Republicans Could Have a Temporary Zero-Seat Majority in the House

The departures of Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz, and Elise Stefanik will bring the majority down to zero seats. Any more could mean that Democrats take the majority. WASHINGTON–When the House of Representatives returns on Jan. 3, 2025, to begin the 119th Congress for a two-year term, Republicans will start out with a narrow majority. Though

US Condemns Hong Kong’s Targeting of Democracy Activists Abroad

The United States has urged Hong Kong to stop using its ‘national security laws to silence dissent.’ The United States has condemned the Hong Kong government’s issuance of arrest warrants and bounties for pro-democracy activists abroad and the cancellation of seven additional passports, calling the move a blatant attempt to stifle dissent and extend transnational

New York to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New York becomes the second state to enact a ‘polluter-pay’ Climate Change SuperFund Act. New Jersey, California, and Maryland could be next. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 26 signed New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act into law, a “polluter pays” liability statute certain to be challenged in court as a state preemption of federal regulatory