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France’s top constitutional body set to rule on Macron’s contested plan to raise the retirement age

Fox News France’s top constitutional body was expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plan to raise the retirement age passes muster, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the measure. All eyes were on the heavily guarded Constitutional Council, which can nix all or parts of a complex…

Iowa lawmakers OK bill changing Medicaid, food stamp eligibility requirements

Fox News Thousands of Iowa residents would be expected to lose Medicaid and food stamp benefits under a bill given final legislative approval Thursday and sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds. The state House approved the bill, which would change eligibility requirements and require more checks that people qualify for benefits, ultimately resulting in the removal…

Jack Teixeira charged in Pentagon leak investigation: Read the documents

Fox News Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the Pentagon leak investigation, faced a judge Friday on charges including unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information. Read the complaint and affidavit below. App users: click here. PENTAGON LEAK SUSPECT JACK TEIXEIRA CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT, TELLS DAD ‘I LOVE YOU’ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jack-teixeira-charged-pentagon-leak-investigation-read-documents

Economic Development Ministry expects imports to total 15% of GDP by 2026

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Considering the government’s policy, we believe that the main focus will be particularly on boosting domestic production and substituting products made by foreign companies,” the representative of the Economic Development Ministry explained https://tass.com/economy/1604589

Russian Economy Ministry forecasts trade balance surplus this year

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The current account surplus is expected to fall from $233 bln in 2022 to $86.8 bln in this year https://tass.com/economy/1604591

Putin’s Rogue State

Wall Street Journal The Russian regime’s years-long descent into lawlessness and autocratic rule prepared the way for the arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter. https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-rogue-state-140d876f

Belarus long ago in NATO’s crosshairs, deploying nuclear arms not game-changer — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top military official explained that the “superfluous drawing of attention to the subject of war [and] nuclear arms is an attempt to exacerbate the situation” https://tass.com/world/1604595

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s group designed to fight climate change met for first time this week

Fox News The group tasked by Gov. Josh Shapiro with developing a state-level plan to fight climate change met for the first time this week, a step the Democrat promised to take when he questioned his predecessor’s strategy to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt carbon pricing. The group met Tuesday,…

Supreme Court Rules Against FTC, SEC in Jurisdictional Fight

Wall Street Journal The court’s decision will make it easier for businesses to sue the FTC and SEC over alleged constitutional violations in their oversight of key elements of the economy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-ftc-sec-in-jurisdictional-fight-f63f1c0b

Number of foreign mercenaries, including from US, growing in Ukraine — Russian diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Anatoly Antonov noted that he hates to think that American mercenaries, along with the Nazis, take part in the killing of imprisoned Russian soldiers, in the execution of civilians, in the shelling of residential houses, and in other crimes https://tass.com/politics/1604587