Tag: Congress
Supreme Court Rules Clean Air Act Does Not Give the EPA Widespread Power to Regulate Emissions
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Clean Air Act — the United States’ primary federal air quality law — does not afford the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) widespread power...
Mitch McConnell and Significant Number of Republicans Might Vote in Support of Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
On August 5, the Congressional Budget Office released an estimate for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Though many Republicans had criticized the bill, a significant number of them are now supporting it. In fact,...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Query Supreme Court Travel Records
Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked the Department of Justice and the U.S. Marshals Service for Supreme Court travel documents in a June 4 inquiry. In a bipartisan effort, Whitehouse and Kennedy’s...
Spotify and Tinder Owners Say ‘We’re All Afraid’ of Apple and Google at US Congressional Hearing
In Europe and the U.S., Big Tech giants Apple and Google are coming under fire from both the state and app developers due to anti-competitive behavior. At a recent U.S. Congressional hearing on April 21,...
Both Houses of Congress Revisit Bill to Confront China’s Forced Organ Harvesting
The 117th U.S. Congress has reintroduced a bipartisan bill to take on the crime of forced organ harvesting in Communist China. It was sponsored by senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-CT), as well...
New Gender-Neutral US Army Combat Fitness Test Under Fire for Being Oppressive to Women
A new gender-neutral Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) that the U.S. Army began using in October 2020 is being ridiculed for being oppressive to women, causing Congress to balk at its implementation. The test replaced...
FBI Now Segregating Trump Supporters into Peaceful and Violent Groups
FBI Director Christopher Wray recently testified at the Senate Judiciary Committee, revealing that the intelligence agency is grouping pro-Trump supporters who rioted on Jan. 6 into three different groups. The classification is based on how...
Washington Imposing Sanctions to Counter Chinese Tech Threats
President Biden is planning to move ahead with a rule passed by the Trump administration last November to combat Chinese technology-related threats. The rule, which comes into effect next month, will empower the U.S. Commerce...
Schumer Considering Use of 14th Amendment to Block Trump from Office
Senate Majority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer said that he might support using the 14th Amendment to bar former President Trump from office. Schumer said that the Democrats would get together to discuss whether to use...
Biden Calls Congress to Impose Restrictions on Gun Ownership
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to tighten laws regarding gun ownership in the country. On Feb. 14, he requested the third anniversary of the mass shooting at a Parkland high school in Florida....
Biden: COVID-19 Will Take Months To Tackle
In a speech given at the State Dining Room, Biden announced that the CCP virus is not going to end anytime soon. This contradicts his statements before becoming president where he said that he would...
Congress Sets Rules for Electoral Vote Approval Process
The Senate and House of Representatives recently approved a set of rules governing how Electoral College votes will be counted on Jan. 6 when the joint session of Congress convenes. No recorded votes were registered...