Sentences with phrase «federal attempts at»

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Trump's second attempt at a travel ban is already suffering a similar fate to his first, with a federal judge in Hawaii blocking its nationwide implementation.

That debate takes place internally at the central bank, where contrasting views are regularly articulated by members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as our Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers attempt to steer monetary policy with regard to interest rates.

Collectively, the Justice Department officials said, these three laws improperly attempt to regulate federal immigration at the state level.

The burning of the blue slip is the latest product of what amounts to Trump's attempt at quickly reshaping the federal bench and build a legacy early in his administration.

One recent catalyst for change at airport checkpoints was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, whom U.S. federal prosecutors accuse of attempting to detonate explosives stashed in his undergarments as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 descended toward Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Dec. 25, 2009.

Called by some a sellout to corporate interests and a surrender to Washington, Bill C - 32 — the federal government's third attempt at bringing the Copyright Act into the Internet age — has its share of opponents.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

This includes regular press conferences following Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings by the Fed chair; the publishing of growth and inflation forecasts of FOMC participants; and a concerted attempt to lay out the guideposts that the FOMC will look at to assess progress toward our mandate.

Premiums under the Affordable Care Act will increase from 12 percent to 32 percent next year unless the federal government steps in, according to a study that examines the fallout from President Donald Trump's attempts to chip away at the program.

Premiums under Obamacare will increase from 12 percent to 32 percent next year unless the federal government steps in, according to a study that examines the fallout from President Trump's attempts to chip away at the program.

Former federal prosecutor Jonathan Biran, who is now in private practice at Rifkin Weiner Livingston, said it is possible that investigators already know what Giuliani revealed publicly Wednesday and that his TV appearances were merely an attempt at «trying to get out in front of it.»

As we describe in our 2014 report for the National Marriage Project, «Facilitating Forever,» community organizations receiving federal funding approved by both Democrat and Republican administrations have attempted to foster stable marriages and families in at - risk populations for over a decade.

Jax Arnold at In Competition has had fun with the ACCC's latest proceedings against Australian Egg Corporation Limited, discussing the «egg - citing» news out of the Federal Court relating to the ACCC's allegations of an «Eggsplosive» cartel attempt.

He spent so much of the book saying the problem begins at home, then attempts to solve it by expanding Federal government.

While there have been some federal initiatives to discourage some subsidies, and some attempts at regional truces to reduce interstate arms races, there has been no comprehensive federal restriction on such incentives.

A bevy of unfavorable federal court rulings blocked the implementation of Trump's initial attempt at temporarily barring arrivals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Syria and Somalia via executive order in January, prompting the administration to announce it would issue a new fiat instead of defending the original.

Also at 9:30 a.m., advocates from the Taxis for All Campaign hold a rally to coincide with a federal court hearing concerning the city's proposed «Taxi for Tomorrow,» and demonstrators in wheelchairs will attempt to hail taxis following the hearing; courtroom 11A and Worth Street entrance of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl St., Manhattan.

The governor frowned at the publicized arrest of President Buhari's associate and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jafaru Isa, and his reported refund of N100 million to the EFCC describing it as the first trick used by the Federal Government in its attempt to deceive Nigerians into believing that the fight against corruption was not selective.

«Queens Schools are to be Off - Limits to Federal Immigration Agents» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about federal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -LFederal Immigration Agents» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about federal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -Lfederal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -LSB-...]

Cuomo in the coming week is expected to unveil at least a partial plan in an attempt to do an end - run around the new federal tax law that restricts what people can deduct in state and local taxes, such as property taxes.

A March 8, 2016, story reported that attempts to investigate Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh «were thwarted at every turn by Spota and others,» according to a filing by federal prosecutors a week before jury selection in Walsh's criminal trial was set to begin.

The complaint says Skelos and his son attempted to cover up their actions as it became clear that the federal authorities were onto corruption at the Capitol, doctoring documents to hide the true nature of the $ 20,000 payment from the developer to Adam Skelos.

Congressman Chris Collins's attempt to thwart New York's tough gun control measures drew fire from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, who called it a «blatant political ploy» that would «put millions at risk» On Monday, Collins unveiled a federal plan to ensure that states can not restrict the size...

The complaint says Sen. Skelos and his son attempted to cover up their actions, as it became clear that the federal authorities were onto corruption at the Capitol.

Unfortunately, this odd betrayal of leadership at a time when our constituents needed her most seems to be part of a pattern that comes shortly after similarly short - sighted attempts to gut federal funding for New York's homeland security even while approaching the 10 - year anniversary of 9/11.

Several attempts at state - initiated federal recalls have failed, as is general knowledge on wiki sites.

«Attempts to repeal this measure would harm hard working New Yorkers at a time when they are already getting pounded by detrimental federal tax changes,» Stewart - Cousins said.

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WBEN)-- Republican Congressman Chris Collins introduced a new bill on Monday called the «Second Amendment Guarantee Act», which is an attempt at the federal level to repeal the NY SAFE Act.

A report from a federal monitor found rising violence at the jail complex despite attempts to improve conditions.

Scott Segal, an energy lobbyist at Bracewell & Giuliani, said that he expects Republicans to challenge the rule through tailored legislation and also attempt to nullify it through the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overrule federal regulations.

The bill would also create what he calls the Cures Acceleration Network, an independent federal agency, funded at $ 2 billion a year, that would attempt to bridge the so - called valley of death between discovering a potential drug and testing it in patients.

People who show characteristics of autism are more at risk of attempting suicide, according to a Coventry University study whose results are being presented to a United States federal advisory committee tomorrow.

«RAIs are important because they are widely used in the United States in an attempt to reduce biased assessments of recidivism risk and are increasingly being mandated at the local, state and federal level,» says Sarah Desmarais, an associate professor of psychology at NC State and lead author of a paper on the research.

A drug called flibanserin, which was only approved by the US FDA (Federal Drug Administration) at the third attempt and is being marketed in the US in October 2015 under the name «Addyi,» produced similar results in clinical trials.

An attempt to delay the opening of the inquiry, at Salzgitter, was overridden by the federal environment minister, Klaus Topfer.

The performance last night also intersects with an eruption in Congress over the federal plan, which became official last Friday and is now open to legislative attempts at rolling it back.

Previous attempts at reform have been blocked by disagreement between CDU and SPD over whether to lift the ban just at the university level — the CDU preference — or whether to allow federal funding for preschools through universities, as the SPD wants.

Optical theorists» attempts to fully understand how glories work were unsuccessful until the 1980s, when physicist Moysés Nussenzveig at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil showed that the main cause is a process known as wave tunneling.

The state is the first to implement such a law, a bold move at a time when many federal and state politicians throughout the country are taking action to restrict women's access to contraception, such as defunding Planned Parenthood — a major provider a family planning health care services in the U.S. — and attempting to block a provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates health insurance companies cover the cost of contraceptives.

Attempts to turn him into a federal informant backfired and the result was a shootout at his home on Ruby Ridge that led to the death of Weaver's wife and son as well as a U.S. marshal and inflamed anti-government sentiment.

At the same time, litigants attempted to bring «equity cases» in federal courts designed to eliminate spending variations among school districts due to heavy reliance on the local property tax.

At the same time, the federal government lacks the capacity to design an accountability system that is appropriate to the needs of each state, and has a poor track record when attempting to dictate the required elements of efforts to improve under - performing schools.

At its most basic level, NCLB attempts to fulfill the promise of earlier efforts by putting in place specific implementation timelines for those states that wish to continue to receive federal aid.

We were naïve to think that we could thread the federalism needle — that because the standards had been developed by the governors and state superintendents, and because there was no federal mandate to adopt them, and because there was an escape valve (states could develop their own college - and career - ready standards), we would avoid the political problems that sunk previous attempts at «national standards.»

On that cold, wintry day in February 2001, at the Willard Hotel, some 200 people discussed federal attempts to fix America's schools.

Attempts at comprehensive education reform usually span federal, state, and local governing institutions, as well as myriad union contracts and funding sources.

Step 2 in the campaign: Negotiations were attempted repeatedly at the local, state, and federal levels.

Rest assured that, should policy proposals be brought forward at the federal level that would attempt to undermine the rights of students - be they proposals to end protections for students created under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, eliminate protections for LGBT youth, or the creation of a registry targeted at the families of Muslim students, to name but three possible proposals aligning with statements made during the presidential campaign - CCSA and our hundreds of member schools across the state stand ready to partner with legislators in California to prevent any such threatening proposals from being enacted or enforced.

The House also would attempt to eliminate the waiting list for pre-kindergarten programs for at - risk 4 - year - olds by mid-2019, in keeping with Cooper's budget, although the House would use federal funds to do it, not state funds as Cooper has proposed.

The House of Representative's first attempt at reauthorizing the Act includes language that would better define competency - based education, eliminate the federal (not -LSB-...]