In less than six months, Speaker Mike Johnson faces a pivotal moment of decision. The Louisiana Republican stands at a familiar crossroads, where he must weigh honoring traditional US national interests against aligning with the disruptive tactics of his party’s far-right faction. This dilemma echoes the challenges confronted by his predecessors – Kevin McCarthy, Paul … Read more
President Biden addressed cheering, unionized steelworkers on Wednesday, signaling his administration’s intent to block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese firm. He also advocated for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel, aiming to court working-class votes in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state. In his speech at the headquarters of United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, Biden … Read more
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) approved a new law that imposes restrictions on individuals without students in a particular school district from raising objections to books within those districts. The comprehensive education bill, HB 1285, stipulates that individuals without children in the school district can only raise one objection per month. However, parents … Read more
The Biden administration unveiled a draft of its latest plan to alleviate student debt for millions of borrowers. Background: Biden has persistently pledged to explore avenues for greater student loan forgiveness following the Supreme Court’s rejection of his broad debt cancellation proposal last year. To date, the administration has provided $153 billion in student debt … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday granted Idaho officials’ request to enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for nearly all transgender minors statewide, narrowing the scope of a lower court’s order that had blocked the law. The court’s conservative majority approved the state’s request for a stay despite objections from the three liberal justices, Sonia … Read more
The historic criminal trial of a former US president commenced in a Manhattan state court on Monday, facing the challenge of selecting an impartial jury for what could be a lengthy proceeding. Amid the gravity of prosecuting the ex-Republican presidential nominee and the sensational nature of the case involving a 2016 payment to a former … Read more
Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case to reject the former president’s bid to use his upcoming trial in New York as a means to delay facing federal charges in Florida. In his latest legal maneuver, Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, requested U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon … Read more
A 7-year-old girl tragically lost her life, and seven others, including two young children, sustained injuries during a shooting incident at a family gathering in Chicago on Saturday night, as reported by the police. Chicago police stated that the girl was fatally shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Chief Don … Read more