Obama-Era Rules Protecting Against Pesticide Exposure Restored

The Environmental Protection Agency said the rules help to prevent exposure among farm workers and their families, as well as neighboring communities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has restored Obama-era measures aimed at protecting people from pesticide exposure on and around farms, it has announced. The measures, published in a final rule on Oct.

Firefighters Union Declines to Endorse Trump or Harris in Presidential Race

The IAFF’s announcement comes two weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters also declined to endorse a presidential candidate. With only weeks to go until the November election, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), a labor union representing more than 300,000 firefighters and emergency responders across the United States, announced on Oct. 3 that

Vance or Walz? Here’s Who the Polls Say Won VP Debate

Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz both went into Tuesday’s debate knowing that their contest, traditionally an afterthought in presidential politics, was going to command the nation’s focus in unusual fashion. Over 43 million viewers were treated to a calm and more substantive conversation about national political issues. Vance and

Biden Visits Florida, Georgia to Survey Hurricane Damage

He emphasized the need to unite as Americans during disaster recovery. President Joe Biden continued his tour of areas impacted by Hurricane Helene on Oct. 3, visiting Florida and Georgia to survey the damage from the deadly storm. Biden delivered remarks after surveying the damage in Ray City, Georgia, and defended the federal government’s response

Trump Says He Would Deport Haitian Immigrants in Springfield, Ohio

Temporary protected status was granted to Haitian immigrants in 2010 after a major earthquake in the country and has since been extended multiple times. Former president Donald Trump said in a new interview he would revoke the legal status of Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and work to deport them back to their native

Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Allowed to Proceed as Judge Declines to Renew Block

The judge transferred the case to the Eastern District of Missouri, where Missouri’s claims will continue to be heard. The Biden administration’s latest student loan forgiveness plan—known as the “Third Mass Cancellation Rule”—is allowed to proceed after a federal judge declined to renew a temporary restraining order that had blocked the program. The judge also