Eleven Republican states are suing financial entities BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street for "illegally conspiring to manipulate energy markets," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.
A federal judge in Kentucky has blocked expanded protections for foreign farmworkers under the H-2A visa program, ruling that the Biden administration exceeded its authority. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves issued the injunction on Monday, siding with Republican attorneys general from Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Alabama, as well as local farmers who argued that the administration’s rules unlawfully granted new collective bargaining rights to these temporary workers.
Republicans have regained control of the U.S. Senate after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio, and Montana, securing at least 52 out of 100 seats with some races still pending results.
Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat-turned-independent in West Virginia, declared that he would not be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.