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    Trump administration accused of ‘bullying’ union leader at consumer protection agency

    Critic of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership was put under investigation and suspended from job The Trump administration has been accused of “bullying and intimidation” after a labor union leader and critic was put under investigation and suspended from his job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Stephen Wheeler, a data scientist at the agency since 2022 and chair of the CFPB union organizing committee, was placed on administrative leave effective immediately…

    The Guardian

  2. 34

    Generation Z trusts crypto while saving money in 401(k) plans

    Generation Z has a growing reliance, enthusiasm and trust in crypto, creating a massive divide in where different generations invest their money. According to an OKX sponsored survey conducted earlier this year, 40 percent of Gen Z and 41 percent of millennials said they feel confident about crypto platforms. On the flip side, only about 27…

    The Hill

  3. 37

    Air traffic controllers union head says hiring gamers will help

    Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, commended the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday for its recent hiring surge targeting video game players. Daniels told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister company, that gaming skills “absolutely” translate to working as an air traffic controller and called the FAA’s move an “innovative approach to…

    The Hill

  4. 38

    What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis

    A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party establishment has hit its first serious bump in the road in Wisconsin. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong entered Tuesday up by big margins in the polls, the huge betting favorite. She left it just a few thousand votes short of the Democratic nomination. What happened, and how, offers extremely important lessons for both…

    The Guardian

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    Accused Charlie Kirk shooter ineligible for death penalty, defense argues

    Lawyers for the man accused of killing political commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University last year are now arguing the alleged shooter did not put any of the thousands of attendees in danger — a point they say prevents him from being eligible for the death penalty. In Tuesday court filings,…

    The Hill

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    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs late-term abortion bill into law

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) on Monday signed a bill lifting the restriction on abortion at or after 24 weeks, making the state’s abortion law one of the broadest in the country. “We’ve heard so many stories –– stories that are filled with a lot of pain and anguish and heartache and a lot of…

    The Hill

  7. 44

    Blanche seeks distance from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund questions: ‘It was never set up’

    Attorney General Todd Blanche again said Wednesday the “anti-weaponization” fund he proposed, then later revoked, is “dead.” During a press conference on the Department of Justice (DOJ) securing indictments of 11 individuals charged with orchestrating sham marriages, Blanche took issue with a reporter’s question on whether he would seek again to establish the fund.  “I…

    The Hill

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    Trump 'secretly switched planes via catering truck' amid Iran threat | Deconstructed – video

    In July, Donald Trump hid in a catering truck and reportedly secretly switched planes in a security ruse prompted by a credible Iranian assassination threat. The Guardian breaks down the footage from that day, showing how the president reportedly boarded the old Air Force One jumbo jet in view of television cameras, and then was secretly shuttled minutes later to a smaller plane via an airport catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies preflight. Trump’s actual location was…

    The Guardian

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