Policy · 116th Congress
Federal prisons don’t have coronavirus test kits for inmates
[jwp-video n=”1″] There are “no known cases of COVID-19” in a federal prison right now, Ayers said.
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Policy · 116th Congress
US sends 160 troops to border over ‘Remain in Mexico’ ruling
[jwp-video n=”1″] The California-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 28 that the Remain in Mexico policy — formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP — was “invalid
Congress · 116th Congress
White House seeks ‘targeted’ coronavirus stimulus measures
[jwp-video n=”1″] In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Thursday, Jason Furman, who was Council of Economic Advisers chairman under Obama, wrote that rebate checks would be preferable
Policy · 116th Congress
Playing politics with science spawns new threat to endangered whales
[jwp-video n=”1″] Career scientists at NOAA are among a cadre of professionals at agencies like the EPA and Interior Department whose independent science has conflicted with the Trump administration
Policy · 116th Congress
Fiery exchanges in Supreme Court over Louisiana abortion law
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Policy · 116th Congress
How fake audio, like deepfakes, could plague business, politics
[jwp-video n=”1″] At a brief demonstration during the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Balasubramaniyan logged on to a secure company computer network that held artificial intelligence algorithms
Policy · 116th Congress
High court decision to hear ACA case could solidify health care as key campaign issue
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Policy · 116th Congress
Federal courts prepare for possible coronavirus disruptions
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Policy · 116th Congress
Federal appeals court blocks, then stays, Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
[jwp-video n=”1″] Across the border from U.S. ports of entry, squalid tent cities have arisen in Mexican towns where migrants await court hearings for months at a time and are vulnerable to
Policy · 116th Congress
States counting on reimbursements for coronavirus response
[jwp-video n=”1″] The absence in President Donald Trump’s request for supplemental funding to reimburse state and local governments worried some, but many are expecting federal money to eventually
Policy · 116th Congress
Retirees’ worst nightmare: Federal backing of pension funds at risk
[jwp-video n=”1″] Besides cutting benefits to retirees, another common method of bolstering a plan’s finances is to levy special assessments on participating companies, although that would cut
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior official: Border wall helps environment, sacred sites
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Policy · 116th Congress
Stronger cigarette warnings likely to renew legal challenges
[jwp-video n=”1″] Industry objections The tobacco industry is already signaling that its likely legal arguments after the rule is finalized will mirror its approach in 2011, according to extensive
Congress · 116th Congress
Carbon-free nuclear power in a crisis just when it’s most needed
While the U.S. currently produces more nuclear power than any other nation, there has been little growth since the two newest reactors came online in 1996 and 2016 — Watts Bar 1 and 2 operated by
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court defers to Congress on cross-border shooting lawsuits
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Policy · 116th Congress
China’s, Facebook’s plans spur interest in a digital US dollar
[jwp-video n=”1″] In response to questions from lawmakers, Powell said the central bank is monitoring the rollout of China’s digital currency, which some fear could hurt U.S. competitiveness
Policy · 116th Congress
Appeals court rules in favor of Trump family planning rule
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Policy · 116th Congress
Not on the candidates’ radar: The ‘sixth great extinction’
Hard to find A U.N. report last year concluded that humans have pushed 1 million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction, and those species may vanish in decades.
Policy · 116th Congress
Reproductive rights fractures coalition of church-affiliated investment groups
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