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Sen. Ben Sasse expected to leave Senate, become university president
Senator Ben Sasse, R-Neb., is expected to resign and become the next President of the University of Florida. This may not become official until December, but the university already announced he has been recommended unanimously by a search committee. “Ben brings intellectual curiosity, a belief in the power and potential of American universities, and an… -
IRS employees charged in COVID-19 aid fraud scheme
Five current and former IRS employees have been charged in a scheme to fraudulently collect COVID-19 aid including Paycheck Protection Program money and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. According to court documents, the defendants tried to obtain a total of $1 million in PPP and Injury Disaster Loans by submitting false applications. “These individuals – acting… -
Google enters $85 million settlement over user tracking
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, R, and Google have entered into an $85 million settlement to end a lawsuit that claimed Google deceptively and unfairly obtained user’s location information in order to sell advertisements. Brnovich’s claim stated Google surreptitiously obtained users data even after they turned off their “location history” in settings. “I am proud… -
Voters prioritize economy and inflation heading into the midterms
The economy and inflation are the two most important issues to American voters in this year’s midterm elections. That’s according to polls conducted around the country. For instance, a new Monmouth University poll found that nationally, inflation and crime are American’s biggest priorities, followed by elections, jobs and immigration to round out the top five.… -
Merrill v. Milligan: Supreme Court hears Alabama redistricting case
The Supreme Court heard a redistricting case, Merrill v. Milligan, regarding Alabama’s new congressional map. The state has seven congressional districts, one of them is majority Black. The plaintiffs argued Alabama should have two majority Black districts because 27% of the state’s residents are Black. “There is nothing race neutral about Alabama’s map,” Deuel Ross,… -
Moore v. Harper tops list of Supreme Court cases to watch this term
The Supreme Court is beginning its new term and Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is taking her seat for the first time. Justice Jackson, who replaced Justice Stephen Breyer, will not change the court’s 6-3 conservative ideology, but she will have a very important say in cases that could forever change voting, college admissions and immigration.… -
California becomes a transgender refuge state
Governor Gavin Newsom, D, signed SB107 into law that sponsors contend makes California a transgender refuge state. The bill is a countermeasure to laws in Texas, Idaho, Louisiana and Arizona that penalize parents and physicians for allowing or performing sex change procedures on minors. “As so many states work to erase trans kids and criminalize… -
President Biden sued over student loan cancellation
A series of new lawsuits have been filed against President Biden’s planned student loan cancellation. The Attorneys General of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina and Arkansas filed suit in the United States District Court in Missouri. The suit argues the president’s effort to unilaterally cancel $10,000 to $20,000 in debt for borrowers making less… -
Ginni Thomas testifies in front of Jan. 6 investigative committee
Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for a voluntary interview with the House Jan. 6 Investigative Committee. It lasted more than four hours. Thomas did not answer reporters’ questions when she arrived, but her attorney previously said she was “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions… -
Congress on track to fund government, avoid shutdown
Members of Congress in both chambers believe they are on track to pass a government funding bill and avoid a shutdown Friday at midnight. The package just passed the Senate, 72-25, and is now headed to the House “The last thing the American people [need] right now is a pointless government shutdown. I’m optimistic we… -
Congressional office staff members vote on unionization
Staff members from the offices of Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., are voting on whether to unionize. It’s part of a growing movement on Capitol Hill led by the Congressional Workers Union. The organization has been working to help offices unionize ever since the House passed a resolution to allow unionizing and… -
Senators seek to strengthen US laws regarding war crimes
It is “highly likely” Russians who committed war crimes in Ukraine will eventually make it into the United States, according to the Justice Department’s Counselor for War Crimes Accountability. That’s because of the sheer volume of crimes committed. During a recent visit to Washington, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said the country has documented 35,000… -
Virginia high school students protest new transgender guidelines
The Virginia Department of Education, under the direction of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R, put out new guidelines for policies regarding the treatment of transgender students. It is being billed by the department as a way to protect a parent’s right to make decisions about their child’s life and education, but it’s also being met with…
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