House Passes Another Set of Iran-Related Measures Following Attack on Israel

A resolution that deems the Palestinian cry of “from the river to the sea Palestine will be free” as antisemitic and condemnable passed 377-44. The House of Representatives passed on April 16 its second batch of measures to combat the Iranian threat following Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. The second round consisted

Federal Judge Clears Facebook Head Mark Zuckerberg of Personal Liability in 25 Social Media Addiction Cases

A federal judge has ruled Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg will not face personal liability in 25 legal complaints alleging his social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, have harmed children. Meta is facing dozens of separate legal complaints alleging the company failed to sufficiently warn adolescent users about the potentially addictive nature of their

GOP Congressional Groups End March With $128 Million in Cash: Filings

The Senate Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund enter the heat of the political season with nine figures in cash reserves. A pair of conservative funds supporting Republican Party candidates for Congress have about $128 million in cash on hand, according to new federal disclosures. Between April 15 and April 18, all political committees reporting

Republicans Blast Mayorkas Budget ‘Slush Fund’ to Process Illegal Immigrants

Homeland Security Committee members split along party lines on whether the secretary should be impeached. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his $108 billion 2025 budget request today in an appearance before the same House committee that recommended his impeachment. Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee grilled the secretary on April 16 concerning

Multiple Community Water Systems in Texas Exceed EPA’s New Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’

Multiple community water systems in Texas are reported to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new regulatory limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. A local ABC affiliate reported that over 420 water systems have submitted a report to the EPA, 113 of which detected levels of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. Forty-nine systems