Republican lawmakers have urged the United States against renewing a science and technology cooperation deal it signed with China in 1979, fearing that the communist regime may exploit it to gain a military edge against the United States. The U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA), set to expire on Aug. 27, has facilitated collaboration in…
Lawmakers Urge Not to Renew US-China Tech Deal, Citing ‘Destructive’ Risk
[PREMIERING 11:30AM ET] Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Election Case
June 28, 2023
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When former President Donald Trump challenged the results of the 2020 elections, one of the main debates that boiled to the surface was who decides the laws on the elections. Republicans argued that this legal authority falls on the state legislatures, and that these elected officials are the ones who make the laws and decide…
Oregon Legislators Compromise Over Gender, Abortion, Ghost Guns, and Fentanyl
June 28, 2023
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After the longest walkout in state history, a last-minute compromise allowed Oregon lawmakers to return to work on June 15 with just 10 days left in the legislative session. The parties had reached an impasse over Democrat-backed bills related to gun control, abortion, and gender-transition services. Because Oregon’s legislative rules require a two-thirds quorum to…
Defense Budget Focuses on Growing China Threat
June 27, 2023
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The proposed United States’ $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget features a $9.1 billion program designed to beef up allied operational efficiencies and fortify installations to counter aggression in the Western Pacific by China’s growing military. Both Senate and House armed services committees last week adopted the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) within their Fiscal…
IN-DEPTH: Defense Budget Focuses on Growing China Threat
June 27, 2023
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The proposed United States’ $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget features a $9.1 billion program designed to beef up allied operational efficiencies and fortify installations to counter aggression in the Western Pacific by China’s growing military. Both Senate and House armed services committees last week adopted the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) within their Fiscal…
Defense Bill’s ‘Pacific Deterrence Initiative’ Puts Focus on Growing China Threat
June 27, 2023
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The proposed United States’ $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget features a $9.1 billion program designed to beef up allied operational efficiencies and fortify installations to counter aggression in the Western Pacific by China’s growing military. Both Senate and House armed services committees last week adopted the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) within their Fiscal…
ANALYSIS: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case Could Undermine Corporate Racial Agenda
June 27, 2023
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As Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) await a landmark Supreme Court decision, expected this week, on their racial admissions policies, companies are also watching nervously, fearing that the decision could expose their race-based hiring and training programs to civil rights lawsuits. According to a Harvard Business Review 2022 survey, more than 60…
Newsom, California Legislature Agree to $311 Billion Budget Plan
June 27, 2023
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With hours to spare before a July 1 deadline, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature agreed to the state’s 2023–24 fiscal year budget June 27, though Republicans argued against the proposal and the manner in which it was determined. “In the face of continued global economic uncertainty, this budget increases our fiscal discipline…
House Subcommittee Seeks Answers From Veterans Affairs on $7.5 Billion IT Project
Since 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been trying to replace its aging and inefficient legacy financial and acquisition computer system with the Integrated Financial Acquisition Management System (iFAMS). The iFAMS overhaul is a project of the VA’s Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. At a June 20 hearing of the House Veterans’…
Biden Transportation Department Grants $1.7 Billion for Electric and Low-Emission Buses in 46 US States and Territories
June 27, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) is awarding grants for new electric and low-emission buses in 46 U.S. states and territories for a total of about $1.7 billion. Funding for these zero- and low-emission buses comes through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); a $1.2 trillion bill that includes funding for public transit…
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