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U.S. Supreme Court slaps down Biden administration energy ruling

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday slapped down a decision from the Biden administration that regulated efficiency standards for furnaces and water heaters. Justices on the high court vacated the District of Columbia district court's decision in American Gas Association v. Department of Energy,

Bessent backs 3% deficit goal despite 5% budget forecasts

(The Center Square) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged in two congressional hearings to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP, a target the government's own budget projections do not currently support. Bessent repeated the goal before both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways

Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a June 2 ruling rejected a youth-led constitutional climate lawsuit seeking to overturn three of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at supporting the fossil fuel industry, curbing renewable energy and suppressing climate science. A three-judge panel agreed

More than 60% of Minnesota high-risk Medicaid providers fail review

(The Center Square) – Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's high-risk Medicaid providers have had taxpayer funding paused following a federally-mandated review process that state officials say was necessary to protect up to $2 billion in federal funding. The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced on Thursday it

Senate sends $70B bill funding ICE, border patrol to vacant House

(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate Republicans finally passed their roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an 18-hour vote-a-rama that ended early Friday morning. The 52-47 final vote saw every Republican holdout except Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, supporting party-line the bill. The

U.S. House narrowly passes bill to fund USDA, FDA in 2027

(The Center Square) – Less than four months before fiscal year 2027 begins, the U.S. House passed the second of the 12 annual appropriations bills that will fund the federal government. Lawmakers voted 212-210 Thursday to send the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Chicks on the pond | Mary Sheehy Moe

I was a sister wedged in birth order between two brothers. All my cousins my age were boys. All the neighborhood kids my age were boys. So my childhood game wasn’t house. It was baseball. There was always a pick-up game going on in my neighborhood — a real