A little more than a week after the South Carolina state House passed a near-total abortion ban, the bill was killed Thursday during a special session of the state Senate, where it was opposed by moderate Republicans and Democrats.
Sen. Ron Johnson won’t support the same-sex marriage bill that would enhance protections for LGBT and interracial couples, citing issues with religious liberty.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency regarding thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona. Bowser said the city will establish an Office of Migrant Services to help those arriving in the city.
The Biden administration has issued the lowest amount of federal leases to drill for oil and gas than any other administration since the end of World War Two, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal, on Sept. 4.
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), cut his losses in software company Nvidia before the United States placed new restrictions on computer chip sales to China and Russia.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to loan $1.4 billion to preserve the state's last nuclear energy plant on Friday despite objections by environmentalists.