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11 minutes agoRaskin Proposes New Health Panel for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment
New legislation aims to simplify the process of removing a president due to health issues under the 25th Amendment.
"At its core this is about recognizing the once-in-a-generation moment for the largest sporting event in the world and to make sure Rhode Island is ready to meet it," Giraldo told members of the House Municipal Government Committee.
The MLB's financial and operational partnership with Polymarket and FanDuel provides the league's official blessing to gambling's ugly takeover of sports and bolsters its marketing, wagering, and legitimacy.
"Until recently, there was no specific legislation addressing the forgery of artworks and collectibles. Instead, these cases fell under the 'smoother' general provisions of the criminal code concerning fraud and forgery, which required proof of a financial transaction in order for an offence to be established."
Australia became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16 in December 2025. The ban blocks children from using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, and Kick, while WhatsApp and YouTube Kids are excluded.
"We're watching action, reaction, and counterreaction almost daily, and the policy environment is moving incredibly fast," noted Glenn Every, emphasizing the urgency of staying informed.
"What they're talking about doing is banning certain kinds of shapes," says Kyle Wiens of iFixit, an outspoken opponent of the proposals. "We are starting to really dangerously undermine a lot of assumptions that go into how we make and use technology."
Rep. Chip Roy stated, 'We aren't getting the job done. Part of that is because we are bound by this big, broken, fake filibuster of 60 votes. But part of it is you gotta have the willpower to do it.'
The state of New Jersey is incurring significant costs for public safety and security for hosting the World Cup games in the Meadowlands. If the state can recoup those costs by assessing fees on the entities sponsoring and producing the games, and on the people attending the games, then that should be something the administration pursues.
The coalition urged State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to shoot down the TWU Local 100-backed effort to prevent the MTA from expanding one-person train operation to more subway lines.
The new law allows accused rapists 18 years old and younger to receive a reduced third-degree felony charge of unlawful sexual activity if they're enrolled in high school, avoiding jail time and sex offender registration.