Buttigieg pushes Norfolk Southern to support higher rail safety standards
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on Sunday urging the company to support higher rail safety standards amid growing concerns about the environmental consequences of its train derailment in northeastern Ohio. “I am writing to emphasize the urgent need for Norfolk Southern to demonstrate unequivocal support for the people of East Palestine and the surrounding areas, and to be a part of needed safety improvements across the industry,” Buttigieg wrote. Buttigieg said he would soon lay out several steps to "immediately impr
Read MoreBattle lines form in Democrats' race for Feinstein seat
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Read MorePritzker embraces role as DeSantis foil on Illinois schools
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is setting himself up as the liberal answer to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), advancing progressive policies across a range of culture war issues, including abortion, gun rights and, in particular, education. In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Pritzker proposed massive increases to Illinois’s education budget while indirectly criticizing DeSantis and his highly publicized moves on Florida schools. “There is a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation, led by demagogues who are pushing censorship, with a particular att
Read MoreAlleged Russian war crimes, US aid to Ukraine in spotlight nearly one year after invasion
Russia’s war on Ukraine dominated the Sunday morning political talk shows, with U.S. lawmakers and officials discussing alleged Russian war crimes, continued U.S. support for Kyiv and new concerns about potential lethal Chinese aid to Moscow almost one year since the invasion was launched. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday that it’s “starkly clear” Russia has committed
Read MoreSection 230, student debt top divisive Supreme Court agenda
The Supreme Court begins a two-week argument session on Tuesday that includes divisive clashes over student debt forgiveness and a controversial liability shield known as Section 230 that Big Tech argues is fundamental to social media. The justices will begin the busy period by weighing the scope of Section 230 before hearing from the Biden administration the following week. Lawyers for the administration will be seeking to fend off challenges to block its plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for qualifying borrowers. Rulings in the cases are expected by the sum
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