The Supreme Court and Young Voter Turnout
A 2013 ruling triggered a slew of laws that attached restrictions to voting. Share full article The Lowndes County courthouse in Valdosta, Ga., in 20
March 2024
F.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims
Letters sent by the bureau’s Seattle office are a sign that the Justice Department’s investigation into Boeing, the maker of the plane whose fuselage panel blew off, is ramping up.…
As More Members Leave, House G.O.P. Will Be Able to Spare Just 1 Vote
The unexpectedly early departure next month of Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin came shortly after Speaker Mike Johnson had said he believed “that’s the end of the exits for now.”…
After Belgium, France seeks Commission’s green light to ban disposable e-cigarettes
The French, parliament reached an agreement on Thursday (21 March) to ban so-called ‘puffs’, single-use electronic cigarettes. The prohibition will be expected to come into force, at the end of…
I.R.S. Stepping Up Efforts to Squash Fraud in Tax Credit Program
The Employee Retention Tax Credit continues to be ripe for abuse as Congress mulls shutting the program down. Share full article The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The software…
Enraged Over Spending Bill, Greene Threatens to Oust Johnson
The hard-right Georgia Republican called the $1.2 trillion legislation an “atrocious attack on the American people” and said the speaker had betrayed his G.O.P. colleagues. Share full article “It’s more…
French Senate rejects EU-Canada free trade deal
The French Senate has rejected by a large majority the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, provisionally in force since 20
Germans more interested than ever in EU elections
Two thirds of the German electorate have a high or very high interest in the European elections, according to a new survey conducted three months before the vote. Interest in…
EU’s hard right rolls out election campaign and a bid to charm EPP
While other political forces have already launched their campaigns for June’s EU elections, the hard-right conservative faction has just started and is eyeing collaboration with the centre-right European People’s Party.…
Sherrod Brown Embarks on the Race of His Life
Ohio will almost certainly go for Donald Trump this November. The Democratic senator will need to defy the gravity of the presidential contest to win a fourth term. Share full…