âWeâre still swapping paper like we have been,â said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Thursday afternoon. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Senate Republicans on Thursday made their latest offer on border policy changes, including a list of demands Democrats have so far shunned. Republicans are seeking a ban on class-based âparole,â a key tool the White House
Supreme Court keeps Missouri law on hold that targets federal gun restrictions
October 21, 2023 by
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to reinstate a Missouri law that bars authorities from enforcing federal gun laws. The justices rejected a request by Missouri to overturn a ruling by a federal judge that invalidated the 2021 law, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, Reuters reported. The Biden administration sued Missouri in […]
Biden green-lights aggressive power plant emissions restrictions, hamstringing fossil fuel generation
July 15, 2023 by
The Biden administration unveiled highly-anticipated regulations targeting fossil fuel-fired power plant emissions in an action it said would improve public health, but lead to higher electricity prices. The new carbon pollution standards â published Thursday morning by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) â would mainly impact coal- and natural gas-fired power plants and curb carbon […]
Gov. Whitmer blasted for ‘gaslighting’ residents on COVID-19 restrictions, admitting some didn’t make sense
April 19, 2023 by
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., is under fire for admitting that some of her decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic “in retrospect don’t make a lot of sense,” citing her restriction of seed sales during the lockdown. In a sit-down interview, Whitmer recently told CNN’s Chris Wallace that looking back, some of the restrictions implemented on Michigan […]
Florida lawmaker aims to liberate wine container restrictions, wants to let ‘people to buy very large bottles’
March 1, 2023 by
Spring breakers in Florida could get access to more bulk-booze options if a state lawmaker can win a years-long fight to liberate the libation’s size restriction. “In the state of Florida, you are prohibited from purchasing, not owning and drinking ⌠any wine in a bottle larger than one gallon,” Florida state Rep. Chip LaMarca […]
Beasley on if She Supports Any Abortion Restrictions: Late-Term Abortions ‘Only Happen’ ‘When There’s a Serious Issue’
October 13, 2022 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â Democratic North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate and former North Carolina State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley responded to a question on whether she thinks abortion should be illegal in any circumstances by stating âwomen have had a constitutionally-protected right to make this decision with their physician without…
Greek Churches Accused of Helping Circumvent Lockdown Restrictions
March 20, 2021 by
Greek churches in Thessaloniki have been accused of making secret lists of worshipers to help them get around Wuhan coronavirus restrictions and kiss church icons. Greek Orthodox clergy have been accused of allowing parishioners to enter churches through side doors in order to allow them to kiss icons in the Orthodox practice of veneration. Health…
State Representative Calls For Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer To Be Impeached After Announcing Latest Coronavirus Restrictions
November 17, 2020 by
Republican Michigan State Rep. Matt Maddock joined with lawmakers to call for an impeachment of Democratic Michigan Gov, Gretchen Whitmer after she announced new coronavirus restrictions, according to Fox News 2 Detroit. âThe list of violations is long and the call is overdue,â Rep. Maddock tweeted Sunday, announcing his intent to work with Michigan legislators…
Pro-Life Nation: New Poll Shows Heavy Majorities in Favor of Substantial Abortion Restrictions.
January 17, 2018 by
Every year around the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Marist releases the results of its latest scientific, nationwide survey measuring Americans’ views on abortion. Â Polling often finds conflicting views on the question, with voters leaning slightly more “pro-choice” than “pro-life,” and relatively widespread anxiety about the prospect of overturning the […]
BREAKING: Trump Announces New Travel Ban Restrictions For Additional Countries
September 25, 2017 by
President Trump issued an executive order Sunday night expanding travel restrictions from his previous travel ban to include additional countries. Sudan has been dropped from the original travel ban list, while Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia remain. North Korea, Chad and Venezuela have been added with varying levels of vetting and restrictions for each […]
SENATORS PROPOSE ELIMINATING ALL RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL TO CUBA
May 30, 2017 by
It is outrageous that 55 senators endorsed a bill to lift all travel restrictions to communist Cuba without even asking for a single âQuid Pro Quoâ from the regime. Even worse is the second bill to end the commercial embargo to Cuba, again without requesting a single âQuid Pro Quo from the communist regime. Cuban […]
Trump: “No Restrictions on Second Amendment, Let the People Shoot Back”
March 4, 2016 by
During the March 3 GOP debate Donald Trump said there should be no restrictions on the Second Amendment and stressed that attacks on innocents can be prevented or curtailed if the people have the ability to shoot back. Fox News host Bret Baier pointed out that Trump had voiced support for an âassault weaponsâ ban in […]
OBAMA LIED: THERE ARE NO BALLISTIC MISSILE RESTRICTIONS IN IRAN DEAL
July 22, 2015 by
President Barack Obama boasted last week that his administration forced Iran to accept an eight-year delay in the lifting of ballistic missile sanctions, when Iran wanted those restrictions canceled immediately. (Never mind that Iran made the demand at the last minute, raising a ânon-nuclearâ issue of the sort Obama says the U.S. could not make […]