New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law targeting addictive social media feeds for children and teens, saying ahead of the bill’s signing that “our kids are in distress.”  “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their own control — algorithms that are intentionally

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that social media algorithms have negatively affected children and teens, saying “our kids are in distress” as she is set to sign into law a bill aimed at protecting kids online.   “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their

What Executive Orders Tell Us About Biden, Trump

When politicians make campaign promises, the public can only wonder if those promises will be kept. In the repeat race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, discerning voters can now look back at their executive orders and consider what each candidate has already accomplished. Executive orders are one of the clearest pictures

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign earnings

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact an obscure tax enacted as part of Republicans’ sweeping 2017 reform package that targets U.S. taxpayers with shares of certain foreign corporations. The court ruled 7-2 that the so-called mandatory repatriation tax is constitutional under Article I and the 16th Amendment. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the