NYTIMES (Carl Hulse) - Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill
Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - Cassidy Loses His Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes Another G.O.P. Foe
Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy pushed from GOP contest | NewsNation Prime
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican who angered President Trump by voting to convict him following the Jan. 6 insurrection, was pushed out of his party's nominating contest on Saturday. Two other GOP members, including a Trump-backed candidate, will advance to a runoff. "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - U.S.-Canada gun smuggling operation that used tribal reservation shut down
The gun smuggling operation occurred during the Biden administration when record numbers of illegal border crossers were reported.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Arizona job losses continue, economists stay positive
Common Sense Institute Arizona released a report showing that Arizona lost 8,600 jobs year over year in March. This ranked 16th worst nationwide, the report said.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act in March. The proposal would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on the roughly 938 Americans with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - It’s still happening: U.S. lab exposed to African virus after monkey bites staff, lab remains open
Many Americans are still experiencing high levels of distrust in health agencies and the medical establishment. In this most recent episode, a lab-infected monkey bit an employee, a detail that public health officials left out of their acknowledgment.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Lawmaker wants feds to probe research contractors for physical evidence of UFOs
"The Truth is Out There": The lawmakers’ crusade for transparency celebrated a major milestone this week when the Trump administration fulfilled its promise to release thousands of previously secret UFO files.
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News Contributor) - California’s Proposition 50 poised for Supreme Court reckoning
Voters passed the last November as a Democratic countermeasure to Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas, Florida and other states.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Watchdog sounds alarm on fraud risks in federal health insurance program
The report, released April 29, examined the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the nation’s largest employer-sponsored health insurance system, which covers more than 8 million federal employees, retirees and family members at an annual cost of roughly $70 billion. The report details thousands of potential fraud cases due to lax oversight.