Category: Policy

Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Abortion If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court one day overturns Roe v. Wade. The proposed legislation, HB 1280, would be enacted in the event that Roe v. Wade gets overturned. It would, 30 days after a Supreme Court ruling, make it illegal…


22 State AGs Voice Opposition to Biden’s Nominee for ATF Director

Attorneys General in 22 states have called on the U.S. Senate to oppose David Chipman’s confirmation as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), citing the efforts of the president’s nominee to restrict second amendment rights. Montana’s Attorney General (AG) Austin Knudsen led 21 of his colleagues in…


Homeland Security Chief Plans ‘Significant Changes’ to ICE as Deportations, Arrests Plunge

The head of the Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS) is planning to make major alterations to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency’s arm in charge of immigration enforcement. Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS chief, said he is still in the midst of a review of ICE but expects to make “significant changes” when he’s done. “What…


Troops Should Be ‘Encouraged’ to Speak Out Against Marxism: Top Armed Services Senator

A top GOP senator on the Armed Forces Committee said that members of the U.S. military should speak out about the spread of Marxism, coming in response to reports of a Space Force commander being relieved of his post earlier this month. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking member on the Senate panel, said he is…


US Allows Americans With Expired Passports to Return Home

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that document until the end of year. Citing delays in passport renewals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said certain passports that expired on or after Jan. 1, 2021, will be honored…


Texas Bill Allowing Unlicensed Carrying of Handguns Heads to Governor’s Desk

A Texas bill allowing people to carry handguns without a license headed to the governor’s desk on Monday after approval by the state’s House of Representatives. Lone Start State Gov. Gregg Abbott (R) has said he intends to sign the bill, which was approved by the state Senate earlier this month. Texas is the 21st…


Biden’s Solar Ambitions Collide With China Forced Labor Complaints

BEIJING—The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced by forced labor. A big hurdle is polysilicon, used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels. The global industry gets 45 percent of its supply from Xinjiang, the northwestern region where the ruling…


PA Senate ERE Committee Wants to Keep PA Out of Greenhouse Gas Program

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is pressing for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program intended to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector. However, State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R) told The Epoch Times that Wolf’s proposed plan to enter Pennsylvania…


Pennsylvania Senate Committee Wants to Keep State Out of Greenhouse Gas Program

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is pressing for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program intended to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector. However, State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R) told The Epoch Times that Wolf’s proposed plan to enter Pennsylvania…


Michele Steeb: America’s Homeless Crisis Drastically Increased Due to Obama’s ‘One Size Fits All’ Policy

America’s homeless crisis has dramatically increased over the past decade because of an Obama-era policy.