
Earth Talk: U.S. lags behind China. Europe on EVs
The U.S. lags as a distant third among electric vehicle (EV) sales and production. According to Bloomberg, China claims a whopping 46 percent of global EV sales.

The U.S. lags as a distant third among electric vehicle (EV) sales and production. According to Bloomberg, China claims a whopping 46 percent of global EV sales.

The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act will allow family members and law enforcement officers to petition a federal court for an extreme risk protection order.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04) voted in support of a House Resolution Recognizing Congressional Workers’ Right to Organize to support congressional staff in their efforts to unionize.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced retaliatory personal sanctions on 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 of the 11 members of the Virginia delegation.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to pass H.R. 5657, the Medical Marijuana Research Act.

Americans currently face an average price of $98.70 for a unit of insulin — 10 times higher than in other wealthy nations. One in four Americans who rely on insulin has been forced to ration doses due to high prices, a last resort with potentially fatal consequences.

The U.S. Naming Commission has released a narrowed list of options, including Arthur Gregg, to rename Fort Lee and eight other U.S. military bases across the nation.

Despite the importance of semiconductors for America’s innovation economy, America’s share of the semiconductor industry has gone from 37 percent in 1990 to just 12 percent today.

Abigail Spanberger has announced the results of her survey asking Virginians if they believe members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children should be allowed to personally buy, trade, or sell individual stocks while serving in Congress.

U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have introduced the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, legislation based on Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act.
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