As Senate Republicans voted to repeal a federal regulation and repeal California’s vehicle emissions regulations, the filibuster is once again under scrutiny. The party is being forced to defend the tactic against Democratic accusations that they have raised the bar for the 60-vote rule. The Biden administration’s federal permissions that would have permitted the state…
One way that the federal and state governments can help people and families in need financially is through stimulus payments. The federal government does use stimulus payments during widespread periods of economic turbulence, although they are more frequently used at the state level through various social upliftment programs. The COVID-19 epidemic was the last time…
As part of President Trump’s effort to close the US-Mexico border, the Trump administration authorized the deployment of 1,115 more service members to the southern border on Thursday. With the most recent deployments, there will be nearly 10,000 US troops at the border, which is significantly more than the 2,500 National Guard members that former…
A 44-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on a rape accusation Monday, weeks after he was allegedly caught on video performing sex acts on a body on a subway in Lower Manhattan. Felix Rojas was charged with one count of first-degree rape for the April 9 incident aboard the R train. Investigators said he was captured…
The state’s Republican governor hosted an energy conference on Tuesday that was criticized by environmentalists for encouraging new oil and gas drilling and ignoring the climate crisis. The conference was attended by top Trump administration officials, who had just returned from a tour of one of the nation’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic….
The admissions policy at a prestigious, selective high school has prompted the Education Department to announce on Thursday that it is initiating a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. More Black and Hispanic students were enrolled at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology after an admissions policy change was…
According to Kennewick police, they saw an Audi being driven at 122 mph just before it collided with a teenager’s vehicle on Saturday night. The incident was one of two suspected DUI collisions that Kennewick police responded to on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning. At approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, a caller reported seeing…
Police are speaking out after their $1 million bail request to keep a man suspected of violently assaulting a pregnant lady off the streets was denied. On April 24, a masked suspect severely attacked a pregnant woman in the parking lot of the Hatfield Village Apartments. The horrific scene was captured on film, prompting the…
A multi-county police chase ended in tragedy late Monday night when a fleeing SUV collided with two vehicles at a busy Indianapolis intersection, killing the driver and injuring several others. Indiana State Police say the pursuit began around 9:15 p.m. in New Castle when the Henry County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a maroon Dodge…
Many seniors are familiar with the monthly schedule of Social Security benefits in the United States. And that makes sense—that check is the cornerstone of financial security for millions of people. The Social Security Administration has announced a new payment round for May 2025, and individuals in group 2 can immediately mark Wednesday, May 14…
