NPR (Anthony Kuhn) - Japan revises law on royals, keeps blocking women from throne
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
NPR (Scott Horsley) - Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind a successful Wisconsin tool maker
Business is booming for Snap-on, a Wisconsin company that has made tools for professional mechanics for more than a century. It recently got a fact-finding visit from the head of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
NPR (Bobby Allyn) - Kalshi says it's not a sportsbook even as World Cup bets surge
The betting site Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting platform during the World Cup. But the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes by insisting it is not a sports gambling operator.
NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - Republican campaigns see immigration as a winning issue for midterms
Republicans are spending more money and running more ads on immigration than Democrats are ahead of the November midterm elections, according to an NPR analysis of advertisement data.
NPR (Holly J. Morris) - What will the Pentagon begin screening 'war fighters' for? The quiz knows
Plus: Jurassic Park, U.K. politics, conspiracy theories, Pete Hegseth and numismatics.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology to Combat Theft
Faced with a shoplifting epidemic that has battered California retailers for years, Grocery Outlet is fighting back with technology. Customers are not thrilled about it. […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - IRS Data: High-Tax Blue States Are Bleeding Taxpayers
New IRS data are putting numbers behind a trend conservatives have warned about for years: high-tax, Democrat-run states are hemorrhaging taxpayers to lower-tax rivals. The […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - New Trump Policy Prioritizes Financially Independent Green Card Applicants
The Trump administration is reinstating a rule that could bar green cards for immigrants who rely on public benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid and […] Source
THEFEDERALIST (Jordan Boyd) - After Birthplace Citizenship Ruling, China Won’t Need Hackers To Meddle In US Elections
Who needs fraudulent drivers licenses to vote in elections when birth tourism promises babies born on American soil authentic U.S. IDs?
WASHINGTONPOST (Ben Binday) - Maine Democratic Senate candidates unite behind abolishing ICE after shooting
The leading candidates to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins are presenting themselves as fighters in his mold and calling for ICE to be abolished.