Ohio Abortion Ban

According to the Huffington Post Ohio's state House of Representatives passed a legislation on Tuesday night that will ban physicians to execute an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is heard. In terms of a pregnancy this would be in 6 weeks where some parents wouldn't know that they were pregnant. The Ohio's state house is led by republicans and they feel that now is the time to pass the legislation due to rumors of Donald Trump potentially electing supreme court officials that will approve to ban abortions. Lawmaker in Ohio have been trying to pass the "heartbeat bill" since 2011. The bill now rests on the desk of Governor Kasich who has shown no indication of whether he will sign it or not.

Will Air Force One be Upgraded?

According to New York Times President-elect Donald Trump post a tweet saying that he wants to cancel the order of a new Air Force One. Trump claims that the plane would cost too much and he could still continue to use is own 757. The Secret Service and the Department of Defense claims that Trump's decision is a bad not because of the convenience will be lost but because an array of top-secret communications gear will be lost as well. Trump has bought some of Boeing's stock and on his campaign said that he wants them to make money but not that much. The new Air Force One would be the new Boeing 747-8 which will have new technological advances and a longer range. The new plane would cost over $4 billion and it the decision that Trump makes won't affect him. The new plane is scheduled to be delivered in 2023 but Boeing is known to have a back up in schedules. If Trump were to be elected a second term at most he would only enjoy the plane for a year at most.

New Resolution for Opiod Crisis?

According to Huffington Post a new bill that was to reform the opiod treatment industry was questionable one congress left for its summer recess. The bill passed through the House in May and breezed through the Senate with a win  of 94-1 in June. The bill is now sitting on the president's desk in the White House demanding that it receives over one billion dollars while senate democrats want $600M. After long debate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) agreed to convene a meeting with Republican leaders to discuss the bill. Senator Portman (R-Ohio) laid out the predicament for the Comprehension Addiction and Recovery act claiming that it would like be fatal slipping through the cracks before recess. Alexander (R-TN) proposed an idea that would use a massive bill that he has been working on to fund medical research including Vice President Joe Biden's idea to cure cancer. Alexander wanted to add another one billion dollars for opioids. Alexander put it together but as predicted it fell through the cracks and never got passed before recess. It came back to life in a late attempt breezing through both the House and the Senate last week. The decision is now up to the White House to see whether or not the first half will get out before President-Elect Donald Trump takes office.

Temporary Victory for the Dakota Access Pipeline

According to CNN the Unites States Army has announced to thousands of protestors that it will not allow developers to build part of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Oahe. Among these protestors are the longstanding Rock Sioux Tribe members. Their camp lies half a mile from the proposed site and claims that it the line were to burst their water supply would be contaminated, but it would also cut through sacred land and disturb burial sites. The companies that were to build part of the pipeline claims that the Army made its decision until President Obama is out of office. The companies have received permission from the corps to build in July but would need easement from the Army under the Mineral Leasing Act.

Iran 10 Year Nuclear Extension

According to FoxNews and the Associated Press the Senate unanimously approved legislation to extend the U.S. ability to place economic sanctions on companies that do business with Iran. The bill passed through the House with a 419-1 vote and through the Senate with a vote of 99-0. This means that the new bill is now waiting on the President's signature. A senior staff member of the Obama Administration says that the President will not sign the bill if it compromises any part of the Iran nuclear agreement. It is believed that the bill will be signed and because the administration does not seeing it compromising any part of the deal but it is considered largely unnecessary.