Politics

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and ESG investing suffered one other setback this week when the Republican-controlled legislature voted to override his veto of laws prohibiting the climate-focused monetary technique from getting used with state pension funds. ...

House Republican chairmen stated Thursday that they need to interview the high-ranking Justice Department, FBI and IRS officers who've been accused of derailing a correct probe into Hunter Biden’s unlawful actions. ...

The authorities might be in court docket at present because it fights an order from the COVID inquiry to handover unredacted messages from Boris Johnson.The probe was arrange by the previous prime minister to look into the dealing with of the pandemic, and hearings have already begun. But its chair, Baroness Hallet, grew to become annoyed with the Cabinet Office final month after it held again a few of Mr Johnson's WhatsApps, diary entries and notebooks over fears they'd compromise ministers' proper to privateness.Politics reside: 'Hugely necessary day for NHS', minister saysShe issued a authorized order to the division to ship all of the paperwork over with out amendments, saying it was for her to resolve what was related to the inquiry, however officers continued to refuse ...

The Supreme Court is providing “Pride” rainbow cookies in its cafeteria, in line with {a photograph} of the bakery case shared on Twitter on Thursday. ...

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska lawmaker is suing a conservative political motion committee for defamation, saying the group focused her with on-line assaults that led to violent threats towards her and her transgender baby. ...

One of the Biden household’s closest enterprise associates informed the FBI that President Biden met with Chinese vitality firm officers on behalf of his son Hunter on a number of events. ...

President Biden complained that the Supreme Court is now not in tune with American values after the justices on Thursday struck down affirmative motion at U.S. schools and overturning abortion rights final yr. ...

NEWS AND OPINION: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is clearly spelling out his coverage intentions ought to he reach his quest to turn into president. He is especially clear in relation to the specter of fentanyl, which is arriving within the U.S. via the southern border with Mexico. ...

The majority of Americans say in a brand new ballot they assist extra renewable power and tackling local weather change, however they don't again an array of particular proposals designed to curb carbon emissions, together with some by the Biden administration. ...

Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday provided an impressive view of America ready to be unshackled from the evils of racial discrimination that started with slavery, endured by means of segregation and most just lately manifested in affirmative motion. ...