‘It’s Gonna End On Day One’: GOP Lawmakers, Fishermen Urge Trump To Keep Promise To Axe Offshore Wind
Trump’s return to the Oval Office will deal another blow to the troubled offshore wind industry if his administration follows through on his promise to end federal support for offshore wind projects during his second term. There is a possibility. Republican lawmakers who oppose heavily subsidized green energy and commercial fishermen who see the industry […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Press Biden-Harris Admin Over Alleged Cover-Up Behind Major Fossil Fuel Crackdown
Forty-five Republican members of Congress are calling the Department of Energy a surprise after a government watchdog group accused the agency of concealing important research that would thwart one of the Biden-Harris administration’s most aggressive fossil fuel crackdowns. (DOE) for answers. Lawmakers sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday asking the agency […]
Lawmakers request Maricopa County shooting complex reopen | Arizona
(The Center Square) – Two Arizona lawmakers are joining the chorus of people calling for the reopening of Maricopa County’s Joe Foss Shooting Range. The shooting range was closed in June, Republican Reps. Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss said, to the frustration of those who regularly went to the shooting range at Buckeye Hills Regional […]
US Lawmakers Attempt To Enlist Newly-Inaugurated Mexican Leader In Battle Against Possible Threats From Chinese Cars
U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, citing concerns about the potential national security threat posed by Chinese vehicles in Mexico, according to a press release Tuesday. Nearly two dozen Democrats in Congress, led by Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, letter He urged Mr. Sheinbaum to […]
10 Dems Join GOP Lawmakers To Pass Resolution Condemning Biden-Harris Admin Over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
On Wednesday, 10 Democrats joined 209 Republicans in passing a House resolution condemning the Biden-Harris Administration's response to the botched Aug. 26, 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. This resolution: Condemn “Failure of decision-making and implementation” during the Afghanistan withdrawal Passed The House of Representatives passed the resolution by a vote of 219 to 194. The resolution blames […]
GOP Lawmakers Move To Hold Blinken In Contempt After He Skips Afghanistan Withdrawal Hearing
A House committee moved to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for missing a Tuesday congressional hearing on the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal despite being legally required to testify. Blinken is Subpoena He was scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Tuesday about the Afghanistan withdrawal that led to […]
Lawmakers take ‘creative’ approach to enforcing heat safety rules for farmworkers
September 12, 2024 3AM PST Erika Patricia Delque Barros was working in the tomato fields in Yolo County when she first felt the shivers and nausea. A Colombian immigrant with little experience working in fields, she didn't realize the summer heat could make her sick. “I didn't know the sun out here could kill you,” […]
California lawmakers got tougher on crime. What will Newsom decide?
Sacramento — In response to growing concerns about crime in California, the Democratic-controlled state Legislature has passed a series of tough-on-crime bills, marking a major shift in the approach to criminal justice reform compared to years past. Democrats who have been consistently pushing for reduce prison population The government has had to find a compromise […]
Republican Lawmakers Push Defense Department To Blacklist Chinese EV Battery Company Tied To CCP
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to ban Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery makers from receiving U.S. military contracts and to prevent their U.S. customers from using their services. Republican Rep. John Moulenaar of Michigan and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida letter It asked the Pentagon on Wednesday to ask […]
California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
Californians may soon be able to go into a dispensary, light up a marijuana pre-roll and order some fries or a sandwich to go with it, according to a bill approved by the state Assembly on Wednesday. Some California dispensaries already offer “consumption lounges” where customers can sample e-cigarettes, smoking products and edibles on-site, but […]
