Giorno: 19 Giugno 2024

Lawsuits Challenge EPA Rule on Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions

A coalition of organizations representing the petroleum, biofuel, farming, and independent trucking industries have joined in filing federal lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding restrictive pollution standards on heavy-duty vehicles.[#item_full_content]

Senate Passes Bill to Support Advanced Nuclear Energy Deployment

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy capacity, including by speeding permitting and creating new incentives for advanced nuclear reactor technologies. Expanding nuclear power has broad bipartisan support, with Democrats seeing it …[#item_full_content]

US Approves $360M Arms Sale to Taiwan for Drones, Missiles

The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a new $360 million weapons sale to Taiwan, sending the island hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment and related support material, the State Department said in a statement that is sure to draw condemnation from China.[#item_full_content]

AOC calls Netanyahu ‘war criminal,’ says he should not address Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., fiercely criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress next month, calling him a “war criminal,” and accusing him of having no regard for U.S. law. House and Senate leaders from both sides of the aisle have invited Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24, delivering the most recent […]

Alaska Did Not Provide Accessible Voting for the Disabled: DOJ

The state of Alaska has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for not providing accessible machines for in-person voting, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday. The state was also faulted for selecting inaccessible polling places and operating a state elections…[#item_full_content]

Dems: Texas May Lose Billions Over Abbott’s Title IX Directive

Congressional Democrats warned a Texas state education board that the state’s colleges and universities risk losing billions in federal funding should they ignore a new federal rule that changes Title IX to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.[#item_full_content]