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Just as elephants were retired from Ringling Brothers circus in 2016, several members of Congress have proposed legislation that would prohibit the capture and breeding of certain whale species for public entertainment at theme parks and aquariums. The legislation would affect animal parks that put orca whales on display, such as those at SeaWorld in...
The D.C. Memo is a weekly recap of Washington political news, journalism, and opinion, delivered with an eye toward what matters for Minnesota. Sign up to get it in your inbox every Thursday. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate was on standby for most of the week as members waited for Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema...
Senate Democrats unveiled their long-awaited marijuana legalization bill on Thursday, opening the door to future conversations on Capitol Hill about cannabis legalization despite its slim chances of being advanced in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released his Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would decriminalize marijuana possession nationwide and allow states...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Respect for Marriage Act, now pending in the Senate, would ensure that same-sex marriages are still legally recognized nationwide if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for gay couples to wed. The House-passed legislation has some Republican support and is...
Arizona Representative Andy Biggs introduced legislation Tuesday called the Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act, which seeks to prohibit federal funding for the State Department’s Equity Action Plan (EAP). “Using taxpayer dollars to fund the Biden Administration’s woke programs abroad is a complete misuse of federal funding and further strains our relationships with countries abroad,”...
FRANKLIN, Tennessee – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) provided an update on the status of their federal legislation aimed at saving the jobs of National Guard soldiers who refused the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a press gaggle held at an event supporting Tennessee Senate Majority Jack Johnson’s re-election...
In an interview with The Tennessee Star, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn shared her jubilance at the victory won by pro-life advocates when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and looked at the path forward for the state legislatures as they tackle the question of what limits to impose on abortion. “First of all...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced in a statement to The Tennessee Star that she will introduce new legislation to prohibit federal funds from being utilized to implement any requirement that a member of the National Guard receives a vaccination against COVID-19. Blackburn’s legislation is unveiled as up to 40,000 U.S. Army...
A federal court lifted an injunction against Tennessee’s “heartbeat bill” that will implement a six-week abortion ban throughout the state. The ruling follows a request from Attorney General Herbert Slatery to lift the measure, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. The landmark decision previously established a constitutional right to abortion....
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A federal fire safety policy inspired by the deadly Fairmount fire back in January is headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. A local congresswoman is proposing legislation that, she hopes, will make families in public housing safer. The goal is to bring awareness about public safety and to...
(CNN)Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams on Sunday called for a legislative solution that would restore nationwide access to abortion following last week's US Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade as some states, including her own, move to restrict the procedure."We know that the right to choose should not be divvied up amongst...
(CNN)Fourteen House Republicans on Friday joined with Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill to address gun violence, the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The bill was approved in the House by a tally of 234 to 193 and will now go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.The bill passed...
(CNN) — The House passed a bipartisan bill on Friday to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The final tally was 234 to 193 with 14 Republicans voting with Democrats to approve the measure. READ MORE: Detroit Police: Body Of 3-Year-Old Found In Freezer, Mother ArrestedNow...
In an exclusive statement provided to The Tennessee Star, Kurt Winstead’s campaign in the Republican nomination contest for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District unveiled its “Strong American Families Plan.” “Out-of-control gas prices and inflation, in addition to historic crime rates, are threatening American families. Joe Biden and the Democrats caused this problem. But conservative Republicans are...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor signed legislation Monday that will award more rights to private sector workers in the U.S. territory as he defied a federal control board that said the move would be considered a violation of a federal statute. “This new law makes it more attractive and safer to...
PRESIDENT Joe Biden officially signed the legislation that marks Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The move came after lawmakers voted to make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the day when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. 4June 19 will become a federal holiday to celebrate the Emancipation ProclamationCredit: Getty When does...
The Senate is preparing to announce Sunday a bipartisan deal on gun control legislation that would provide a compromise for Democrats who want strict firearms restrictions and Republicans who want to maintain freedoms in the Second Amendment. While the deal is substantially weaker than the House bills passed last week, three people involved in negotiations...
(CNN) — The House voted Thursday to pass a federal “red flag” bill intended to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others as a bipartisan group of senators work to figure out a package that could garner 60 votes in the Senate on gun safety reform....
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) proposed legislation Friday that would block federal retirement plans from joining ESG ‘scam’ investing, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. Roy and other House Republicans introduced the No ESG at TSP Act, which would prevent federal workers who qualify for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement plan to invest in environmental, social,...
Amid a debate by elected leaders on how to respond to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has indicated he would support a federal red flag law. Axios reported that Scott said he was “OK with supporting a federal red flag law but added that generally such laws should be...
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that Democrats blocked legislation he proposed in 2013 to bolster school security and keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill by keeping it from reaching the 60-vote threshold. Cruz said, “In 2013, I introduced...
Washington (CNN)The US budget deficit could shrink to $1 trillion this year from $2.8 trillion last year as federal spending on Covid-19 aid slows and the economy rebounds, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Despite the reduction, the federal deficit remains "large by historical standards" and is expected to increase over the next decade,...
A House Democrat introduced legislation Thursday that would create a new federal agency to regulate digital platforms, such as Facebook and Google, that have been accused of harming consumers. The bill, authored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), would create a Federal Digital Platform Commission to help tackle major issues created by Big Tech platforms related...
Republicans and Democrats are introducing legislation this week that would ease the nationwide infant formula shortage as frantic mothers and fathers wade through empty grocery shelves in a struggle to find food for their babies. Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee is working on legislation that would help ensure the safety and prompt delivery of baby...
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) rejected legislation on federal abortion law proposed by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that is narrower than the Women’s Health Protection Act because their legislation “doesn’t explicitly stop states from limiting access.” Host Steve Inskeep asked, [relevant exchange begins around 3:05]...
(CNN)Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slightly nudged the door open last week when he said "it's possible" the GOP could move to ban abortion nationwide.Republicans on Monday quickly shut it."I don't think it's really an appropriate topic for Congress to be passing a national law on," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a member of...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a federal abortion ban is 'possible' if the Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade. 'If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies - not only at the state level but at the federal level - certainly could legislate in that area,' McConnell, of Kentucky, told...
President Joe Biden says abortion is a “fundamental” right and is calling on Congress to pass legislation to codify that right into federal law, following a report that the Supreme Court has already voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. “I believe that a woman’s right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of...
U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) introduced legislation last week that would prohibit all federal funds from being disbursed to schools that violate their state’s laws regarding materials deemed harmful to children. The No Obscene Teaching in Our Schools Act, also known as the NOT in Our Schools Act, was introduced with fellow Tennessee delegation Representative...
The House on Friday passed legislation aimed at abolishing criminal penalties for those who distribute or possess marijuana in a 220-204 vote. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act previously passed the lower chamber last year but did not see movement in the Senate. The legislation includes language to impose a federal tax on...
HOUSTON, Texas -- The House is expected to vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level on Friday.As of now, 37 states have legalized marijuana for medical use and 18 have legalized it for medical and recreational use.The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, could make it...
Three Morgan Ortagus supporters filed a federal lawsuit late Thursday challenging the General Assembly-passed legislation that institutes a three-year residency requirement for federal candidates in primaries. The state of Tennessee and Secretary of State Trey Hargett, in his official capacity, are named as defendants in the lawsuit. Barbra Collins, Amy Dudley, and Donald Sobery filed...
(CNN)Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed legislation that would require all Arizonans to provide proof of citizenship and residency to register to vote, sparking criticism from voting rights advocates who say it will potentially cancel thousands of voter registrations and are exploring legal challenges in response. State law already requires Arizona residents who...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, called the war on drugs a racist project designed to target the nation's minority communities on Wednesday. "The obvious racial disparities in enforcement show us that it still is, at its core, an effort targeting communities of color through overpolicing, criminalization, and mass incarceration," she said....
President Joe Biden signed a bill officially banning lynching on the federal level Tuesday, comparing the horrific practice to the people who marched at the protests in Charlottesville. “The same racial hatred that drove the mob to hang a noose, brought that mob carrying torches out of the fields of Charlottesville just a few years...
By Darlene Superville | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which Congress passed on March 7, enables the prosecution of crimes as lynchings if they are done during a hate crime in which the victim is injured or slain. The new...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday was signing a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became a galvanizing moment...
(CNN)President Joe Biden on Tuesday is set to sign into law a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime after Congress approved the legislation earlier this month with overwhelming bipartisan support.The Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 is named after a 14-year-old Black boy from Mississippi who was brutally murdered by a group of...
The Tennessee General Assembly approved legislation establishing a three-year residency requirement for federal candidates in primaries on Monday. The legislation has now passed both the House and the Senate, with the House approving the Senate version on Monday by a vote of 70 to 18. One House member voted present, not voting. The Senate previously...
by Cole Lauterbach Arizona lawmakers approved new voter safeguards that supporters said will ensure only U.S. citizens can cast ballots. A unanimous Republican caucus approved House Bill 2492 in the Senate, sending the legislation to Gov. Doug Ducey for consideration. While Arizona is one of the few states that already require proof of citizenship before...
Tennessee legislation establishing three-year residency requirements for candidates in federal primaries is on the House message calendar for floor consideration on Monday, March 28. According to Tennessee state House staff, the House message calendar is for bills that went over to the Senate, were non-concurred, and came back. The House has the option to conform...
President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which Congress passed on March 7, enables the prosecution of crimes as lynchings if they are done during a hate crime in which the victim is injured or slain.The video...
The Michigan legislature on Tuesday voted to suspend the state gas tax, but Gov. Gretchen WhitmerGretchen WhitmerDemocrats divided over proposal to suspend federal gas tax Hogan calls for gas tax suspension FBI agent: Suspects in Whitmer kidnapping plot arrested over 'real concern' they might obtain explosives MORE (D) is signaling that she will veto the...
President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which Congress passed on March 7, enables the prosecution of crimes as lynchings if they are done during a hate crime in which the victim is injured or slain. A...
The Tennessee House has approved legislation creating a three-year residency requirement for federal candidates in primaries. The final vote was 86 to 0 to approve HB2764, as 6 members voted “present” on the legislation. The companion bill, SB2616, had already passed the Tennessee Senate. The Tennessee Star previously reported that the House bill sponsor, State...
Joe Biden has now been in Delaware for 150 days: President has spent more time at his home away from the White House than Trump, Obama and Bush