Congress must streamline federal environmental regulations and preempt state laws, or the nation’s energy producers will continue to be handicapped by climate-related litigation often sponsored by foreign financiers, including—some alleged in a recent Senate hearing—by the Chinese Communist Party. Acknowledging he’s a “strong opponent” of preemption—when a higher level of government precludes, or “preempts,” actions
A federal judge on June 27 blocked an executive order signed by President Donald Trump targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 for the District of Columbia, stated in her 53-page ruling that President Trump’s order “goes beyond violating the Constitution
The Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion on June 27 that effectively restrained judges’ ability to issue sweeping orders blocking the president’s policies. Known as nationwide injunctions, the number of orders has exploded in frequency, with a particular spike under President Donald Trump. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court said that Congress hadn’t granted
The Senate on June 27 rejected a resolution by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) submitted in response to the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities earlier in June. Kaine’s resolution—being brought to the floor after a cease-fire in the 12 day conflict between Israel and Iran has already gone into effect—failed in a 47–53 vote.
University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned after the Department of Justice (DOJ) pressured him to end campus DEI programs, federal officials confirmed Friday. “The United States Department of Justice has a zero-tolerance policy toward illegal discrimination in publicly funded universities,” DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in an email to The Epoch Times.
Republicans in the Senate try to push forward on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill in the afternoon of June 27, which they aim to pass, send back to the House of Representatives, and get signed into law by the president by July 4. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For
Republicans in the Senate try to push forward on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill in the afternoon of June 27, which they aim to pass, send back to the House of Representatives, and get signed into law by the president by July 4. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For