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Some Alabama legislators are pushing to stop teachers from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation with their students.
The US House of Representatives had previously passed the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” bill on March 13, but the bill has since been updated to extend the timeline for divestiture from six months to a period of one year.
Following briefings with the intelligence community, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson now supports the program which allows the gov’t to spy on ‘foreign targets’ without a warrant.
The Arizona House of Representatives voted 32-28 in favor of repealing a law that prohibits performing abortions except in cases where the mother's life is in peril.The Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision this month that would allow for the law to be enforced, but the state attorney general, who is a Democrat, has claimed that the earliest it could be enforced would be June 8.Three state House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to repeal the law, reports indicate.The law reads, "A person...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The decision by House
A potential US ban against TikTok took a major step toward becoming reality on Saturday as House lawmakers approved a hot-button bill targeting the app as part of a wide-ranging aid package for Israel and Ukraine. The bipartisan vote of 360-58 marks the latest defeat for TikTok in Washington, as the embattled social media company with 170 million US users fights for survival under its current ownership by ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. The bill passed by the House this weekend closely...
The House has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year.
The US President is marginally ahead of Donald Trump in both the electoral college and the popular vote - but the campaign is 'on a knife edge', the survey found.