Republicans look to defang motion to oust House speaker in new rules package
Republican leaders are aiming to scale back the motion to remove the House speaker to avoid a repeat of the insurrection against Kevin McCarthy that paralyzed the House for about three weeks in 2023. Under the new rules package, scheduled for a vote on Friday, a motion to vacate the chair would need eight co-sponsors […]
US considers potential rules to restrict or bar Chinese drones
The Commerce Department announced Thursday that it is considering new rules that would limit or ban the use of Chinese drones in the United States, citing national security concerns. The department said it was seeking public comment by March 4 on possible rules to protect the drone supply chain, adding that threats from China and […]
House Rules Package Raises Threshold to Remove Speaker
As some conservatives consider removing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), proposed House rules announced Wednesday would raise the bar for removing a speaker. The proposed House rules would raise the bar for filing a motion to resign, the parliamentary procedure for removing the Speaker of the House. The new standard requires a member of the […]
Federal judge rules on NYC congestion pricing; interpretation differs between parties
A federal judge on Monday issued a partial ruling in a dispute between New York and New Jersey over New York City's controversial congestion pricing, allowing the Empire State to charge drivers entering the city center. It found that it had taken most of the steps necessary to impose the plan. Manhattan. U.S. District Judge […]
Military Appeals Court rules Defense Sec Austin cannot rescind 9/11 plea deals
The Court of Military Appeals ruled Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cannot revoke plea deals for Guantanamo Bay detainees, including suspected 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammad. Fox News reported that. Although the court's opinion has not yet been formally released, the plea agreement between military prosecutors and defense attorneys is valid and enforceable, and […]
Wokeness is in retreat, but Nasdaq’s ‘diversity rules’ show its awful stench will be hard to eliminate
Awakening is receding, but the stench will be difficult to remove. Consider the strange case of the laborious “Nasdaq diversity rule''. A stock market giant that forces all companies “listed” on the Nasdaq to elect boards that emphasize intersectionality, or racial, sexual, and gender diversity, rather than racial, sexual, and gender diversity. It is a […]
South Carolina AG leads legal battle over gender pronoun rules in school districts
South Carolina's attorney general is leading a legal battle over gender pronoun rules in U.S. public school districts. AG Alan Wilson appeared on “The Faulkner Focus” on Friday to explain how some gender pronoun rules in school districts threaten free speech. The case began in a school district outside Columbus, Ohio, that adopted a policy […]
Georgia judge rules state lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis in misconduct probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must comply with subpoenas for testimony and documents related to alleged fraud in the handling of the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, a Georgia judge ruled this week. The verdict was given. Earlier this year, a special Georgia Senate committee investigated the 53-year-old prosecutor's alleged misuse […]
Georgia Senate can subpoena Fani Willis, court rules
A Georgia judge has ruled that the state Legislature can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of an investigation into whether there was any misconduct during the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. In a Dec. 23 order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukla Ingram ordered Willis to submit a list of claimed […]
Missing congresswoman's case shows Congress needs new rules on attendance
Have you heard of Kay Granger? Probably not. She is a Republican congresswoman from Texas who has been in office for nearly 30 years. But that's not why I'm writing about her. I'm writing about her because not only has she not been in the office for six months, I haven't even seen her. She’s […]