The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday the government can't criminally prosecute a man for possessing a firearm simply because he regularly smoked marijuana ... read more
Officials altered their views on the economy, raising their outlook on inflation for 2026 to 3.6% on headline and 3.3% for core, which excludes food and energy. At the last update in March, committee members anticipated 2.7% rates for both measures. They also slightly lowered their projection for gross domestic product growth to 2.2%, down 0.2 percentage point from March, and cut the unemployment projection to 4.3%, down 0.1 percentage point.
AI capex now represents about 5% of US GDP, a level last seen during the late-1990s technology boom. read more
Voters in Washington state could approve an anti-transgender law, Initiative Measure No. IL26-638, which would require girl student-athletes statewide to confirm their "biological sex" with genital inspections just to play sports. Opponents of the initiative say it's invasive, could block poorer students from getting verified, and could meet pushback from medical professionals who refuse to comply.
The initiative would require students who want to participate in girls' sports to provide "a health examination and consent form or other statement signed by the student's personal health care provider that verifies the student's biological sex, relying only on one or more of the following: The student's reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or normal endogenously produced testosterone levels."
A Virginia circuit court has refused to block the implementation of Democrats' new congressional map, which voters approved in a statewide special election last week. read more
Trump admin has so far removed over 3M illegal aliens
#31 | Posted by lfthndthrds
It's easy when you change the rules!
The Trump administration has stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants in 11 months
www.npr.org
Why should someone be on gov't assistance if they're working and paying taxes?
#27 | Posted by lfthndthrds
Because WAL*MART doesn't pay enough to make ends meet. Even with all the government assistance they get.
Walmart benefits from billions in government subsidies: Study
Walmart and the Walton family benefit from tax breaks and taxpayer subsidies estimated at more than $7.8 billion a year, according to a new report.
www.ms.now
The smoke made it cooler here tonight.
Global warming hoax confirmed!