The resolution says the rule would artificially constrain consumer vehicle choice and weaken U.S. manufacturing and energy security. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that sets tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers. The joint resolution that passed in a 215–191 vote—with eight Democrats in support and
The split decision reversed a preliminary injunction against the law enacted in 2022. A federal appeals court on Sept. 20 reinstated two provisions of a law pertaining to elections in Arizona that had been blocked. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel reinstated the law that enables county recorders to cancel a
Some companies pushed back on the accusations, saying the accusations showed that the government doesn’t understand how drug pricing works. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for allegedly artificially inflating the price of insulin, the agency said in an announcement on Sept. 20. Three PBMs—CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express
The vetoed bill included several provisions regarding local law enforcement cooperation with ICE North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have significantly expanded funding for private school vouchers and mandated local sheriffs’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities on detaining illegal immigrants. Cooper, who has consistently opposed the expansion of private school
The group filing suit contends the agencies are concealing information linked to the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania. A lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a bid to seek records from the two agencies about the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump in
The Teamsters’ choice this week not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris has Democrats worried their candidate is losing support among white working-class voters, Politico reported. A pro-Harris union official called the lack of endorsement a “red flag,” recalling how former Republican president Donald Trump outperformed expectations among union members in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton.
President Joe Biden on Friday opened his first cabinet meeting in nearly a year by giving the floor to Dr. Jill Biden. “We’re grateful, Jill is here today. You heard that clapping, it wasn’t for me,” Biden said at the start of the meeting, before handing the floor to his wife to discuss a White