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U. S. House fails to renew spy powers authority as World Cup begins
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (557+ words) (The Center Square) " A U. S. House vote to extend the federal government's authority to conduct mass electronic surveillance failed Thursday. The three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed to garner even a majority vote, as 19 Republicans worried…...
House panel opposes adding U. S. Supreme Court justices
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (671+ words) (The Center Square) - The U. S. House Committee on the Judiciary recently passed an Arizona congressman's resolution to keep the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. H. J. Res. 1 proposes amending the U. S. Constitution to require that the Supreme Court always have nine justices…...
Ohio pulls 1, 200 commercial truck licenses for immigration guidelines
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (410+ words) (The Center Square) " The state of Ohio is downgrading the commercial driver's license of 1, 200 foreign-born truck drivers for failing to meet new federal requirements on documenting proof that they are in the United States legally. The drivers will be downgraded…...
New Louisiana law directs courts toward equal physical custody
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (222+ words) (The Center Square) " Louisiana courts will begin operating under a stronger presumption of equal parenting time when a new child custody law takes effect Aug. 1. House Bill 1239, authored by Rep. Kyle Green Jr. , D- Marrero, became Act 605 after passing the Legislature…...
Shapiro's utility crackdown won't fix Pennsylvania's power shortage
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (697+ words) The Center Square...
Family Month" backer cites biology, declining birth rates in defense of resolution
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (389+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith is praising a proposal from U. S. Rep. Mary Miller to designate June as "Family Month," instead of Pride Month, calling the resolution a needed cultural shift toward traditional family structures. Miller…...
Strikes on Iran to continue, Trump threatens to take Kharg Island
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (595+ words) (The Center Square) " After trying to negotiate with Iran through talks for over two months, President Donald Trump is back to using bombs to pressure the Islamic Republic to make a deal. On Wednesday evening, the U. S. targeted Iran with nearly…...
Nonprofit working on gender, climate issues got millions in federal cash
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (488+ words) Yet a deeper dive into'the'nonprofit reveals that its mission has expanded to issues not directly related to finance. Adrian Moore, vice president of policy for the Reason Foundation, a libertarian-leaning nonprofit, questioned the use of taxpayer money for the type…...
U. S. lawmakers discuss Social Security, have no plan to prevent insolvency
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (788+ words) (The Center Square) " One day after federal trustees warned Congress that Social Security's retirement trust fund will go insolvent by 2032, a U. S. House subcommittee met to question Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano about the program's future. The program's insolvency will automatically…...
Free speech issues raised as calls come for Pritzker to veto social media safety bill
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (656+ words) (The Center Square) " Since the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill aiming to increase protections for children online, concerns have been raised by industry groups about the measure's constitutionality. One group opposed, Net Choice, urged the governor to veto the…...