BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited the southern border Thursday in a dramatic split-screen moment as the 2024 presidential campaign ramps up over an issue that has confounded administrations of both parties for decades: immigration. Biden’s briefing from border officials here began just moments after Trump began his […]
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Holding photos of their deceased children, parents lobby Congress to pass online safety legislation
WASHINGTON — Clad in black clothing and clutching posters of their deceased children, dozens of parents went to Capitol Hill this week for Wednesday’s explosive Senate hearing with the CEOs of the major tech companies in the hot seat. On Thursday, after the chief executives of X, Meta, Snap, Discord and TikTok were gone, they […]
El Paso Museum of Art unveils new mural within Grand Lobby
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The community is invited to the unveiling of a new mural at the Patricia and Jonathan Rogers Grand Lobby inside the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) created by local artist Marianna Olague, announced the City of El Paso in a news release sent Wednesday, Jan. 30. The unveiling will […]
France also starts to lobby for restrictions on agricultural imports from Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron has begun to advocate certain safety measures against Ukrainian imports for those products that are particularly important to the interests of French farmers. Source: Politico, reported by European Pravda Details: The ongoing violent protests by French farmers are pushing the “major players” in Macron’s team to blame Brussels for some of […]
China Vows to Improve Business Conditions, Japan Top Lobby Says
(Bloomberg) — China pledged to improve the operating environment for foreign firms, the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby said after a meeting with Premier Li Qiang, a sign of Beijing’s latest effort to lift sentiment. Most Read from Bloomberg “It was a meaningful meeting,” Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan business federation known as […]
New agency director faces ethics complaint after urging employees to lobby legislators
Jan. 22—The executive director of a new and little-known state agency is facing an ethics complaint after using her government email to encourage employees to lobby legislators on the office’s behalf but without specifically instructing them to disclose their roles. Beth Gillia, head of the New Mexico Office of Family Representation and Advocacy, sent an […]
US gun lobby chief ‘to resign’ days before trial
The longtime head of the US National Rifle Association has said he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he diverted millions of dollars from the powerful gun rights organisation to pay for personal travel and other lavish perks. Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and chief executive officer, […]