President Biden vetoed a bill that would repeal a National Labor Relations Board rule reclassifying franchise workers as employees of their parent companies, such as McDonald’s, Marriott International and Taco Bill. If Congress doesn’t overcome the veto, parent companies would have to bargain with employees of local franchises that decide to unionize. Mr. Biden said […]
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. […]
Playing both sides when it comes to Israel — showing sympathy for the Palestinians along with supposedly ironclad support for the Jewish State — can make the Biden administration look good for a news cycle or two. When President Joe Biden does the right thing in supporting Israel, you just have to stay tuned for […]
After a series of fits and starts, the Kansas legislature passed legislation that would ban genital mutilation surgery on minors along with other supposed “transgender care” procedures. The proposed law would not impact adults. This led to Democratic Governor Laura Kelly breaking out her executive pen yesterday and vetoing the legislation. She vetoed a couple […]
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. Russia and China on Friday blocked a resolution in the U.N. Security Council that called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the release […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in […]
Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake called out Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for her announced plan to veto a border security bill approved by the Arizona Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1231, the “Arizona Border Invasion Act,” would make it a violation of state law to enter from Mexico unless it is through a […]
President Joe Biden promised to veto any stand-alone aid bill for Israel, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and most House Democrats voted against one. The administration maintains that Israel’s security is so “sacred,” it must be tied to a doomed legislative package containing entirely unrelated issues that deal with border security and Ukrainian […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with a new 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) support package for its war-ravaged economy despite weeks of threats from Hungary to veto the move. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement that was reached in the first hour […]
Should police have to file a report any time they stop a person on the street? In New York, the question has divided local government as the City Council pushes to pass a bill, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, that would require officers to document basic information whenever they question someone. The issue […]
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