Lays Legislative Priorities

House GOP lays out legislative priorities: Border wall, tax cuts, cutting Biden programs

Politics - Politico - 9 hours ago

Here are the GOP’s top legislative priorities under Trump

Hill Republicans have ambitious legislative plans for the first months of total GOP control of government under President-elect Trump, with a sweeping tax package at the top of the to-do list. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Kamala Harris on her first priority as president

CBS News' Norah O'Donnell talks with Kamala Harris about women's healthcare, and a prospective return of Donald Trump to the White House.

Misplaced priorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs are hurting veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to serve the urgent needs of U.S. veterans due to chronic understaffing, long waits for health care, a six-figure backlog of benefit claims, and an ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Offseason priorities for some of MLB's most intriguing teams

What is the Mets' focus? Are the Cardinals rebuilding? Here is what we learned at the GM meetings.

Sports - ESPN - November 11

Ramaswamy says top priority for Trump is 'uniting the country'

Former GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said “uniting the country” is a top priority for President-elect Trump. “I think he cares about uniting the country. I think that is Donald ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Why the public dismisses Biden’s legislative accomplishments

My take is that Biden’s legislation has not been received well received principally because the American public does not see the direct benefits to them.

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Trump tears into Newsom over special legislative session

President-elect Trump has criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for calling a special legislative session to "safeguard" the state ahead of his return to the White House in January, while ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Republicans made substantial gains in state legislative battlegrounds

Across state House and Senate chambers where partisan control was up for grabs, Republicans were victorious, while Democrats broke a few GOP supermajorities.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

GOP victories threaten Democrats' landmark climate legislation

With Republicans securing control of the House, Senate and White House in the election, they are poised to claw back major legislation Democrats have passed to fight climate change. Chief in the ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Senegal's radical government claims 'large victory' in legislative polls

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

How the filibuster could shape Trump's legislative future

With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, President-elect Trump appears to have a clear path for his legislative goals. But Democrats can still use the filibuster to slow progress. ...

Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?

The group are at the centre of Hong Kong’s biggest national security trial and have been handed sentences of up to 10 years. HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest ...

World - The Guardian - 19 hours ago

Harris Is Trying to Win Voters by Laying Out the Alternative

Also, Teri Garr found the soul in memorable ditsy blondes. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Nissan to lay off thousands of workers as sales drop

The Japanese car making giant has not yet said where in its global operations the job cuts will be made.

Ranking Mets' top five priorities for 2024 MLB offseason

With the Mets coming off a magical run to the NLCS and well-positioned payroll-wise to pounce at the top end of the market this offseason, the stars seem to be aligning.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Trump's policy priorities suggest legal chaos would return with him

Trump’s impulsive leadership style and frequent controversial pronouncements played a complicating role in the administration’s many court battles during his time in office.

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Breaking down President-elect Trump's transition, key players and upcoming priorities

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is laying the groundwork for the new administration. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "CBS Mornings" to break ...

Who is RFK Jr and what are his likely top priorities?

Trump’s nominee to oversee key US health agencies is a vaccine denier and experts predict the return of diseases ‘we have controlled for decades’. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the man Donald Trump has ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

What Trump's Cabinet picks reveal about his governing priorities

With a little more than two months until Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump is moving at a rapid pace naming who he wants in his administration, and many of the choices have ...

Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye Osimhen-Zirkzee swap

Victor Osimhen could replace Joshua Zirkzee at Manchester United. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

Sports - ESPN - 6 hours ago

French legislators divided over a lawmaker caught buying drugs

French politicians appear deeply divided over the fate of leftist lawmaker Andy Kerbrat, and whether he should resign

World - ABC News - October 23

Have Democrats found a way to win over rural America? Look at what's happening in Wisconsin.

The party’s hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.

Politics - Politico - October 27

New Mexico Gov says Harris not opposed to ‘bolder and bigger’ immigration legislation

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) on Sunday defended Vice President Harris’s support for the bipartisan border legislation and pushed back on the suggestion that she was upsetting both ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 29

Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor

Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insurance

Health - ABC News - October 31

UK will legislate against AI risks in next year, pledges Kyle

Science secretary says voluntary accord with developers of fast-evolving technology is ‘working’

World - Financial Times - November 6

Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, trans legislator censured in Montana, wins reelection

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr -- the state's first openly trans lawmaker -- ran for reelection to the state House after she was censured.

California Gov. Newsom calls for special legislative session after Trump win

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving civil rights and enabling potential litigation ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election

Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Mace eyes legislation banning trans women from restrooms in federal buildings

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to file legislation that would prohibit trans women from using women’s restrooms and changing rooms in all federal buildings, going further than a resolution Monday ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

Kraken Lays Off 15% of Workers and Names Arjun Sethi New Co-CEO

The influential cryptocurrency exchange has undergone several reorganizations in recent years.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results

Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses

Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio

Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Biden: Trump win lays to rest question of election ‘integrity’

President Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Trump decidedly won the 2024 race. “I hope ...