Category: Federal-State Relations

Arizona Attorney General Sues Biden Admin and ATF Over Gun-Control Rules

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich confirmed he is suing the Biden administration over rules imposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that would treat firearm parts as finished guns. “The ATF is attempting to overshoot the authority granted to it by Congress,” Brnovich said in a statement Wednesday about his lawsuit. “The…


Florida Health Agency Calls for Rescinding Vaccine Mandate After Biden Contracts COVID-19

A top Florida health official is urging the U.S. government to rescind its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as an increasing number of vaccinated people, including President Joe Biden, contract COVID-19. “The President’s diagnosis confirms the science: although the COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization, it does not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease,” Simone Marstiller, secretary…


Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden Admin Policy on Transgender Athletes, Bathrooms

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a directive that would threaten schools with an investigation if it prevented a student from joining a sports team or using the restroom or locker room that aligns with the gender they identify with. Judge Charles Atchley Jr. of the Eastern District of Tennessee said…


Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Ordering Hospitals to Perform Abortions

Texas on July 14 sued the federal government over a recent document that says abortions must be performed even if the procedures are not allowed by state laws. The guidance amounts to an abortion mandate and is illegal because it violates multiple laws, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said. The guidance (pdf) was…


Federal Abortion Clinic Plan Likely Illegal, Pro-Life Coalition Says

A Democrat-backed attempt to dodge state abortion laws using federal land won’t work, pro-life leaders say. After the end of Roe v. Wade, 10 states have already banned abortion and it’s likely that about half of the states will ban or heavily restrict abortion soon. In some areas where pro-life states border abortion states, bans…


Federal Judge Blocks Arizona’s Personhood Law That Recognizes Life Begins at Conception

A federal judge on July 11 temporarily blocked Arizona’s personhood law that recognizes human life begins at conception, preventing it from being used to take legal action against abortion providers. The legal drama came as states across the nation including Arizona are trying to adjust in light of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision that…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘Can’t Go Wrong’ With US Founding Documents as Guide: Gov. Kristi Noem

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says that her respect and adherence to the Founding Father’s vision for America, outlined in its guiding documents, has been a strong thread running throughout her early life as well as in her roll now as state governor. Growing up on a farm helped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem truly appreciate…


Gun Makers Go South

Of all the businesses that are moving out of blue states, those in the gun industry lead the pack. Storied firearms manufacturers, some of them having operated in northern states for centuries, are now heading South. Remington, founded in 1816 and America’s oldest gun maker, announced in November it was moving its headquarters from New…


DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Several More Weeks, Warn Migrants Not to Come: Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy is not going away for “several weeks.” Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Mayorkas was asked whether the border enforcement agencies have the manpower and…


DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Several More Weeks, Warns Migrants Not to Come: Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on July 3 that his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.–Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy isn’t going away for “several weeks.” Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Mayorkas was asked whether the border enforcement agencies have the manpower…