Court Hands Democrats An Ugly Loss In Florida Redistricting Fight

CIA Distances Itself From Trump's Iran War With Media Leak It seems that CIA and other US intelligence officials hope to distance themselves from Trump's Iran war, now with the US-initiated conflict having dragged on for nearly five months (with no end in sight), after White House officials had in the opening days touted a swift, limited military excursion.  They are leaking intelligence to the press which shows they have assessed that current American strikes on Iran are unlikely to change Iran's negotiating position. With tankers in Hormuz on fire and...

Wyoming Is America's Deadliest State For Workers Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld created the following map to show workplace fatality rates across all 50 states in 2024. Wyoming recorded the nation’s highest workplace fatality rate at 13.9 deaths per 100,000 workers, compared with just 1.1 in Rhode Island. Several Southern and Mountain West states also reported rates well above the national average of 3.3. The state-level divide highlights how workplace risk remains concentrated in specific industries and regions across the U.S. economy. Why Resource-Heavy States...

Judge Blocks SNAP Restrictions On Sugary Drinks, Candy Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Monday blocked the USDA from restricting the use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ​Program (SNAP) to buy sugary foods or drinks in five states. Bags of candy on shelves at a Target store in Austin, Texas, on June 4, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued the ruling in response to a lawsuit by five SNAP recipients challenging the Agriculture Department's (USDA's) issuance of waivers for Colorado, Iowa, West...