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Wages and salaries rose 0.4 percent in May, extending a run of solid monthly gains and continuing to outpace inflation, according to Commerce Department data released Friday. With core consumer prices rising just 0.2 percent last month, the latest wage increase represents a real gain in purchasing power for American workers. The increase marked the second consecutive month of 0.4 percent wage growth, driven by steady hiring and rising pay in both goods-producing and services industries. Private sector payrolls led the way, with services-producing industries adding $35.9 billion in wages and goods-producing industries contributing $7.5 billion. Wages and salaries rose…
A man visiting the United States from Egypt pled guilty to federal charges of kicking and injuring a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector dog. The incident occurred at the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday when a CBP beagle named Freddie alerted agents to potential contraband in a bag belonging to 70-year-old Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie. CBP said in a press release: CBP agriculture detector dog Freddie, a five-year-old beagle, and his handler were inspecting baggage from travelers who arrived from Cairo, Egypt when Freddie alerted to one of Marie’s suitcases. As the CBP canine handler started questioning Marie,…
Speaker Mike Johnson opened the door Friday to a possible megabill delay past the GOP’s self-imposed July 4 deadline. “It’s possible … but I don’t want to even accept that as an option right now,” he told reporters as Republicans scramble to cut a series of deals with holdout members. Johnson said he had spoken with his Senate counterpart, Majority Leader John Thune, in the “last 20 minutes.” Already time is running tight for Republicans. With the Senate not expected to start debating the bill until Saturday at the earliest, the House might not get the bill until Sunday. Johnson…
Choosing a military solution over a negotiated one in dealing with Iran is is a throwback to US unilateralism and regime change policies The US seems to have learned no lessons from the post-Cold War phase of its unilateralism and regime-change policies in the Middle East. Instead of a new peaceful and stable order being established under Washington’s tutelage, it ended in the collapse of countries – not merely regimes – chaos, civil war, and the rise of Islamic extremism and terrorism.It is not clear what legitimate US core interests were served by its military interventions to re-order the political forces…
President Trump on Friday responded to a huge Supreme Court win in the battle against nationwide injunctions. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration, ruling that federal district courts lack the constitutional or statutory authority to issue so-called ‘universal injunctions’ — sweeping orders that block government policies nationwide, often at the request of left-wing advocacy groups. President Trump announced there will be a presser at the White House at 11:30 am ET. “GIANT WIN in the United States Supreme Court! Even the Birthright Citizenship Hoax has been, indirectly, hit hard. It had to do with…
Topline The Supreme Court upheld Friday Texas’ age verification law for pornography and adult websites, a blow to civil rights advocates who argue the law infringes on Americans’ privacy rights and could be used against media like R-rated films. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on February 26, … More 2024,The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts This story is breaking and will be updated. Read the full article here
President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that the State of Israel should drop corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, especially given his role in leading Israel in the recent war. Netanyahu faces charges relating to petty corruption — such as receiving cigars from a friend — that supporters say are politically motivated. The cases are weak enough that even the judges suggested that prosecutors should drop at least one of the charges. Nevertheless, the trial has proceeded, with Netanyahu forced to testify even during wartime, as his critics say the trial proves that no one is above the law…
On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” American Beverage Association President and CEO Kevin Keane talked about soda and beverages and health. Keane said that concerns about people drinking their calories are valid “and we acknowledge that we have to be part of the solution. … And what we’re proud of, Alex, is we’ve been doing that 15, going on 20 years now in a conscientious way. We’ve been driving down the calories we put in the marketplace. We’re actually down 42%, the beverage calories that we’re putting in the marketplace. And we’re doing that, primarily, Alex, by creating more choices for the…
The White House is close to clinching an agreement on the state and local tax deduction after a last-ditch flurry of negotiations with blue-state House GOP holdouts and Senate Republicans, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the talks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is brokering the politically complex deal that is key to unlocking the GOP megabill, will attend Senate Republicans lunch later today, according to a another person with direct knowledge of the matter. Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Friday morning that there was “a lot of progress yesterday” at an evening meeting of SALT Republicans and…
West Jerusalem would not have needed US permission for the move, Israel Katz has said Israel would have targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei if it had had the opportunity, Defense Minister Israel Katz has said. His remarks came just days after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, ending nearly two weeks of open hostilities.“I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz told Israel’s Channel 13 on Thursday, as cited by Reuters.“But Khamenei understood this, went underground to great depths, and cut off communication with the commanders who replaced those…