WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []
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A day after Ottawa included Ojibway National Urban Park in the federal budget, a Windsor member of parliament’s urban park bill cleared second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, moving it a step closer to official legislation. Bill C-248, MP Brian Masse’s (NDP — Windsor West) private members bill, will now advance to the committee […]
Amidst the uncertain future of U.S. climate reporting rules, other
The legislation, which gives ByteDance nine months to sell TikTok and a possible three-month extension if a sale is in progress—now goes to President Biden for signature.
The package also includes legislation to ban or force a sale of TikTok because of concerns over the video-sharing platform’s Chinese ownership.
The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday. In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans (151). The Democratic votes were necessary to overcome opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson’s right flank, who will likely only increase their calls to oust him. The fight over the bills – and the potential for right-wing...
Larry Hogan is crisscrossing Maryland to reassemble the coalition of Republicans, independents and level-headed Democrats who twice sent him to the governor’s mansion in the deep-blue state.
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The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2024 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the $95 billion foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan … with more than $60 billion of that pot of taxpayer money going to Ukraine. The aid package breezed through with a vote of 79-18. In the House, Democrats after voting […]
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown’s plan to attack the nation’s worsening fentanyl crisis is now headed to the president’s desk where it will be signed into law.