A judge ordered the release of emails between former President Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman; health officials are warning of two new subvariants of COVID-19; and a taxpayers group has asked the Supreme Court to block the student loan forgiveness program. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Judge orders…

President Joe Biden is set to announce a release of oil from the strategic reserve a day after he promised to codify Roe v. Wade, and the Internal Revenue Service is preparing to increase its inflation adjustments for the 2023 tax year. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 19 2022. Biden to…

The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in two affirmative action cases at the end of October to decide whether or not race should play a role in college admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. These cases could go against past rulings that allows colleges to consider…

College athletes are now able to cash in on their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the NCAA drafted new rules last year in response to a Supreme Court decision. National, regional and local brands are all paying big money for collegiate sports stars to promote their wares. Just this week, Nike signed its first…

The federal government’s oversight of clean air and water dates to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 1970 founding. The D.C. debate now is over the agency’s enforcement of greenhouse gas emission standards for power plants. Proponents of EPA standards on greenhouse gases cite the need to stem climate change. This is why Democrats in D.C.…

In one of the most closely watched races leading up to the midterm elections, polls are showing Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., holding a lead over Republican rival Herschel Walker. An Emerson College Polling-The Hill survey released Tuesday shows Warnock with 48% to Walker’s 46%. Wednesday’s Quinnipiac University poll has Warnock leading Walker 52% to 45%.…

The Supreme Court has rejected three high-profile appeals. The rejected appeals involve embryo rights and death sentences. Tuesday, the high court declined to hear a case that would have granted constitutional rights to embryos and fetuses. The case would have allowed anti-abortion advocates to impose greater limits on the procedure. It was brought by parents…

The Supreme Court is set to continue its new term with important cases that could affect American pork prices and copyright infringement rules. The first case, set to be heard Tuesday, involves a California animal cruelty law. Voters passed Proposition 12 back in 2018. It stipulates that pork sold in the state needs to come…

What’s usually seen as a social issue has been a top political issue for the November midterms, the first election cycle after the Supreme Court overturned of Roe v. Wade. Abortion has generally been a top five concern for voters in polls leading up to the election.  A new study from abortion advocacy group Guttmacher…

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,…