Apr 22 Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Continue reading
Apr 22 Supreme Court will hear 'ghost gun' regulation case By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. Continue reading
Apr 22 How opening statements in Trump's hush money criminal trial will make history By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Prosecutors accuse Donald Trump of a hush money scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. Continue reading
Apr 21 A breakdown of what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the House By Associated Press A look at what's in the $95 billion package passed by the House on Saturday that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears whether homeless camps can be removed without alternative shelter By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday will review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren’t enough beds in homeless shelters. Continue reading
Apr 20 Possible U.S. TikTok ban clears House vote, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon By Mary Clare Jalonick, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package, a priority for President Joe Biden with broad congressional support for Ukraine and Israel, fast-tracked the ban after an earlier version had stalled in… Continue reading
Apr 20 California Gov. Newsom offers compromise to protect some indoor workers from heat By Samantha Young, KFF Health News After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of indoor workers from extreme heat, Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have… Continue reading
Apr 20 House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel, breaking long congressional stalemate By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House is pushing swiftly through a series of votes in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Republicans joining together after a grueling monthslong fight over renewed American… Continue reading
Apr 20 Senate passes renewal of key U.S. surveillance program just after midnight deadline By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law. Continue reading
Apr 19 Iran-allied militia coalition claims its base in Iraq was hit by an airstrike By Associated Press An airstrike early Saturday hit a base used by the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias in Iraq, the group said in a statement. Continue reading