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Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 to arrive Friday

Recipients of the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income program received a second payment in June on Friday, which is worth up to $914 for individual filers.

Supreme Court news: Justices save Biden student loan case for final day

The Supreme Court will complete its term Friday with the long-awaited decision over President Joe Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 for tens of millions of student loan borrowers.

Supreme Court news: Workplace affirmative action up next after race banned in college admissions

The Supreme Court's landmark ruling Thursday striking the use of affirmative action in college admissions also opened the door to possible litigation over workplace hiring programs that use race as a significant factor.

Florida businesses brace for DeSantis illegal immigration crackdown on July 1

Florida businesses and the Florida agriculture industry are bracing for a new major labor law to take effect this weekend, potentially stripping an unknown number of illegal immigrants from the workforce and creating chaos for employers.

GOP shift from free trade is irreversible, Trump Trade Representative Lighthizer says

Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he thinks the Republican Party’s Trump-era move away from free trade and big business is the new normal.

France riots: Violent unrest continues in wake of police killing of teenage boy

More than 400 people were arrested across France Thursday night as riots continued following the police killing of a teenage boy of North African descent.

Jan. 6 suspect arrested while allegedly running at Obama’s home with weapons in his van

A man with an active warrant for Jan.6-related offenses who had weapons and materials in his van to make incendiary devices was reportedly arrested while running toward former President Barack Obama's Washington, D.C., home on Thursday.

DeSantis signs bill to use radioactive waste in road construction

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Thursday that could allow phosphogypsum, a radioactive material, to be used in road construction.

Philadelphia mayor rips Moms for Liberty aims as ‘harmful to youth’

Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney criticized the conservative political organization Moms for Liberty as their four-day convention launched in the Center City neighborhood of the city.

Democratic Louisiana governor vetoes multiple bills from Republican legislature

Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) vetoed several bills this week from the Louisiana Republican legislature regarding the state budget, vaccine requirements in schools, corporate franchise taxes, and police restrictions.
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