Lawmakers start shuffling back to Washington on Monday after a two-week break and will commence the first round of legislative business since the Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion rights.
The state of Florida saw a surplus of $21.8 billion for the 2022 fiscal year, the highest in state history and more than 21% higher than the state's spending plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.
A dark money nonprofit associated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer topped $100 million in secretive donations for the first time as the New York politician publicly crusaded against dark money's influence in Washington, tax documents show.
Israeli PM Yair Lapid has called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss security ahead of next week’s visit by US President Joe Biden to Israel and the West Bank.
Australia has retired the Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) app, which had lots of bad reviews. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the app “needs a lot more work.”
The Department of Agriculture is offering roughly $6 million to state agencies so they can advance “racial equity” in a training program used to assist food stamp program participants, according to a federal grant application.