The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has advanced a Republican-sponsored bill that includes measures repealing key aspects of the Biden administration’s plans to make college more affordable. The College Cost Reduction Act, introduced by the panel’s chairwoman, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, passed on a party-line 22-19 vote.
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Maryland’s Cardin vows to halt military aid to Egypt over human rights abuses
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, announced plans to block future U.S. military aid and arms sales to Egypt unless that country shows “concrete, meaningful, and sustainable steps” to improve its human rights record.
In Washington, Zelenskyy makes pleas to Congress and the White House for more aid
President Joe Biden last month requested $40 billion from Congress in emergency spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine.
Biden to veto bill blocking use of ESG in retirement plan investments
The bill would roll back a Labor Department rule that reversed a Trump-era policy that discouraged investors from citing environmental and social factors in retirement investments.
War in Ukraine, energy concerns prompt new US focus on Central Asia
The Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are the middle ground between China to the east, Russia to the north and Caspian sea to the west.
Protesters rally at Supreme Court as justices ponder ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
The Court will decide whether the Biden administration has the authority to reverse former President Donald Trump’s 2019 decision preventing asylum seekers at the Southern border from entering the U.S. The policy has been criticized by immigrant advocacy groups.
Already OK on passports, “X” gender option is expanding to other documents
Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign, told Capital News Service that the “X” gender marker on passports is “a measure that’s overdue.” The federal government is now working to expand use of the marker on other identity documents.
Frontier-Spirit merger, Southwest to be main competitors at BWI
The recently announced merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines will create the second-largest airline carrier at Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport, but some critics say the proposed combination carrier would affect fares and service adversely.
Ahead of Veterans Day, Biden administration focuses on veteran suicides
Veterans make up about 7.9% of the U.S. population, but account for about 13.5% percent of suicides in the country, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Van Hollen, Sasse revive bill to protect U.S. intellectual property from foreign theft
Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, have introduced a bill that would impose harsh penalties on companies and individuals found guilty of stealing American intellectual property. Their bipartisan Protecting American Intellectual Property Act requires sanctions for people…