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North Carolina is poised to join a growing list of states to enact commonsense measures to reduce mental illness and improve education outcomes for their children and adolescents. The North Carolina legislature passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public school districts to ban the use of cellphones in almost all instances during instruction time. Passed […]
Eighteen Republican senators, including former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), voted to advance an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to raise taxes on ultra wealthy income earners to help rural hospitals facing steep Medicaid cuts. The GOP senators voted for a motion to waive a budget point-of-order against Collins’s amendment to establish...
The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to create a new top marginal tax rate for the nation’s wealthiest income earners and use the money to double the size of a proposed rural hospital relief fund from $25 billion to $50 billion. Senators voted 22 to...
A deal between Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Ted Cruz over how states can regulate artificial intelligence has been pulled from President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill.
President Trump's tariffs have been set at 10 percent, with the possibility of it being the final landing place, but this may not be enough to provoke a renaissance in domestic manufacturing or prevent inflation.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says the media is trying to “smear” him over missing votes and committee hearings in the Senate, firing back at an editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer that argued Fetterman needs to put more effort into his job or resign from Congress. Asked about the harsh op-ed during a debate in Boston...
Trump's proposed 50 percent tariff on EU imports could lead to higher prices, disrupted supply chains, and a hit to jobs, while potentially alienating allies and weakening global stability.
Gulf Coast policymakers on Monday laid out efforts to brace for what’s expected to be an active hurricane season during a Hill event titled "Securing the Grid – Powering the Gulf South Region." Eric Skrmetta, vice chair of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, said the durability of the power grid needs to improve, including calling...
Ukraine this weekend struck one of its most devastating blows in its grinding war against Russia’s invading army, using smuggled drones to target bombers on air bases deep inside Russian territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly took credit for what he called “Operation Spider Web,” a contrast with many of Ukraine’s attacks inside Russia. He...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is vowing in a letter to Democratic colleagues that the party will oppose the massive bill intended to implement President Trump’s agenda “with everything we’ve got.” “This partisan monstrosity is nothing short of a billionaire handout paid for by American families and we will fight it with everything we’ve...
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Black dancer’s appeal in her discrimination lawsuit against several Houston clubs, drawing dissent from two of the high court’s liberal justices. Chanel Nicholson filed suit against the clubs in August 2021, claiming they maintained a racist policy which limited the number of Black dancers who could...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is creating a new political action committee to oppose President Trump’s agenda, seeking to mobilize those who want to push back against the administration. Murphy on Monday said in a post on X that his group, American Mobilization, will support “citizen led protest” throughout the country. Politico first reported Murphy’s plans. “Let’s make a commitment. Let’s decide to build it...