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Congress Takes On The Companies Controlling Americas Seeds
For generations, farmers could save seeds from one harvest and use them to plant the next. Now, a new congressional proposal is taking aim at the legal protections that have helped major agricultural companies control how some commercially important seeds are used. Representatives Jim McGovern and Greg Casar have introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers…
Millions Have Lost SNAP Benefits As Another Major Change Looms For States
Millions of Americans have already lost access to SNAP benefits, and another major change is now approaching that could put even more pressure on the food assistance system. Starting October 1, states are scheduled to take on 75% of SNAP’s administrative costs, while a separate shift involving benefit costs is expected to begin as early…
Nancy Mace Targets High Fructose Corn Syrup With New Food Bill
A familiar ingredient found in everything from soft drinks to cereal has suddenly become the target of a federal political fight. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has introduced legislation that would prohibit food containing high-fructose corn syrup from entering interstate commerce, potentially forcing manufacturers across the country to rethink thousands of products. The proposal gives companies…
Congress Takes Aim At Flock Surveillance Cameras With A 180 Day Deadline
A surveillance company whose cameras have spread across American roads is facing an unusual political challenge, with Republicans and Democrats joining forces over concerns about how automated license plate readers are funded and used. The fight has intensified as reports of police misuse, privacy concerns and growing local opposition have pushed Flock Safety into the…
House Approves Temporary Funding Deal Ahead of Midterm Elections
Washington has bought itself more time, but Congress has not solved the spending fight behind the latest funding crisis. The House of Representatives has passed a short-term bill to keep the federal government operating beyond October 1, pushing the next major showdown into December and removing the immediate threat of a shutdown before the midterm…
New Democratic Plan Would Tax AI to Offset Job Losses
Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of Washington’s biggest political battlegrounds. While lawmakers in both parties continue debating how much oversight the technology needs, one Democratic congressman is pushing a far more aggressive approach that reaches beyond regulation and into campaign finance. Rep. Greg Casar of Texas argues that Democrats should stop accepting campaign money…
Pentagon Quietly Updates Iran War Casualty Count as Questions Mount Over Missing Numbers
The Pentagon has quietly revised its casualty database, pushing the total number of U.S. service members reported killed or wounded during the Iran conflict above 600 and renewing scrutiny over how the Defense Department has handled public reporting. The latest update restored the deaths of four service members killed in Iranian strikes and added more…
Supreme Court Shuts Down Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
A constitutional battle that has dominated the national immigration debate reached its most significant turning point as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship through executive action. The ruling preserves a principle that has defined American citizenship for generations and reinforces the Court’s view that a president cannot unilaterally…
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Trump’s Citizenship Proof Requirement for Voter Registration
A federal judge has permanently blocked key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to reshape how federal elections are administered, dealing another legal setback to one of the administration’s most closely watched voting initiatives. At the center of the dispute was a proposal requiring Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship when…
Bernie Sanders And AOC Want To Freeze New AI Data Centers Across America
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure across the United States just ran into one of its biggest political challenges yet. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have unveiled legislation that would freeze the construction of major new AI data centers nationwide, a move that could disrupt billions of dollars in planned projects from…