Here’s How Johnson’s Jigsaw Puzzle of a Foreign Aid Plan Would Work
The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, has devised a strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. The key vote will take place before any of it hits the floor.
New York Times : Law and LegislationHow Women at One Arizona Clinic Are Grappling With the Abortion Ruling
Inside Acacia Women’s Center, patients described a mix of fear, anger and anxiety after the State Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a law that bans nearly all abortions.
New York Times : Law and LegislationMost N.Y.C. Drivers Who Honk Are Breaking the Law. Can They Be Stopped?
The city’s noise code has limited the use of vehicle horns for almost a century. Enforcing the law is another matter.
New York Times : Law and LegislationHouse Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five after Donald J. Trump had urged Republicans to “kill” it. An effort to require warrants to search for Americans’ messages failed on a tie.
New York Times : Law and LegislationWhat Is the Powerful Surveillance Law That Divided Lawmakers?
Under Section 702, the government is empowered to collect, without a warrant, the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad.
New York Times : Law and LegislationKari Lake Backs G.O.P. Effort to Drop 1864 Abortion Law in Favor of 15-Week Ban
The Senate candidate and Donald Trump ally is supporting a handful of state Republicans who have backed away from a near-total ban that was upheld by the State Supreme Court this week.
New York Times : Law and LegislationAfter Trump Broadside, Surveillance Bill Collapses in the House
Right-wing lawmakers blocked a move by Speaker Johnson to extend a key foreign intelligence surveillance tool after former President Donald J. Trump urged lawmakers to “kill” the law underlying it.
New York Times : Law and LegislationAbortion Jumps to the Center of Arizona’s Key 2024 Races
Democrats quickly aimed to capitalize on a ruling by the state’s highest court upholding an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.
New York Times : Law and LegislationGerman Business Is Tangled in Red Tape
Companies in Germany complain that the demands of bureaucracy are costing them time and money that would be better spent building their businesses.
New York Times : Law and LegislationEx-Officials Urge Curbing Presidential Power to Deploy Troops on U.S. Soil
The bipartisan group says the point is not about Donald J. Trump’s desire to invoke the Insurrection Act, but rather that current law gives all presidents too much unfettered power.
New York Times : Law and LegislationScotland’s Censorship Experiment Threatens Free Expression
A new Scottish law criminalizes public speech deemed “insulting” to a protected group.
New York Times : Law and LegislationFor Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success has been elusive.
New York Times : Law and LegislationI Hope to Repeal an Arcane Law That Could Be Misused to Ban Abortion Nationwide
The Comstock Act is a major concern if Donald Trump is re-elected.
New York Times : Law and LegislationScottish Hate Crime Law Takes Effect as Critics Warn It Will Stifle Speech
The legislation expands protections and creates a new charge of “stirring up hatred.” The “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling criticized the law for omitting women and said it was “wide open to abuse.”
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