Pause Before You Give Congress Credit for Trying to Stop Slave Labor in China

American corporate and political leaders are more eager than ever to burnish their do-gooder credentials. Companies are taking stands on social issues more than ever before. Politicians also want to make sure the voters know they are socially just. It’s no surprise, therefore, that each house of Congress has passed a bill to stop the importation of goods made with Chinese slave labor. What’s more interesting is just how much top American companies and our political leaders have done to slow down the process and weaken the protections. It’s a…

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Heritage Foundation Sues Biden Administration to Stop Vaccine Mandate

The Heritage Foundation is suing the Biden administration to stop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, calling the requirement a “gross abuse of power.” “The mandate clearly encroaches on the police power of states expressly reserved by the 10th Amendment [to the Constitution],” argues the complaint filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The lawsuit adds: “It also exceeds the federal government’s authority under the Commerce Clause.” Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James and the think tank’s incoming president, Kevin Roberts, who takes office…

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The Desperate Scramble to Stop an Insider Election Threat

The people who fear the most for the future of American democracy weren’t watching the election returns in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month for clues about next year’s midterms. These voting-rights advocates didn’t pay much attention to who won mayoral or school-board races. Instead, they’ve spent the past two weeks trying to discern how many Donald Trump loyalists captured control of elections in a pivotal 2024 swing state: Pennsylvania. Voters across the Keystone State decided who will run their polling places in the next two elections, but you…

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Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot – CNN

Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot  CNN US Capitol Police officers sue Trump over January 6 riot  Al Jazeera English US Capitol Police officers sue Donald Trump over January 6 attack  WION The Jan. 6 select committee just revealed its next targets  Salon Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection  PBS NewsHour View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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