What to know about Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. In a visit to Wisconsin on Monday, Biden detailed a proposal that would cancel at least some debt for more than 30 million Americans. It’s Read More
Georgia holds special election to replace lawmaker who died from the flu
Three Georgia Republicans and an independent are running in a Tuesday special election to replace state Rep. Richard Smith of Columbus, who died Jan. 30 while ill with the flu. JUDGE DENIES DONALD TRUMP’S MOTION TO DISMISS CHARGES IN GEORGIA ELECTION CASE Republicans running for the House District 139 seat include Sean Knox, who owns Read More
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block program that would give cash to poorest households
The program would give roughly 1,900 households payments of $500 for 18 months with no strings attached. Paxton called it “plainly unconstitutional.”
DeSantis rips California, New York policies allegedly fueling retail theft in announcing new Florida crackdown
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday blasted California, New York and “many leftist jurisdictions” he says “are enacting policies that ignore retail theft or even encourage it,” while announcing new Florida legislation further cracking down on retail theft and porch piracy in the Sunshine State. “Those policies are dead on arrival in Florida. We catch Read More
FBI director says China is the ‘defining threat of our generation’
FBI Director Christopher Wray reiterated his warnings about China and the country’s cyber and physical threats toward the U.S. on Tuesday. Wray spoke before the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C. The FBI director has been ringing warning bells about China for months, both in personal statements and in congressional testimony. “Front and center is Read More
Blue state high-capacity magazine ban is unconstitutional, judge rules, but law remains on books for now
A Washington judge ruled the state’s high-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional on Monday, but the law will remain in place for now after an emergency order from the state Supreme Court. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled Washington lawmakers’ 2022 ban on sales of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violates both the Read More
EPA rule to slash toxic pollution will affect 80 Texas plants
The new federal limits target six cancer-causing chemicals and aim to reduce the cancer risk of cancer for nearby communities.
Texas House GOP hardliners issue list of demands for a next speaker
The two dozen Republican signatories called on the next House leader to commit to their list of conservative demands that served as a repudiation of Speaker Dade Phelan.
Arizona Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday reverting the state back to a 160-year-old, pre-statehood law that outlaws abortions in nearly all circumstances and criminalizes abortions. The law would also make it a felony for anyone who “provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, Read More
Anti-Israel agitators shut down Senate cafeteria, around 50 arrested
More than 50 people were arrested Tuesday after the Senate cafeteria was shut down by anti-Israel protesters chanting “Senate can’t eat until Gaza eats!” The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News that those arrested inside the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., were charged with Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding. “It is illegal to Read More