My 10 rules for air travel
1: Burbank, always. Burbank and Long Beach are the only two airports on earth that hark back to the days of gentlemanly flight, and are artifacts you should enjoy while you still can. In general, you should always choose a smaller regional airport only if it is not far from your destination. Are you going […]
Biden dismantles Trump-era Title IX rules, sidesteps issue of trans athletes in girls’ sports
The Biden administration announced new rules to protect LGBTQ+ students and change how claims of sexual harassment and assault on campus are adjudicated. The new regulations are part of the revised Title IX regulations issued by the Department of Education and fulfill President Biden’s campaign promise to revise regulations issued during the Trump administration. But […]
Democrats help advance Ukraine, Israel aid in rare rules move
The House Rules Committee advanced a package of foreign aid legislation late Thursday night, despite opposition from three hardline Republicans and unusual support from Democrats. The committee voted 9-3 to adopt rules governing debate on the bill, with Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Ralph Norman Representative (South Carolina) objected. With the successful […]
Motion to Vacate ‘Harmed this Office,’ Lack the Votes to Change the Rules
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Thursday opposed the current rules for motions to retire that could end his tenure as speaker, lamenting that he doesn’t have the votes to change the rules at this point. Johnson’s carefully worded statement stopped short of outright calling for a rule change that could save the gavel, but […]
Gutfeld: The idiots who make the rules won’t let us do this
‘Gutfeld!’ panelists decry Seattle Public Schools ending their gifted students program as ‘racist.’ Subscribe to Fox News! source
Top lawmaker shares ‘biggest fear’ about her kids’ data online as Congress eyes federal privacy rules
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) said her “biggest fear” as a parent is that her child’s sensitive data would be misused online, and that it would harm herself and millions of others. He said he aims to allay those fears among Americans. New federal data privacy standards. “There’s very dangerous activity […]
O’Leary: New Biden big-rig emission rules could bankrupt a huge piece of the economy
‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary tells ‘The Story’ President Biden’s new emission standards for trucks could cause economic … source
Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules | Carers
The “scandalous” prosecution of unpaid carers exposed by the Guardian must end now and an investigation must begin immediately, Rishi Sunak has been told. Three former Work and Pensions Secretaries and the Labor Party explain why they unknowingly breached earnings rules yet left thousands of people looking after loved ones being chased out for thousands […]
Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules | Northern Ireland
The shooting of 10 Protestant workers in Northern Ireland’s Kingsmill in 1976 was an “blatant sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled. Almost eight years after the inquest began, Brian Sherrard announced his findings into the Co. Armagh Troubles murders in Belfast on Friday. The inquest heard that the workers’ minibus was ambushed […]
Florida judge rules school has to temporarily allow transgender teacher to use preferred pronouns
A Florida judge this week temporarily blocked enforcement of pronoun laws for one non-binary teacher and two transgender teachers. “Once again, Florida has a First Amendment problem.” Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote in his preliminary injunction: “Some might say it’s happening so often these days that you can set your clock on it.” […]