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Georgia’s new election integrity law is being challenged in another lawsuit, with voting rights groups on March 28 filing a suit claiming racial discrimination. The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on behalf of a coalition of groups, including the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, against Georgia Secretary […]

McALLEN, Texas—The Biden administration has moved away from sending families back across the border using the COVID-19 emergency measure called Title 42. Now the vast majority (upwards of 85 percent) of family units who are apprehended by Border Patrol after crossing the border illegally are quickly released into the United States. On March 25, a

The U.S. Marshals Service in Iowa announced that 21 missing children were located and seven children were recovered as part of Operation Homecoming. According to the federal law enforcement agency, the children were between the ages of 4 and 17, and are “some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) charged House Democrats on March 29 with the “height of political hypocrisy” in moving to remove Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and replace her with Rita Hart, the Democrat she defeated last November. “It’s the height of political hypocrisy for Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk just a few weeks

WINNIPEG—Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China’s actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O’Toole spoke Monday to Winnipeg’s business community at a virtual event held by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. The Opposition leader was asked about his stance on Canada’s

Nine out of 10 Americans will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, President Joe Biden announced on March 29. “I am pleased to announce that at least 90 percent of all adults in this country will be eligible to be vaccinated by April the 19th, just three weeks from now, because

Spring is nearly here. We can feel it in the way the cherry trees sway, adorned with powder pink jewels. Daffodils, hyacinths, and other flowers are beginning to burst from every neighboring field, and we can finally witness tiny seed sprouts breaking through the earth, signaling the time for growth and rebirth. You don’t need

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg clarified the details of a forthcoming infrastructure improvement bill, saying that a mileage tax will not be included. Last week, Buttigieg, a former Democratic presidential candidate, suggested that a mileage tax showed “a lot of promise” to help pay for an infrastructure plan. A vehicle mileage tax would tax

Legislation in South Dakota that would have banned biological males from participating in female sports was rejected by state lawmakers on March 29 after Gov. Kristi Noem had sent the measure back to the legislature with recommended modifications. Noem, a Republican, insisted she didn’t veto the legislation, but the end result appeared to be the

ISMAILIA, Egypt—Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, with more than 400 ships waiting to pass through. After the 1,300-foot Ever Given was dislodged, 113 ships were expected to transit the