Typically, you’d think blue states would be the ones to invest in infrastructure improvements that are better for the environment than red states. Air quality affects us all, but one party has decided everything that leads to cleaner air is communism, and it isn’t the Democrats. And yet, when you look at how different states … Read more
Washington — House Republicans will fast-track a short-term spending bill after sidestepping the lower chamber’s Rules Committee as the bipartisan measure to keep the government open faced opposition from the panel’s conservative members. House Republicans are expected to bring up the three-month funding bill for a floor vote under a procedure known as suspension of … Read more
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill offered by their Democratic colleagues aimed at codifying legal protections for contraception access. The bill, the Right to Contraception Act, was put to a vote on Wednesday after languishing in committee for months. Conservative lawmakers called the move a political stunt in anticipation of the 2024 general election. Majority … Read more
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that will ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese owner divests from the company — making final passage into law “inevitable,” insiders say. The ban was tied to the vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and has … Read more
Labor MK Gilad Kariv spoke in English on the Knesset plenum for the first time on Monday, where he addressed US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding his recent comments that Netanyahu was an obstacle to peace and that a new Israeli government was needed. Kariv said that Schumer’s criticism of the Israeli government … Read more
Watch: Schumer says Netanyahu “has lost his way,” calls for election in Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News The highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, called on Thursday for new elections in Israel, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “major obstacle to peace” and that he “has … Read more
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said the House will “apply every amount of pressure” on the Senate to approve a bill that could ban TikTok, hours after the lower chamber approved the legislation in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The comment from Johnson — made during the House GOP retreat … Read more
The US government is awarding US$1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production, the Biden administration said on Monday, in a bid to strengthen domestic supply chains after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses. GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chip maker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations … Read more
As artificial intelligence starts to reshape society in ways predictable and not, some of Colorado’s highest-profile federal lawmakers are trying to establish guardrails without shutting down the technology altogether. U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, is cosponsoring legislation with California Democrat Ted Lieu to create a national commission focused on regulating the technology and … Read more
