Enshrinement in U.S. Constitution eludes Equal Rights Amendment
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Last week, the U.S. Senate attempted to eliminate a rule that is preventing enshrinement of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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The political case against TikTok sidesteps U.S. government spying on its own citizens
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High-tech spying is in the news because of the one-sided, hypocritical debate in Congress on whether the popular app TikTok is actually a tool for Chinese government data collection on American users.
‘Zombie drug’ contributes to overdoses, is focus of House and Senate legislation
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported that 23 percent of fentanyl powder examined in 2022 contained xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer.
Senate resolution affirms importance of local news: ‘A crucial check on our government’
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A group of United States senators, including Mark Warner, D-Va. has introduced a resolution that would designate April as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.
‘Our country’: The clash in the U.S. between democracy and dictatorship
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It was 1776. The U.S. was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy.
U.S. House narrowly passes controversial parental rights school legislation
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The House of Representatives voted 213-208 to pass a controversial measure supposedly aimed at increasing parental rights in K-12 classrooms, but really amounts to not much more than politics.
U.S. legislators: More research and resources needed to address Long COVID
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Legislation has been reintroduced today to help people living with long-term COVID-19 symptoms by improving research and providing resources.
Senators request complete analysis of use in U.S. of Chinese company’s drones
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Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Inc. Ltd. was officially identified in 2022 as a “Chinese military company” by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Letters: It’s time for the U.S. to take a stand on the endless war in Yemen
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We have seen much recently about the Ukraine war anniversary. But March also marks the eighth anniversary of the war on Yemen and the 20th on Iraq. Members of Congress should introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution before this war enters a ninth year.
Warner, Rubio concerned about China obtaining U.S. talent, innovation
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Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida wrote a letter to the Biden Administration last week to request the use of existing tools and authorities to prevent the flow of U.S. innovation to China’s military.
