Effective January 24th, the U.S. Department of State is amending its non-immigrant visa regulations to prevent “birth tourism.” Specifically, this covers “travel for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to the child in the United States.” “Under this amended regulation, consular officers…
Texas to Receive Federal Funding for Women’s Health Services Despite Prohibiting Abortion Spending
January 22, 2020
Texas has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive “approximately $350 million in federal funding for women’s health services” through Medicaid. Texas’s funding will support women ages 18 through 44 who do “not currently receive benefits through a Medicaid program that provides full benefits”,…
CDC Reports First Case of Chinese Coronavirus Detected in United States
January 21, 2020
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States in the state of Washington.” The Coronavirus emerged in December, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and “has resulted in close to 300 confirmed human infections in China with…
Senate Unveils Rules for Trump Impeachment Trial
January 21, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has unveiled the rules for the trial “concerning the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.” Set forth the in the proposed rules, the “President and the House of Representatives shall have until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020,…