Twenty-six Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers across the United States to run background checks on buyers at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.
The Biden administration plans to require that all new cars and trucks come with pedestrian-collision avoidance systems that include automatic emergency braking technology by the end of the decade. In an interview, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the requirement is designed to reduce pedestrian deaths, which have been on the rise in the post-Covid 19 era. "So many Americans [are] losing their lives on our roadways," Buttigieg said. "We think we really have a responsibility to get...
This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their sleep. Most of the children attended licensed facilities, […]
About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully implemented.
States had until 2018 to come into compliance with strict background checks for child care workers. Many states are still failing to fully comply.
The funds will help 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households benefit from solar energy, including by lowering their electric bills.
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Biden administration has introduced a rule to
The Biden administration is out with new guidelines for tax credits for producers of sustainable aviation fuel
Millions of salaried workers will soon qualify for overtime pay under a final rule released by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday. The new rule raises the salary threshold under which salaried employees are eligible for overtime in two stages. The threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888, or $844 a week, starting July 1, and then to $58,656, or $1,128 a week, on January 1, 2025. About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully...
SCOTUS Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Biden's ATF "Ghost Gun" Rule Before Elections On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would review a lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) challenging President Biden's "frame or receiver" rule, which was enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The nation's highest court plans to decide if certain gun parts that complete 'ghost guns' fall under the definition of a...
By the end of the decade, new cars and trucks in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking systems that can save hundreds of lives each year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which announced the requirement Monday, called it the most significant safety rule in two decades. This is an important milestone. But why did it take so long? This technology has been available for years, though often sold as a luxury feature. Most automakers voluntarily...
After the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's first plan to forgive student debt, his administration set out to create a more viable relief package.