Biden Takes Executive Action Aimed at Curbing Gun Violence
Joined by his vice president and attorney general, Biden called gun violence in the United States an “international embarrassment” and
Read moreJoined by his vice president and attorney general, Biden called gun violence in the United States an “international embarrassment” and
Read moreWisconsin’s Democratic governor declared multiple states of emergency via executive orders to stem the tide of the coronavirus throughout the past year, which the state high court declared unlawful because it sidestepped legislators.
Read moreA state judge said she did not understand the logic of giving Texas business owners authority to mandate masks but not local health officials.
Read moreTwelve mostly red states say adding up the “social costs” of greenhouse gases will gut their economies.
Read moreThe new executive orders establish a Gender Policy Council and call into question Trump-era changes to university sexual assault policies.
Read moreCiting progress on vaccines, Texas’ Republican governor said business owners no longer need the state telling them how to operate.
Read moreAn executive order has been signed to support four critical industries: pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, semiconductors and large-capacity batteries.
Read moreWisconsin’s Democratic governor on Thursday signed a new coronavirus emergency order and a new mask mandate immediately after GOP lawmakers made good on their promise to throw out existing orders, continuing a bitter showdown over how to fight Covid-19 in the Badger State.
Read morePresident Biden said the objective is to “undo the damage that Trump has done” to the Affordable Care Act and to women’s reproductive health.
Read moreWestern Energy Alliance sued President Joe Biden demanding a review of Biden’s suspension of oil and gas leases on federal land.
Read moreOrdering a halt to new oil and gas leases on public lands, President Biden elevated climate change to a national-security priority Wednesday as part of what he is billing a “whole-of-government” approach.
Read moreThe GOP-majority Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday in favor of a joint resolution to terminate a public health emergency the Democratic governor issued last week over the coronavirus pandemic and an accompanying executive order requiring masks in public.
Read morePresident Joe Biden issued four executive orders Tuesday aimed at removing the stain of systemic racism from nearly every aspect of American life, including one barring the Department of Justice from signing new contracts with private prisons.
Read moreDrill, baby, drill? Not so fast. President Biden is expected to announce an executive order on Wednesday that will bring new oil and gas permits on federal lands to a halt, putting climate change front and center.
Read moreA flurry of executive orders ushering in a new era at the White House continued Friday as President Joe Biden signed off on directives aimed at improving food security for millions of struggling Americans and paving the way for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers.
Read moreShortfalls in the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic are finally on track to be rectified, President Joe Biden said Thursday as he signed several executive orders meant to jumpstart federal action.
Read moreAlmost directly after taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden is expected to reverse a number of his predecessor’s policies and federal agency standards.
Read moreAn attorney for Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit that a now-rescinded ban on protest gatherings of more than 10 people – part of the state’s effort to slow the spread of Covid-19 – was sufficiently tailored to meet constitutional requirements.
Read moreA Fourth Circuit panel on Friday unanimously upheld a ruling blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing state and local governments to turn away refugees.
Read moreThe New York Stock Exchange is going ahead with plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers under an executive order from President Donald Trump, reversing course just days after saying they wouldn’t be delisted.
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