Thailand’s lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
Lawmakers from Thailand's Move Forward Party celebrate the passing of a marriage equality bill Wednesday granting same-sex partnerships the same legal status as heterosexual unions…
Florida’s DeSantis signs strict social media ban for minors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under…
Wyoming governor signs bill banning gender reassignment surgery, care
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed a bill banning doctors in that state from performing gender transitioning and gender reassignment procedures for children. Photo courtesy…
Biden signs funding package after Senate passage ended shutdown threat
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills after Congress passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the…
Gov’t to stay open after Senate approves funding bill in early morning vote
1 of 2 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced late Friday the Senate had reached an agreement on a $1.2 trillion spending measure…
Senate inches toward passage of spending package in overnight vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the…
After House approval, Senate works late on $1.2T budget bill as shutdown deadline nears
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…
Opinion: Texas border law Senate Bill 4 is understandable, terrible and doomed
I wonder what the people will look like. You know, the ones police in Texas are supposed to stop and question if they look as…
‘Moral failure’: US House approves bill that would ban UNRWA funding | UNRWA News
Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives has approved a $1.2 trillion funding bill that would ban funding for the United Nations Relief and…
House approves $1.2-trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set…
Bill Shorten refers conference to consumer watchdog for falsely promoting him as keynote speaker
An unofficial NDIS event held by a private company in the Great Hall at Parliament House, which cost hundreds of dollars to attend, has been…
Border debate swaying Democrats, possibly control of Congress
WASHINGTON — The Republican effort to solidify immigration as a decisive issue in the November election promises to influence the rematch between President Biden and former…
Tennessee Gov. Lee signs first-in-nation bill to protect musicians from AI
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (C) poses for a photo Thursday at Robert's Western World, in Nashville, Tenn., with a bill he signed to protect musicians…
Bill to ban trophy hunting imports back in Commons
But the parliamentary move has been condemned as counter-productive by several African countries. Source link
US congressional leaders propose spending bill that would cut UNRWA funding | UNRWA News
Washington, DC – Congressional leaders in the United States have proposed a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown but ban funding for the…
Congress unveils $1.2-trillion plan to avert federal shutdown
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2-trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend…
Chris Mason: Delay to Rwanda bill gives PM time to plan
The government's flagship Rwanda bill will be back before MPs after Easter, following a series of heavy defeats in the Lords. Source link
Kansas lawmakers join other GOP-led states in targeting DEI
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers are joining fellow Republicans in other states in trying to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on university campuses, but they’ve…
Rwanda bill faces showdown in House of Lords
If peers vote for changes to the legislation its passage could be delayed until after the Easter break. Source link
Rwanda bill amendments overturned in Commons vote
However Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, was one of a few Conservative rebels to support some of the Lords' amendments, saying he was concerned…