A champion of gun rights in Congress, a mass shooting saw Gov. Tim Walz ardently support tighter gun control laws. As a member of Congress, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was known as a champion of the Second Amendment. But a mass shooting convinced him that America needs tighter gun control, he has said. Now, on
Recent polling data suggest that Vice President Kamala Harris has made strides in gaining support among independent voters, after President Joe Biden decided to bow out of the 2024 presidential race. A HarrisX/Forbes poll, conducted from July 22 to 25, shows that 47 percent of registered voters support former President Donald Trump, while 45 percent
President Joe Biden suspended U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive actions in Yemen days after taking office, citing humanitarian concerns there. The Biden administration has lifted a ban on transfers of some air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia, reversing a policy it put in place at the start of his presidency. “The Department is lifting its
The White House and Republicans have found something on which they can almost agree. A scarcity of affordable housing nationwide has leaders on both ends of the political spectrum eyeing a sell-off of federal lands as a possible solution. In July, the Bureau of Land Management began soliciting input on the proposed sale of 20
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) announced her intention to subpoena the acting secretary of labor if the Department of Labor (DOL) doesn’t provide the information requested by the committee she chairs. Foxx announced in an Aug. 8 press release from the Committee on Workforce and Education that the committee would subpoena DOL Acting Secretary Julie Su
Experts, advocates tell lawmakers that regulators will soon see new reactor designs that bear little resemblance to their grandfather’s nuclear power plants. LOUISVILLE, Ky.–With President Joe Biden signing The ADVANCE Act into law in June, United States’ nuclear power proponents are urging state legislatures to adjust regulations, licensing, and incentives to accommodate new technologies, including
Police arrested 27 at an illegal University of Virginia encampment (Aaron Josephson; via Wikimedia Commons) The Virginia secretary of education told the state’s universities they must ensure student safety in the fall amid reports that upcoming anti-Israel protests on campus “will be even more chaotic.” Secretary Aimee R. Guidera urged Virginia public universities on Thursday