SEC Advances Repeal of Climate Risk Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission moved Friday to formally erase one of the signature financial regulations of the Biden era, proposing to rescind a 2024 rule that would have required publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas …[#item_full_content]
Bulgaria Ties Military Aircraft Stay to US Visas
Bulgaria will end the extended stay of U.S. military aircraft at Sofia’s airport after June 30 after the Trump administration declined to grant visa-free travel for Bulgarian visitors to the United States, The Hill reported.[#item_full_content]
Trump Blasts ‘Obama Judge’ Ruling Blocking Kennedy Center Renaming
President Donald Trump criticized a federal judge’s ruling delaying planned renovations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and ordering the removal of his name from the institution, calling the decision by an Obama-appointed judge misguided, according to…[#item_full_content]
N.J. Governor Creates Protest Zones After ICE Facility Clashes
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is sending in state police to bring order outside an immigration detention center in Newark that has been the site of violent demonstrations and arrests in recent days.
Nasdaq Soars 8% in May, Stocks Hit New Records
Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Friday.[#item_full_content]
Poland Moves to Strip Zelenskyy of Top State Honor
Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Friday he will seek to revoke Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honor, after Kyiv named an elite military unit in honor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA.[#item_full_content]
Judge Eases New Hampshire Voter ID Rules
A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it.[#item_full_content]
Grenell Slams McBride’s Exit From Freedom 250 Event
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell criticized country music star Martina McBride after she announced she was withdrawing from an upcoming performance at the Freedom 250 concert series, accusing her of doing so because she’s left wing.[#item_full_content]
Dems Pursuing Blanche, Patel Subpoenas After Bondi Testimony
House Democrats said they are preparing to pursue subpoenas for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel after former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified that Blanche oversaw key aspects of the Justice Department’s review and release of the Jeffrey…[#item_full_content]
Trump Slows NSF Grants to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke
The Trump administration has slow-walked the approval of millions of dollars in National Science Foundation grants to Harvard and other universities that have been under increased scrutiny as part of the White House’s push against what it calls woke campus ideology.[#item_full_content]
