US President Joe Biden marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a speech linking the civil rights leader’s efforts to unite Americans to his own party’s voting rights legislation, all but dismissing those against it as racists. Biden called Americans to “commit to [King’s] unfinished work” on Monday, describing that …
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Endorsed by such polar opposites as progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and pro-Trump Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), breaking up the Silicon Valley tech titans is becoming a bipartisan concern. Six bills passed the House Judiciary Committee last month with bipartisan support and, if made law, they would restrict acquisitions by …
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“Today, I am proud to sign the Fair Chance in Housing Act into law and work to level what has been for too long an uneven playing field when it comes to access to housing,” the Democratic governor said in a statement on Friday, calling the bill “nation-leading legislation.” The …
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“Today, I am proud to sign the Fair Chance in Housing Act into law and work to level what has been for too long an uneven playing field when it comes to access to housing,” the Democratic governor said in a statement on Friday, calling the bill “nation-leading legislation.” The …
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The US-based tech giant, which currently requires apps to be downloaded to devices through its proprietary App Store, would be forced to allow “sideloading” – permitting users to download apps themselves without going through the Apple-controlled central marketplace – under the proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) awaiting passage in the …
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The House of Commons passed a controversial policing bill last week which, in addition to providing stiffer penalties for serious crime, sets out prison sentences of up to 10 years for anyone causing “serious annoyance or inconvenience” in public – a provision that activists say will be used to clamp …
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This week debate commenced in the UK House of Lords over a bill dealing with paid maternity leave for members of parliament – an insignificant piece of legislation that would normally have attracted little or no attention. The bill, however, includes provisions that compel the use of woke transgender terminology, …
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In practice, it means that Putin can’t be taken to court for criminal or administrative offences after leaving the Kremlin. The same rules will apply to Dmitry Medvedev, who held the position from 2008-2012, and all future office holders. The new set-up was included in constitutional amendments, approved by a …
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“These were really extraordinary comments, and certainly set off alarm bells in Dublin. I think they have backfired,” Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, said on Wednesday while speaking to RTE. On Tuesday, the UK’s Northern Ireland minister, Brandon Lewis, admitted that Britain could break international law in a “limited …
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In Russia there are about 5,500 Federal laws. Each session of the state Duma takes about 300. “Mad printer” thoughts has filled the country with laws that, in addition to their stupidity and ignorance, because of its quantity simply can’t be implemented. As a result of economic activity is transformed …
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