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AP News reported that, "Buyer, 67, was convicted in connection with insider trading involving the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, announced in April 2018, and illegal trades in the management consulting company Navigant when his client Guidehouse was set to acquire it in a deal publicly disclosed weeks later."

Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.

According to AP News, "As a result, the Navy is not promoting a single woman to the one-star admiral rank this year even though women make up about one-quarter of all Navy officers and nearly one-third of the sea service’s midgrade ranks, according to military data from 2024."

Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list Several female Navy officers say they see Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent intervention in a promotions list as a sign their careers now have a ceiling.

According to AP News, "U.S. District Judge Myong Joun granted a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit challenging the conditions for getting SNAP funding. Among them are restrictions related to 'gender ideology,' 'immigration,' and 'fair athletic opportunities' for women and girls."

Judge halts Trump administration efforts to impose conditions on SNAP A federal judge has sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the federal food aid program.

“That is such a hard thing to accept as a taxpaying citizen that our dollars are going to this massive, mass deportation machine, while Americans are struggling to meet health care costs, and have access to food and they’re paying so much in gas.” Said Vanessa Cardenas, the executive director at America’s Voice.

Trump's deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress With virtually no strings attached, Congress is on the verge of providing a massive infusion of cash to the Homeland Security Department.

According to AP News, "Many young people are finding it tough to break into a stagnant job market. And workers who have been laid off struggle to get back to work. More than a quarter of the unemployed in April had been jobless for more than six months, up from less than 20% two years ago."

US employers likely added 105,000 jobs in May with labor market stable despite costly Iran war The American job market has climbed out of a rut. But it’s still trudging along only slowly, frustrating young people and others looking for work.

According to AP News, "The new sanctions, which freeze any assets that those targeted may have in U.S. jurisdictions or any that come into U.S. jurisdictions, also apply to non-American entities that might do business with them."

US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals.

WESA has reported that "The policy would limit what areas of the city can be host to new shops that primarily sell v**es, to***co, cannabinoid products and similar substances. Medical ma*****na dispensaries are not governed by the policy, as they have their own regulations."

Pittsburgh City Council advances rules for new v**e shops, though existing stores unaffected A plan to regulate v**e shops in the city of Pittsburgh advanced in City Council on Wednesday, more than half a year after the proposal was introduced.

According to AP News, "A former federal prosecutor in New York, Blanche came to public prominence for his lead role on Trump’s defense team, including during the Republican’s hush money trial in New York."

President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.

According to WESA, "Dush’s bill would drastically scale back the use of voting centers, where election workers can provide voters with mail-in ballots and collect them prior to Election Day. The centers allow a form of over-the-counter early voting."

Pa. Senate Republican seeks — again — to eliminate ballot drop boxes, satellite voting sites A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would eliminate satellite voting offices — like those in Allegheny County.