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

The Biggest Supreme Court Decisions of 2024

presidential immunity to social media and ballot disqualification. The presidential election combined with rising administrative law disputes helped tee up controversies that put the court and its decisions in the spotlight. Legal precedent flowing from those decisions created rippling effects for other cases and how entire branches of government are expected to make decisions. Here

As Fiscal Cliff Looms, Districts Will Weigh School Closings, Says Report

The Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University challenges education leaders to consider creative cost-saving measures already proven in rural schools. With declining U.S. birth rates and shrinking enrollment in districts across the nation, education leaders will increasingly consider closing schools to save money, experts predict. The $190 billion federal pandemic aid to schools was exhausted this

Sheriffs Nationwide Could Augment Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan

‘Who in this country knows their counties better than the sheriff?’ says former sheriff and founder of a Constitutional sheriffs organization. Sheriffs will likely play a key role in helping federal agents secure the border and deport illegal immigrants under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump made mass deportation of illegal immigrants a key part of his

Sheriffs Say They Can Help ICE in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan

‘Who in this country knows their counties better than the sheriff?’ says former sheriff and founder of a Constitutional sheriffs organization. Sheriffs will likely play a key role in helping federal agents secure the border and deport illegal immigrants under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump made mass deportation of illegal immigrants a key part of his