Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Presidents typically say a few words before they turn legislation into law. But Joe Biden flipped the script Tuesday when it came time to put his signature on the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act.
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ABC, CBS, NBC ignore Hunter Biden scandals, haven’t mentioned his name in 259 days, study says
Morning and evening newscasts on ABC, CBS and NBC haven’t uttered the name “Hunter Biden” in 259 days despite ongoing scandals surrounding the president’s son, according to a study by the Media Research Center.
Matt Gaetz enters Hunter Biden laptop into congressional record
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz entered contents from the laptop believed to belong to Hunter Biden into the congressional record during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.
FDA authorizes second COVID-19 booster for people 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for individuals aged 50 and older.
$4,638,000,000,000: Biden’s Budget Calls for Record Taxes in 2023
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal, which the president released today, calls for the federal government to collect a record $4,638,000,000,000 in taxes in fiscal 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Curriculum Transparency
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law requiring state school districts to be transparent with parents about what is in the school’s curriculum.
Bipartisan Senate group presses FBI over reports agents broke rules hundreds of times
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote letters Monday pressing the Department of Justice for answers after an internal FBI audit found that agents violated rules at least hundreds of times over a year and a half.
California introduces bill that legalizes infanticide
In a move that pro-life groups have decried as legalizing infanticide, California has introduced a bill that would absolve parents and medical staff of any criminal or civil liability for the death of a newborn baby in their care, even if the cause of death is suspicious, Christian Headlines reports. The hearing for a similar bill in Maryland was recently canceled after a public outcry.
As debt climbs to $31T, Dems eye new version of Biden spending bill with Manchin’s support
The Democrat-led Congress might still be able to garner enough votes to pass President Biden’s massive spending package, despite already raising federal spending by more than 6% and presiding over record deficit and debt levels.
Supreme Court rules against Navy SEALs, allows DOD to restrict deployment based on vax status
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court’s ruling that prevented the Navy from making deployment decisions for Navy SEALs based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Biden’s job approval falls to lowest level of his presidency amid war and inflation fears
Amid Europe’s largest land war since World War II, 7 in 10 Americans expressed low confidence in President Joe Biden’s ability to deal with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a new NBC News poll, and 8 in 10 voiced worry that the war will increase gas prices and possibly involve nuclear weapons.
Biden to propose ‘Billionaire Minimum Income Tax’ of 20 percent
The Biden administration plans to announce a “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” on Monday as part of its 2023 budget proposal, The Washington Post reports, citing five people with knowledge of the matter and an administration document obtained by the newspaper.
Democrats Schedule Vote on Advancing the Supreme Court Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrapped up Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee is now preparing for a vote on April 4 on whether to advance her nomination.
Supreme Court: Texas must accommodate condemned man, let pastor ‘lay hands’ on him during execution
A Texas man facing execution can request to have his pastor pray aloud and be touching him as the state carries out a lethal injection, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Airline CEOs ask Biden to lift mask mandates, saying they ‘no longer make sense’
A group of 10 major airlines are now calling on President Joe Biden to lift the federal transit mask mandate, one of the last remaining mask mandates in the country.
Supreme Court upends Wisconsin’s redistricting map after GOP challenge
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck a blow to Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ redistricting map, sending the case over Wisconsin’s new district lines back to the state’s highest court for review.
Idaho Governor Signs Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law
Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and that can be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges.
California: Democrat senators introduce bill to fund abortions for out-of-state women
As an increasing number of US states move to greatly restrict access to abortion, California senators have introduced a bill that would provide a fund of taxpayer money for women who live outside the state to have abortions, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Investigations of 2020 ballot mischief gain momentum in Georgia, Wisconsin
Georgia and Wisconsin are advancing probes into accusations of widespread illegal ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential election, digging deeper into voter fraud claims more than a year after President Biden took office.
FBI chief Wray warns hackers could ‘shut down’ U.S. society
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning Tuesday that nation-state or profit-driven hackers could “shut down” parts of U.S. society as he implored private business to do more to report attacks and to guard against them.