The Defense Department can’t account for billions of dollars used in reconstruction efforts in Iraq. That’s according to an audit out today by the Inspector General for Iraq reconstruction. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston has more.
A bill that would give Native American tribes more control over law enforcement on tribal land is poised to become law. The Tribal Law and Order Act passed in the House yesterday, and has already cleared the Senate. The bill’s supporters say it will help reduce and prosecute violent crime – and eventually decrease sexual assault against women. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston Reports.
At a hearing in Washington today, Senators grilled federal scientists on the use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf oil spill. EPA and NOAA officials say they still don’t know the long-term effects of these chemicals, or whether they are contaminating sea food. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston reports.
At a superior court in Washington DC today, environmentalist Ted Glick got a sixty day suspended sentence. Glick was arrested last September for hanging protest banners in a Senate office building, advocating for action on climate change. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston reports.
Some of the first pieces of the new health care reform law went into effect today — among them, new high-risk pools, offering insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. But as states and consumers begin to sort out the details of how, and if, they can access affordable coverage, a legal challenge to the “Affordable Healthcare Act” began in Virginia. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston has more.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today challenging the constitutionality of the FBI’s no-fly list. From Washington, FSRN’s Jacob Fenston reports.
The US Labor Department has expanded the Family and Medical Leave Act to include same-sex parents – a move gay rights advocates are applauding. FSRN’s Jacob Fenston reports from Washington, DC.