dreamers were illegal, suspending the program in Texas while limiting its ruling in the case on appeal. The ruling upholds a lower court ruling that found the Biden administration's efforts to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program […]

BoE delays Basel bank capital rules by one year – Yahoo Finance UK

Written by Ian Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said on Friday it would delay the introduction of tougher bank capital rules by a year to January 2027, following aggressive pushback against tougher U.S. global standards. The standards, created by the global Basel Committee, are designed as the final set of international reforms […]

New Tennessee House rules to ban hecklers

The Tennessee House of Representatives is warning lawmakers and crowds watching legislative proceedings that they could be removed from the chamber if their behavior is deemed erratic. Lawmakers with multiple violations could be removed from the chamber for several days at a time and forced to vote remotely. In general cases, particularly egregious behavior or […]

Pregnant lawmaker pushes for House Voting Rules accommodations

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), who is currently pregnant, is calling on her colleagues to support new parents to vote by proxy under House rules for the 119th Congress. There is. Pettersen will be the 14th lawmaker to give birth while serving in Congress, and the first from Colorado. “Today marks the first day that travel […]

Top Dem Tries to Give Hegseth Different Hearing Rules Than Lloyd Austin

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary, Pete Hegseth, will be asked to confirm that Biden's Pentagon secretary, Lloyd Austin, will not be able to confirm his confirmation hearing. I tried to give them rules that were different from the […]

NFL Playoffs overtime rules, explained for 2025

Last February, NFL fans witnessed something they had never seen before. The lead change on the final play of the Super Bowl. reason? Super Bowl LVIII was the first playoff game under the league's new postseason overtime rules that will be implemented in the 2022-2023 season. As we'll review shortly, these changes guaranteed each team […]