The Daily Populous

The bill was unanimously passed by the House on Thursday and referred to the Senate.

"Children from our community initially brought this issue to my attention when their local health department demanded that they pay repeated fees to run their lemonade stand," Cavitt said.

Cavitt explained that oversight of lemonade stands varies by local jurisdiction, and some health departments require permits and/or licensing fees for those small operations. »

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing heat from a key House Republican as he continues reshaping the Pentagon to fit Donald Trump’s agenda.

The criticism comes as the administration tries to wrap up a war with Iran that the president’s critics are calling a tactical defeat.

George previously served as an aide to Joe Biden’s defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, and had reportedly clashed with Hegseth for months. »

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for political opponents using him as the new face of the Democratic Party: “Let them.”.

After all three of Mamdani’s endorsements bore fruit, a national spotlight shone on the mayor as a growing influence in the Democratic Party.

Asked on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday how he felt about Republicans making him the “poster child” for the Democratic Party, Mamdani said, “Let them. »

The Taliban have ordered a sweeping ban on the use of smartphones by government officials – in what some analysts say could foreshadow broader, population-level restrictions.

In one video published online, a Taliban official appears to be shown reading the banning order from his phone while the other person is shown breaking phones.

Video appears to show Taliban officials smashing up smartphones after ban announced. »