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SOM Attorney General Nessel Joins Series of Multistate EffortsContact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General May 7, 2021 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to join attorneys general from around the nation in a number of multistate actions, including the following:  Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021  On May 6, Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Black Materna...

Trump Follows Through on Post-#DiaperDon Threat to Veto Defense Spending Bill Jerry Lambe President Donald Trump on Wednesday made good on his threat to veto the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), returning the bill to Congress sans signature because it didn’t contain a number of provisions long sought by the president dealing with legal protections for internet companies and military bases named after confederate leaders. “My Administration recognizes ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks during a Tuesday news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP) WASHINGTON (CN) — Setting the stage for a final veto showdown to close out President Donald Trump’s single term, the Republican-led Senate voted 84-13 Friday in favor of a $740 billion defense-spending bill. Trump is expected to veto the bill over various faults he finds in it, chief among them a provision forming a federally backed commissio...