House votes to repeal new law allowing $500K lawsuits from senators

Washington — The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.  House leaders fast-tracked the bill under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority for passage. The bill easily cleared the lower chamber in a

This NY Town Shows the Promise of Mining to Come in Battle With China

FOWLER, N.Y.—A fierce wind is slinging sleet and forcing 30-foot hemlocks to genuflect in its gusts this gray, cold November morning, but Joel Rheault is enjoying a warm and fuzzy moment atop a dynamited blast bowl. Below, a bulldozer is churning through newly dredged soil and shoving boulders aside in an open pit burrowed into

Challenging China, Zinc Production Returns to US, Revives New York Mining Town

FOWLER, N.Y.—A fierce wind is slinging sleet and forcing 30-foot hemlocks to genuflect in its gusts this gray, cold November morning, but Joel Rheault is enjoying a warm and fuzzy moment atop a dynamited blast bowl. Below, a bulldozer is churning through newly dredged soil and shoving boulders aside in an open pit burrowed into

Challenging China, Graphite Production Returns to US, Revives New York Mining Town

FOWLER, N.Y.—A fierce wind is slinging sleet and forcing 30-foot hemlocks to genuflect in its gusts this gray, cold November morning, but Joel Rheault is enjoying a warm and fuzzy moment atop a dynamited blast bowl. Below, a bulldozer is churning through newly dredged soil and shoving boulders aside in an open pit burrowed into

Congressional Bill H.R. 4405 Signed into Law

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the President signed into law: H.R. 4405, the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which requires the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. Original Story Link