Month: May 2023

Senate Votes to Advance Repeal of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

The U.S. Senate will consider a joint resolution to overturn President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. In a 51–46 vote, the chamber approved a motion to take up the resolution on May 31, opening the door to a congressional rebuke and nullification of Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness program. The resolution, H.J. Res. 45…


2 Elderly Pro-Life Activists Beaten Outside Baltimore Planned Parenthood

Two elderly pro-life activists were attacked outside an abortion clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday morning. The assault took place at around 10:30 a.m. outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on North Howard Street. According to a Baltimore Police Department incident report shared with The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD News, a witness said 80-year-old…


Newly Re-Elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Plans Edmonton Council of Candidates

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to create an Edmonton council of candidates to provide her with advice on the province’s capital, given that the city now has no elected United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs, after Kaycee Madu lost the party’s single Edmonton seat in the May 29 election. During a May 30 interview with 630…


Supreme Court Overturns Four Deportation Orders From US Appeals Courts

The Supreme Court resurrected four appeals from illegal immigrants trying to avoid deportation, sending their cases back to federal appeals courts after ruling weeks ago that lower courts don’t have to wait until a litigant’s administrative options are exhausted before issuing rulings. The Court released unsigned orders (pdf) on May 30 summarily reversing rulings of…


Clear and Brighten Complexion With Homemade Facial Mask and Skin Nourishing Tea

The summer sun—warm and welcoming as it is—can leave its mark on our complexion in the form of dry, rough, spotty skin—bestowing freckles, dark spots, and even lines of premature aging. Homemade, simple, natural facial masks—plus a nourishing tea drink—can help restore the skin to a more youthful, bright, and healthy appearance. Brighten and Lighten…


How This $10 Million Study Will Probe Your Body’s Innate Healing Mechanisms That Are Unlocked During Meditation

Meditation can change your microbiome, metabolites, and even blood, says Dr. Hemal Patel, a professor and vice-chair for research at the University of California San Diego Department of Anesthesiology. Patel has been at the forefront of studying how meditation creates profound physical changes in the human body. And the COVID-19 pandemic created the perfect testing…


Debt Ceiling Bill Cleared for House Vote, Passage Likely

The Fiscal Responsibility Act cleared its last procedural hurdle, paving the way for an up-or-down vote on the measure by the full House. The House approved a rule to limit debate on the bill and bar any amendments to the bill in a bipartisan vote of 241 to 187. The bill represents a compromise agreed…


Drivers on Los Angeles Freeways May Soon Need to Pay Toll

People driving vehicles in some of the freeways in Los Angeles may soon be required to pay extra charges according to a policy said to focus on resolving existing traffic congestion. By summer, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to release a blueprint for its congestion pricing scheme where people pay to…


House Votes on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives reconvenes at 7:15 p.m. ET on May 31 to vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


LIVE NOW: House Votes on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives reconvenes at 7:15 p.m. ET on May 31 to vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …