Gun silencer, school voucher provisions dropped from GOP mega-bill in the US Senate
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Republicans cannot exempt gun silencers, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns from being classified as firearms under a federal gun regulation...
Key vaccine panel recommends banning thimerosal from shots but CDC’s own research says it’s...
(Georgia Recorder) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel has voted 5-1 to ban thimerosal, a harmless preservative used in...
US Supreme Court limits injunctions, allows Trump to act on birthright citizenship ban
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday in a major decision reined in nationwide injunctions by some lower courts that had blocked...
Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has become the latest state where a federal judge has blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts.
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Trump urges voters to press for US Senate GOP mega-bill after setback on Medicaid...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump on Thursday told his supporters to call members of Congress and lobby them to support the “big,...
GOP mega-bill stuck in US Senate as disputes grow over hospitals and more
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans appeared deeply divided Wednesday over how to establish a fund for rural hospitals to offset the budget...
US default could hit during Congress’ summer recess, think tank predicts
(Georgia Recorder) — The United States could default between Aug. 15 and Oct. 3 if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend the debt...
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending Wednesday after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and...
Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence...
Members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability...
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to lessen pain of Medicaid cuts for rural...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans were scrambling Tuesday to restructure several proposals in the “big, beautiful bill” that don’t meet their chamber’s...
Powell says Fed can wait to reduce interest rates as Trump demands cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest...