The Justice Department sued Missouri on Feb. 16 to block state officials from enforcing a law that seeks to make invalid several federal firearms laws. The department’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday, seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, known as the Second Amendment…
Justice Department Sues Missouri Over Its Gun Law
February 22, 2022
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Border Crisis Can’t Wait Three More Years for a New Administration to Fix: Russ Vought
February 18, 2022
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The situation at the southern border has been so bad that it can’t wait three more years for a new administration to step in, and border states have the constitutional authority to defend themselves, according to Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration. “We have a real…
Biden’s Land Bureau Breaking Law on New Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Barrasso
February 17, 2022
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has condemned the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its failure to publish a public notice of onshore oil and gas lease sales for this quarter. He said their continued inaction violates the federal Mineral Leasing Act…
‘Rally in Tally’: Florida Team Members Urge Legislators and Americans to Support a Convention of States
February 10, 2022
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida—Despite chilly winds and overcast skies, around 50 Convention of States Action team members gathered for what has become known as the Rally in Tally, to urge legislators and Americans to support a Convention of States. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, Florida Convention of States (COS) team members gathered for their annual visit to the…
5 States Sue Biden Over Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
February 8, 2022
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Five U.S. states are suing the Biden administration over its new minimum wage hike that requires federal agencies to pay contractors $15 per hour. The change went into effect on Jan. 30, covering some 500,000 businesses that employ one-fifth of the entire U.S. labor force. The attorneys general of Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, and South Carolina,…
49 GOP Congress Members Pledge to Oppose Vaccine Mandate Funding
February 2, 2022
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A coalition of 49 Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have announced that they’ll oppose funding for the enforcement of all of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates this month. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) posted a letter signed by the lawmakers on Twitter. The letter was addressed to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and…
49 GOP Reps, Senators Pledge to Oppose Vaccine Mandate Funding
February 2, 2022
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A coalition of 49 Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have announced that they will oppose funding for the enforcement of all of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates this month. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) released the statement signed by the 49 members in a post on Twitter. The letter was addressed to House GOP…
Alaska Joins Texas Suit Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate
January 28, 2022
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a lawsuit in federal court against President Joe Biden and top Pentagon officials to stop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members. The lawsuit is an amended version of the suit Texas filed at the start of January over the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine…
Proposed State Law Would Make It Illegal to Request a Person’s Vaccine Status
January 25, 2022
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A newly proposed South Carolina law would make it illegal for certain institutions to ask a person for their COVID-19 vaccination status. “The government has no place in making you or telling you to take the vaccination or threatening your livelihood if you don’t,” said state Rep. William Chumley, a co-sponsor of the bill, known…
Arizona Governor Sues Biden Administration Over Attempt to Wrest Back Federal Funds
January 22, 2022
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Arizona’s governor on Friday sued President Joe Biden’s administration, asserting its attempt to take back federal money from certain states was not authorized by Congress. The U.S. Treasury Department recently threatened to wrest the funds from Arizona because state officials have made distribution of the money contingent on not requiring masks. Failure to change the…
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