Day: August 29, 2023

Tennessee special session on public safety ends amid chaos and political strife

11:05 pm August 29, 2023

Tennessee lawmakers Tuesday abruptly ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly elementary school shooting, but quickly unraveled into chaos over the past week as the GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures and instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. In […]

First Gulf of Mexico wind energy lease auction nets modest $5.6 million bid

11:03 pm August 29, 2023

In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind energy generation. It was a modest start for wind energy in the Gulf, which lags the Northeast in offshore wind power development. Only one of three available tracts received […]

GOP lawmakers slam Biden commerce secretary, see ‘appeasement strategy’ in China trip

10:15 pm August 29, 2023

Republican lawmakers are criticizing Commerce Secretary Gina Raimando’s trip to China this week, calling it a “continued concession” to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that poses a growing threat to the United States. “When I look at the failed diplomatic engagement we’ve seen with China, everything we’re seeing come out of her trip is an […]

DHS calls for improvements to NYC’s migrant crisis operations as Adams pushes back

10:08 pm August 29, 2023

The Biden administration says it has made a number of recommendations this week as to how New York City can improve its handling of the influx of migrants it has seen into the “sanctuary” city, but local officials have called for an emergency declaration and work authorizations from the federal government. The Department of Homeland […]

NYC to allow permitless broadcasts of Muslim call to prayer, Adams says

10:06 pm August 29, 2023

The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity. Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on […]