Individuals and health care providers forced to leave states with laws limiting access to gender-affirming medical care and abortion may soon be eligible for a $500 tax credit if they move to Illinois. Legislation filed Thursday by Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Democrat, would create the income tax credit. The benefit would only be available...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, deleted the accounts associated with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, due to pro-Hamas rhetoric following the militant group's surprise attack on Israel last October that sparked the ongoing war in the region. While the social media company did not offer specifics on why the accounts were...
Attorneys general from 10 states and Washington, D.C., are calling on the Biden administration to issue “emergency” protections for workers from extreme heat this summer. In a petition on Friday, the Democratic top prosecutors, led by New York’s Letitia James, said the Biden administration should issue a temporary emergency heat standard for this summer to...
Former President Trump will headline the National Rifle Association's (NRA) Presidential Forum on Friday in Harrisburg, Pa. In his last address before the NRA in April, Trump pledged to be a "loyal friend" to the gun rights advocacy group and argued that legislation should be passed to ensure Second Amendment rights are protected. "With your...
By standing firm, Treasury can ensure funds promote innovation and cultivate a robust industry vital to combatting the climate crisis—not exacerbate pollution and fatten corporate wallets.
Boris Johnson, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, called out conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Around the world, people are watching that ludicrous interview with Vladimir Putin conducted by Tucker Carlson and we must not fall for this tissue of lies above all for the notion that Putin...
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has filed an amendment to incorporate the House's border security bill into the national security package, but its passage faces slim odds in the Democrat-controlled Senate.