The bill passed with the support of eight Democrats. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that sets tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers. The joint resolution that passed in a 215–191 vote—with eight Democrats in support and one Republican in opposition—would nullify the Environmental Protection Agency’s
The resolution says the rule would artificially constrain consumer vehicle choice and weaken U.S. manufacturing and energy security. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that sets tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers. The joint resolution that passed in a 215–191 vote—with eight Democrats in support and
The resolution says the rule would artificially constrain consumer vehicle choice and weaken U.S. manufacturing and energy security. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that sets tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers. The joint resolution that passed in a 215–191 vote—with eight Democrats in support and
The split decision reversed a preliminary injunction against the law enacted in 2022. A federal appeals court on Sept. 20 reinstated two provisions of a law pertaining to elections in Arizona that had been blocked. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel reinstated the law that enables county recorders to cancel a
Some companies pushed back on the accusations, saying the accusations showed that the government doesn’t understand how drug pricing works. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for allegedly artificially inflating the price of insulin, the agency said in an announcement on Sept. 20. Three PBMs—CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express
The vetoed bill included several provisions regarding local law enforcement cooperation with ICE North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have significantly expanded funding for private school vouchers and mandated local sheriffs’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities on detaining illegal immigrants. Cooper, who has consistently opposed the expansion of private school
The group filing suit contends the agencies are concealing information linked to the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania. A lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a bid to seek records from the two agencies about the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump in