Last year, the Kansas state legislature passed a sweeping ban on transgender medical procedures for minors, including hormones, puberty blockers, and genital mutilation surgery. Other restrictions were included involving both schools and medical facilities. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the bill as expected and the state GOP got to work preparing to override her veto. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida will impose a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy beginning Wednesday, a day the Biden campaign hopes will start galvanizing enough Sunshine State voters who oppose the law to tip the increasingly GOP-leaning state back to the Democratic column in November. The Biden campaign is saturating Florida in the […]
A House Republican on Friday introduced legislation that would ban waving foreign flags on the floor of the lower chamber after Democrats unfurled Ukrainian flags to celebrate passing the $95 billion foreign aid package last week. Rep. Kat Cammack’s bill would prohibit lawmakers from bringing and displaying the flag of a foreign country on the […]
Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms – along with younger, smaller emerging rivals – would be scrambling for those valuable minutes of people’s attention. But with […]
The Biden administration is again delaying a decision to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing an “immense amount of feedback” from minority and civil rights groups. The White House had initially said it would decide on the regulation by March but blew past that self-imposed date. The election-year decision comes as President Biden struggles with Black voters, […]
PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patient’s life. Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to declare federal law supreme and to force states with severe abortion bans to allow exceptions in emergency cases where a woman’s health is at risk. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that a federal emergency care law that requires hospitals to stabilize patients covers […]
No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its […]
Are you a frequent flyer? If so, you really should get Clear, a service that allows you to shorten your wait time in the TSA security line. It costs $189 a year, so if you don’t fly often, you might want to pay the time tax, but if you fly more than 2-3 times a […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income. The […]
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