President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. The executive order does not create a new government retirement plan, but it helps match workers with existing plans from private companies. Under the order, the Treasury Department will launch TrumpIRA.gov, where……
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1. The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed……
The Senate on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, rejecting a longer House-backed proposal and teeing up continued debate over how to reform the program. In turning to a 45-day extension, the Senate rebuffed a House package passed Wednesday that included modest reforms but failed to include the warrant requirement…
Lakers lose to Rockets From Broderick Turner: An hour before tip-off of Game 5 of the first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, the word came down that Austin Reaves was available to play for the Lakers, his wait over, his time away with a Grade 2 left oblique strain no longer an issue for…
Gerrymandering—the practice of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to create artificial advantage—is back with a vengeance in the United States. Except when courts intervene, as happened recently in Ohio and Utah, electoral district boundaries are normally redrawn once a decade, aiming to create legislative units that represent approximately the same number of people based…
Dozens of countries met this week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share. Source link
The bonus payday months only happen a few times a year. Source link
In brief OpenAI introduced an opt-in Advanced Account Security setting for ChatGPT. The feature requires passkeys or security keys and removes email and SMS recovery. Enrolled accounts are excluded from model training by default. OpenAI on Thursday introduced Advanced Account Security, a new opt-in setting for ChatGPT designed for users who want stronger protection or…
CNBC host Jim Cramer on Thursday slammed the newest inflation report signaling financial gloom for the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S., rose by 0.7 percent from February to March. The index is compiled by the Commerce Department’s……
Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais took down Section 2 of the law, clearing the way for racist gerrymandering, because it is now racist to remedy racism. The decision is an affront…