Tag: Policies & Impacts

Supreme Court Overturns Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Abortion Without Parental Notification

The Supreme Court threw out a federal appeals court decision on March 20 that upheld the right of a minor to go to court for permission to pursue an abortion without notifying her parents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the Supreme Court to file a dissenting opinion in the case, Chapman…


SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court Upholding Abortion Without Parental Consent

The Supreme Court threw out a federal appeals court decision on March 20 that upheld the right of a minor to go to court for permission to pursue an abortion without notifying her parents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the Supreme Court to file a dissenting opinion in the case, Chapman…


Biden Issues First Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure

President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule that would allow fund managers of retirement plans to consider the long-term effects of social factors and climate change on investments—a move Republicans call a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. According to a statement sent…


Biden Issues 1st Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure

President Joe Biden issued his first veto on March 20, rejecting a bipartisan measure that would have blocked a Labor Department rule that allows pension fund managers to consider social factors and climate change in investment decisions—a rule that Republicans say is a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. The president posted a video…


LIVE NOW: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


LIVE 3/20, at 10:30 AM ET: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


Rhode Island School District Blocks Christian Club from Holding After-School Meetings

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) is being sued in federal court for refusing to allow a Christian club to hold after-school meetings on school property. According to the complaint, for two years the district has ignored multiple applications from the plaintiff, the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Rhode Island, to allow a local chapter of…


US-Congo Agreement Can Help Fix African Country’s Corrupted China-Dominated Cobalt Industry: Experts

News Analysis The United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia late last year. The agreement was intended to facilitate the development of electric vehicle battery supply chains, which involve the mining of critical minerals such as cobalt and copper. The agreement has raised concerns…