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US approves $360M sale of drones, missiles to Taiwan

President Biden’s administration approved the sale of $360 million worth of drones, missiles and other military equipment to Taiwan on Tuesday. The sale comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. Beijing has long criticized Western support for Taiwan, though it has yet to publicly address this week’s sale. The sale includes 291 Altius-600M Read More

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs income, property tax cuts into law

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday signed legislation cutting the state’s property and income taxes after lawmakers wrapped up a special session where they also approved legislation to keep the state’s hunting and fishing programs running. Sanders signed the measure cutting the state’s top corporate and individual income tax rates, and another raising the Read More

Democrats eye take down of federal provision could affect abortion by mail

Senate Democrats are looking to strike a provision in a federal law that bars materials related to abortion from being transmitted through the mail, warning that it could be wielded by a Republican president and Congress to ban abortions nationally.  Sen. Tina Smith, (D-Minn.), is leading an effort to revise the 1873 Comstock Act, repealing Read More

RFK Jr. fails to meet requirements for first presidential debate, CNN says

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not qualified for the first debate of the election cycle, CNN said Thursday. In order to qualify for the CNN-hosted debate, candidates are required to receive at least 15% support in four separate national polls. Candidates must also be on the ballot in enough states to make Read More