By Caden Pearson A coalition of 25 states is suing the Biden administration over a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that affects millions of retirement accounts, the attorneys general of multiple states involved in the lawsuit announced on Wednesday. The new rule set to take effect on Jan. 30 allows 401(k) managers to invest clients’ […]
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20 States, From New Mexico to Maine, Could See Snow Due to Powerful Storm in Rockies
By Savannah Pointer A powerful storm that has developed in the Rockies could bring snow to more than 20 states. Through midweek, the storm will bring a number of weather threats to the central and southern United States. According to AccuWeather analysts, the sizable system that intensified as it moved across the Rocky Mountains will leave a […]
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Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Classifying Drag Performances as Adult Entertainment
By Katabella Roberts The Arkansas Senate voted on Jan. 24 to approve legislation that would classify drag performances as an “adult-oriented business” in the same way as strip clubs and escort services. Senate Bill 43 (pdf), sponsored by Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield and state Rep. Mary Bentley, would ban drag performances from being carried out on public property that are “intended to appeal to […]
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Trump Defends Pence After Discovery of Classified Documents at Indiana Home
By Frank Fang Former President Donald Trump defended former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, after classified documents were found at Pence’s home in Indiana. “Mike Pence is an innocent man. He never did anything knowingly dishonest in his life. Leave him alone!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Jan. 24. Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, told the National Archives […]
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3M to Cut 2,500 Manufacturing Jobs as US Economic Outlook Sours
By Bryan Jung The large U.S. manufacturer 3M said that it intends to cut more than 2,000 jobs as the economic outlook signals more turbulence this year. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based industrial and consumer goods maker had about 95,000 employees at the end of 2021, according to securities filings. The company’s CEO, Mike Roman, said he plans to cut about […]
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Ghislane Maxwell on Jeffrey Epstein’s Death: ‘I Believe That He Was Murdered’
By Tom Ozimek Former socialite and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell told Britain’s Talk TV in a jailhouse interview that she believes her former associate and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. Epstein, who was facing multiple charges of sex trafficking of minors, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New […]
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Trump Calls Out DOJ’s Alleged ‘White Glove Treatment’ of Biden Over Classified Documents
By Samantha Flom Former President Donald Trump criticized what he described as “two standards of justice” in the United States on Jan. 19 pointing to the Justice Department’s disparate treatment of his handling of classified information and President Joe Biden’s. “We have two standards of justice in this country, one for people like you and me, and one […]
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Federal Judge Sanctions Trump, Lawyer Nearly $1 Million Over Russiagate Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
By Mimi Nguyen Ly A federal judge has imposed over $900,000 in sanctions on former President Donald Trump and his legal team for what the judge deemed a “continuing pattern of misuse of the courts” in Trump’s since-dismissed lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and dozens of others. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks—an appointee of former President […]
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Trump Announces ‘Big Political Speech’
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump said he’s planning a “big political speech” on Thursday in a sign that he is ramping up his 2024 campaign. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced his plans. The former president did not elaborate on what the speech would be about but responded to reports claiming that his presidential […]
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McConnell Calls on DOJ to Treat Trump and Biden Documents ‘Exactly the Same Way’
By Dorothy Li Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Jan. 17 said the special counsel appointed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) ought to treat President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump equally in their classified documents probes. “I think the important thing with regard to documents is that both these guys ought to be […]
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Wyoming Lawmakers Propose Bill to Phase Out EVs by 2035
By Bill Pan A group of six Republican lawmakers in Wyoming are proposing to phase out the sale of new electric vehicles in the state by 2035 to protect its oil and gas industries and preserve critical resources. In their bill, introduced to the state legislature on Friday, the Republicans said that oil and gas production has “long […]
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Pay per Mile: States Move Toward User-Based Road Tax
By Beth Brelje With each gallon of gas pumped in the United States since 1932, drivers have been paying taxes. The revenue is used for road repairs and public transportation such as train and bus systems. Currently, the Fed takes 18.4 cents per gallon for gas or 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. State gas […]
