POLITICS

House Panel Advances Farm Bill as Partisan Fight Takes Shape

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A rival Democrat proposal is likely to produce a legislative showdown. The House Agriculture Committee approved its long-awaited farm bill on May 23 mostly along party lines despite heated objections from some Democrat members. The $1.5 trillion package, which the committee advanced in a 33-21 vote, includes funding boosts for farm safety net programs, trade

Arizona Senate Passes Ballot Measure Allowing Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has criticized the Senate’s passage of HCR2060 and warned that it could harm businesses in the state. The Arizona Senate approved on Wednesday a proposed ballot measure that would make it a state crime to enter Arizona’s southern border from anywhere outside of an official port of entry. The

House Passes Anti-CBDC Bill to Prevent Financial Surveillance of Americans

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Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, a CBDC is a digital version of a currency that is designed, issued, and controlled by a government, Rep. Tom Emmer said. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill preventing the government from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which could enable surveillance similar to that employed by the Chinese

Liberal Justices Dissent From Supreme Court’s Ruling Upholding New South Carolina Election Map

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Justice Kagan says the court’s majority ignored an example of racial gerrymandering that benefits Republicans. All three liberal justices dissented from the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on May 23 to uphold a congressional redistricting plan in South Carolina, arguing that the court was wrong not to find the new map was a product of race-based