After a multiyear court battle, the Supreme Court allowed the release of six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to be turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee. Trump declined to release his returns during the 2016 presidential election, and now that he’s announced a bid for the White House in…

Congress avoids a looming rail strike; Alex Jones files for bankruptcy; and a vaccine is unveiled for fentanyl. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Rail strike avoided, Congress bill signed The president has signed a bill that will prevent railroad workers from going on strike, despite their unions…

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio sided with around 10,000 service members from the United States Air and Space Forces this week. The ruling protects the service members from disciplinary action for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. According to Military.com, when the U.S. Air and Space Forces mandated COVID-19 vaccines for their nearly…

The last time the Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing race to be considered in higher education admissions was back in 2016 when liberal Justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat on the Court. This year, the much more conservative Supreme Court heard two cases accusing Harvard and the University of North Carolina…

The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, sending it back to the House for a final approval before it can be signed by the president. This bill has been on a long journey and required bipartisan compromise. It does not fully legalize gay marriage like the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell decision. Instead, it requires…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a case that is central to the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration policy, U.S. v. Texas. The two-pronged case focuses on both the validity of this type of challenge and the legality of the DHS’s enforcement policy. The case stems from a September 2021 memorandum by Homeland Security…

Biden says he is “confident” a rail strike will be averted; NATO commits to Ukraine; and the Great Barrier Reef is in danger. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Biden is “confident” strike will be prevented “Congress, I think, has to act to prevent it. It’s not an…

Congress is called on to prevent a rail strike; 40 million under severe weather watch; and the U.S. vs. Iran. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Congress called on to prevent rail strike After months of failed negotiations between the railroads and unions of railroad employees, President Joe…

The Supreme Court declined to block the IRS from handing over Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee. A committee member said the committee expects to receive the documents covering 2015 to 2021 within a week and immediately start reviewing them. “This rises above politics, and the Committee will now conduct…

President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has been put on hold until June 2023, while the Supreme Court considers legal challenges to the plan. The moratorium leaves thousands of college graduates struggling with student loan debt in limbo. The soaring cost of higher education is just one reason why some parents may be rethinking the…