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Tennessee’s state House has voted along party lines to ban partisan or ideological flags, in a GOP-led measure targeting pride flags in public school classrooms. House Bill 1605 passed Monday with a vote of 70 to 24, following a heated debate that included an outbursts from the gallery. Tennessee’s state Senate could vote on the …
Idaho House passed a bill allowing the death penalty for convicted child sex offenders with victims under 12. 🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: IDAHO PASSES DEATH PENALTY FOR SEX OFFENDERS BILL Idaho House passed a bill allowing the death penalty for convicted child sex offenders with victims under 12. Source: DailyWire pic.twitter.com/HaI3AZTAuZ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 15, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the United States. The shift reflects the growing tensions between Washington and Beijing as well as U.S. efforts to import from countries that are friendlier and closer to home. Figures …
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67920167.amp The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after MPs backed a new law. The legislation, set to come into force by 2027, aims to end the centuries-old practice of humans eating dog meat. Dog meat stew, called “boshintang”, is considered a delicacy among some older …
The House on Tuesday passed a resolution that says “anti-Zionism is antisemitism,” the chamber’s latest piece of legislation conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The resolution, which is presented as a resolution condemning antisemitism, passed in a vote of 314-14-92. Only thirteen Democrats and one Republican voted against the legislation, while 92 Democrats voted “present” …
via cei.org: In a vote of 221-to-197, the House today passed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act (H.R. 4468). Introduced by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and supported by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the bill would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing its proposed vehicle emissions rule that would limit what kind of …
The Republican-held House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass Speaker Mike Johnson’s two-part continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown on Nov. 17. Johnson’s plan, the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024,” would temporarily extend a majority of federal funding through Feb. 2, as well as four other appropriations bills until Jan. …
The results are in, 53 percent to 47 percent, Ohio has a constitutional amendment that legalizes recreational marijuana. https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-issue-2-election-results-2023-marijuana/530-cce0b85c-a42d-4355-b529-4b1c90eb7538 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow …
via ZH: The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a bill that will give local and state police the authority to arrest illegal migrants by making it a state crime to cross illegally into the United States. The bill, SB11, enables law enforcement to arrest those who violate the law. Under current law, state and local authorities must seek federal …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1708191999701000420 https://twitter.com/_/status/1708191997272400348 ‘US politicians on Saturday struck a deal to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives voted 335-91 on a short-term funding bill – known as a continuing resolution – according to Sky News’ US partner network NBC News. The bill would keep the government open …
1. The Pentagon bill, absent Ukraine aid, cleared the lower chamber in a 218-210 vote, with two Republicans – Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) – opposing it, and two Democrats – Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wa.) – joining Republicans to pass it. 2. A stand-alone bill providing $300 million in …
Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, and author of four New York Times best-selling books on politics and law. His most recent book, “No Place to Hide,” is about the U.S. surveillance state and his experiences reporting on the Snowden documents around the world. Glenn co-founded The Intercept but parted ways with the company …
…The nature of this “information” is never specified, nor does it appear to be qualified. Meaning it could be anything… Buried behind the Brand-related headlines yesterday, the British House of Lords voted to pass the controversial “Online Safety Bill” into law. All that’s needed now is Royal assent, which Charles will obviously provide. The bill’s …
This Is HORRIFYING CALIFORNIA “In the last 24 hours, the California legislature has passed not one, not two, but four bills that are designed to remove children from their homes and into government systems where adults can have private conversations with them. And everyone, and I mean everyone from the school bus driver to the …
by Chris Black One trillion euros is a lot of money, but there’s never too big of a cost to save democracy or whatever. Germany has become the European California. Germany Passes Controversial 'Green' Heating Law Estimated To Cost Economy €1 Trillion https://t.co/lZchbIyMLL — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 12, 2023 All by design. The EU released …
by Chris Black I’ve started rooting for Bibi, just because everyone hates him. 💥Netanyahu's coalition members are threatening to topple the government if they don't get what they want: unfettered power. pic.twitter.com/SBr1VCVcpP — Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) July 24, 2023 💥#Breaking: The final vote has started. DefMin Yoav Gallant & PM Netanyahu …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order. The Democratic lawmaker accused Republicans of repeating history and flouting a judicial mandate to create a second majority-Black …
Holding gold, silver, and/or cryptocurrency would allow the state of North Carolina to shield its assets and hedge against rapidly depreciating Federal Reserve notes. As Sound Money Defence League policy director JP Cortez noted while testifying in favor of a similar bill in Wyoming, “Proposals encouraging state gold holdings have come before the legislature since …
China’s rubber-stamp legislature on Wednesday passed a “Foreign Relations Law” intended to enhance “extraterritorial application” of Communist law — in other words, force people in other countries to obey it, or at least fear it — and protect the regime in Beijing from foreign sanctions. China’s state-run Global Times babbled about “fixing loopholes in the rule …
via naturalnews: The Democrat-controlled Michigan state House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it easier for prosecutors to bring supposed “hate crime” charges against dissident speech, in a 59 to 50 vote on June 20. The proposed legislation, HB 4474, would amend the state’s Ethnic Intimidation Act of 1988 to consider it a hate crime …
BREAKING.🚨🚨 New smoking gun evidence uncovered in the Hunter Biden investigation now have many believing Joe Biden may ultimately be forced to resign.https://t.co/nun4zAfB7Z — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) June 22, 2023 New evidence has surfaced showing that Hunter Biden sought to fulfill a deal with a Chinese national in 2017 where he said he was “sitting …
via thecooldown: The law, which will take effect on Sept. 1, will also require new electric vehicle (EV) owners to pay a one-time fee of $400 to register their cars in addition to the $200 yearly toll. The aim of the new law is to recuperate some of the tax money the state has lost …
by Chris Black There was never any chance at all of a default. That was just total nonsense, and media noise. The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a bill to raise the debt ceiling. This will avoid default. President Joe #Biden addressed the Senate and called for the bill to be approved …