HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the […] The post Trump administration rescinds Obama-era housing mandate blamed for driving up building costs appeared first on American Almanac .
HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the old enforcement framework with strict filing deadlines that mirror what Congress actually wrote into the Fair Housing Act more than three decades ago. Under the new guidance, individuals and advocacy groups now face a one-year window to file administrative complaints with HUD, starting from the date a building receives its certificate of occupancy. Private federal…Open
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller filed a sworn statement denying he used Meta smart glasses to secretly record his ex-wife's attorneys during a July custody hearing, the latest flashpoint in a legal battle marked by abuse accusations, admitted false statements, and a pattern of covert recordings. Emily Moreno's legal team demanded Miller hand over the […] The post Rep. Max Miller denies recording ex-wife's lawyers with Meta smart glasses during custody hearing appeared first on American Almanac .
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller filed a sworn statement denying he used Meta smart glasses to secretly record his ex-wife's attorneys during a July custody hearing, the latest flashpoint in a legal battle marked by abuse accusations, admitted false statements, and a pattern of covert recordings. Emily Moreno's legal team demanded Miller hand over the glasses for inspection after spotting him wearing them before a July 28 court hearing in the couple's child custody dispute. In a filing last week, her attorneys pointed out that Miller had never worn any sort of eyewear to a hearing before, and that Meta's smart glasses can record audio and video. Miller's lawyers fired back late last week with a sworn statement from the congressman…Open
U.S. officials are defending their work with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt in the unprecedented White House move to effectively gain control over huge oilfields in the country. Why it matters: Betancourt is the colorful and controversial figure who heads North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the oil company partnering with the administration in the agreement that gives the U.S. preferential access to output from 17 major fields. - The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital is taking a 35% equity stake in the company. - The U.S. also has the rights to buy 20% of the oil at cost after the company pays its taxes to Venezuela. Driving the news: At a briefing with reporters Tuesday, a U.S. official talked up Betancourt…
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Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the birth tourism business “Have My Baby in Miami,” repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Amendment during […] Source
Asked by CNN's Manu Raju about the prolonged warfare in Iran, Speaker Mike Johnson said he has "nothing to do with the prosecution of the war across the globe."
