President-elect Donald Trump has reaffirmed his opposition to the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japanese company Nippon Steel. Trump pledged to block the deal, continuing the stance taken by the Biden administration earlier this year. He proposed stronger tariffs and tax incentives to reinvigorate the iconic steel company and prevent it from relocating its operations out of Pittsburgh.
The corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues to unfold with significant testimonies and evidence presented by federal prosecutors. Madigan, along with co-defendant Michael McClain, faces 23 counts of bribery, racketeering, and official misconduct tied to an alleged scheme referred to as the "Madigan Enterprise."
The House Rules Committee is set to meet on December 3 to deliberate over H.R. 5349, also known as the 'Crucial Communism Teaching Act.' This bill is designed to educate middle and high school students on the dangers of communism and totalitarianism.
The California Assembly has adopted a new rule reducing the number of bills each legislator can introduce from 50 to 35, a move aimed at streamlining the legislative process.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the California State Capitol to protest President-elect Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation plans. Carrying banners with messages such as "Not one cent for mass deportation" and "MAGA out of California," protesters urged state legislators to oppose federal immigration enforcement efforts.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a willingness to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the state. Her remarks follow revelations that approximately 58,000 illegal immigrants charged or convicted of crimes reside in New York City, a self-declared "sanctuary city" in a "sanctuary state."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut funding to Texas Children’s Hospital after a Houston doctor, Dr. Tony Pastor, posted a TikTok video advising patients to disregard a new state law requiring hospitals to inquire about patients' citizenship during intake. The executive order, effective November 1, mandates that hospitals accepting Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) payments collect this information.
When Henry the Eighth died in 1547, his nine-year-old son by Jane Seymour, Edward the Sixth, reigned for six years.
He advanced Protestantism in England,...
