VOL. 45 | NO. 38 | Friday, September 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats can’t use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and climate programs for their plan to give millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens, the Senate’s parliamentarian said, a crushing blow to what was the party’s clearest pathway in years to… Continue reading Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems’ immigration push
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Federal officer arrested at Capitol rally won’t be charged
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 38 | Friday, September 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal law enforcement officer was arrested carrying a gun at Saturday’s rally at the U.S. Capitol billed to support the suspects charged in January’s insurrection but will not be prosecuted. The 27-year-old New Jersey man is an officer… Continue reading Federal officer arrested at Capitol rally won’t be charged
Lawyer: Tennessee state senator did not steal federal funds
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 37 | Friday, September 10, 2021 MEMPHIS (AP) — A Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated did not use government funds to pay for personal expenses, her lawyer told a jury Tuesday. Rather, Katrina Robinson used… Continue reading Lawyer: Tennessee state senator did not steal federal funds
General promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 37 | Friday, September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks, and punish those responsible, says he’s mounting a “surge” to fight incursions that have debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure. In an interview Tuesday with The… Continue reading General promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks
Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
VOL. 45 | NO. 37 | Friday, September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats unveiled a pared back elections bill Tuesday in hopes of kickstarting their stalled push to counteract new laws in Republican states that could make it more difficult to cast a ballot. But the new compromise legislation is likely doomed to… Continue reading Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 37 | Friday, September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents’ use of “no-knock” warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence — and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in… Continue reading Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
Teacher, doctors join federal suit against Lee’s mask opt-out order as state digs in
A teacher, her child and an organization of pediatricians have signed on in support of a federal lawsuit calling for a lasting block on Gov. Bill Lee’s mask opt-out order for school students. The American Academy of Pediatrics and its Tennessee chapter filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, which now include teacher Kimberly… Continue reading Teacher, doctors join federal suit against Lee’s mask opt-out order as state digs in
Tennessee redistricting starts; focus on Nashville-area boom
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican supermajority Legislature began work Wednesday on the once-a-decade task of carving up new legislative and congressional districts based on population shifts, a task that a Democratic congressman testified should not divide fast-growing Nashville into different U.S. House seats. Lawmakers kicked off the months-long undertaking with a hearing in the… Continue reading Tennessee redistricting starts; focus on Nashville-area boom
Tennessee’s lingering school funding trial is reset before a new court
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Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 3, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General… Continue reading Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas