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Grace Carr Drone operators will no longer need permits to be able to fly their devices over populated areas at night, under a Monday proposal by the Trump administration. Both small and large aircraft will be able to fly over populated regions sans permit if they meet requirements proposed by new regulations put forward by…
Jason Hopkins New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday proposed a blanket ban on thin plastic bags at store checkouts, attracting criticism from business groups and environmentalists alike. “While the federal government is taking our environmental progress backwards and selling out our communities to polluters and oil companies, in New York we are moving…
Andrew Kerr on January 14, 2019 Triple amputee Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage is refusing to answer basic questions about his new nonprofit organization that will use the funds raised by his viral $20 million GoFundMe to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Kolfage announced WeBuildTheWall Inc. on Friday, but documents submitted to Florida reveal the nonprofit…
Hanna Bogorowski Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is reportedly looking to recruit the media production company used by New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as speculation regarding Sanders’ second run for the presidency heats up. Sanders is in talks with Means of Production, the filmmaking cooperative of media professionals that launched Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign into the limelight, Politico reported, according…
By Kitty Testa Politico recently ran a story lauding the fact that women are now captains of the war industry. How women took over the military industrial complex details how the five biggest defense contractors, as well as top arms negotiators in the U.S. government, are all women. With Gina Haspel heading up the CIA,…
On Sunday, a federal judge blocked rules from the Trump administration that allowed most businesses to opt out of paying for contraceptives for their employees on the grounds of a moral or religious objection. Judge Haywood Gilliam granted the request for a preliminary injunction by California, Washington D.C, and 12 other states, but limited the…
Molly Prince The OMB has been operating under the orders to cause as little disruption as possible during the partial government shutdown. The response differs greatly from that of the previous administration. Critics charge acting Director Russ Vought’s push to keep services functioning might land the administration in legal trouble. Services typically suspended during government…
Dr. Shahid Shafi will remain in his position as vice-chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party despite a push from a small faction of precinct chairs to remove him from the position because he is a Muslim. Shafi, a trauma surgeon and Southlake City Council member, said at the conclusion of the vote that the…
President Trump said on Thursday that he would “almost definitely” declare a state of national emergency to build his border wall and fulfill a central promise of his campaign. Declaring a state of emergency would bypass the congressional process to construct a wall on the United States’ southern border. “If we don’t make a deal,…
By Keith Hanson Republican National Committee delegate Jevon Williams proposed that Republicans draft a rule to restrict any primary challenge to a sitting president as a means of preventing infighting, on the first of this year. Though it is an early entry, Williams’s proposal to protect President Trump is the first round leader in the…