National Defense Authorization Act moves a lot of chess pieces

The National Defense Authorization Act, which Congress finished just days ago, moves the marker on several matters peripherally connected to the armed forces. Covington and Burling attorneys Alex Hastings and Michelle Pearce dropped by the Federal News Network studios in Chevy Chase, Maryland to talk with the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin Let’s start with the big picture here because there’s a lot of specific provisions throughout this bill. But what fundamentally is Congress and the national security establishment, which informs much of what happens in…

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5 Pieces of Merch You Can Buy This Month to Celebrate Pride!

One beautiful way to celebrate Pride is by proudly wearing, waving, or displaying in your yard merch that supports the cause. Yet, just one week before Pride Month was set to begin, Target caved to an orchestrated attack by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots and pulled items from their 2023 Pride merch collection—which featured items produced by small businesses owned by queer and trans creators, designers, and artists—off their shelves. It is completely unacceptable for Target to abandon our communities to appease right-wing extremists. Sign our petition calling on Target to bring back…

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Opinion Pieces Call On US Congress To Pass HER Act To Permanently Repeal Mexico City Policy – Kaiser Family Foundation

Opinion Pieces Call On US Congress To Pass HER Act To Permanently Repeal Mexico City PolicyKaiser Family FoundationWe must continue to elevate the issue and implore U.S. lawmakers to enact the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act in Congress, which would create a permanent legislative repeal of the global gag rule, prevent a future president from … us congress – Google News

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Factbox: Many pieces to tax reform puzzle for Trump, US Congress – Reuters

Factbox: Many pieces to tax reform puzzle for Trump, US CongressReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, fresh from their failed push to repeal Obamacare, are now tackling a project that has eluded Washington for 30 years – tax reform. Tax staffers are meeting in the House of …and more » us congress – Google News

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