White House Urges Lawmakers to Pass Rail Safety Legislation

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The White House ⁠on ⁠Thursday urged lawmakers to pass ⁠long-stalled rail safety legislation after the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk ​Southern-operated train in Ohio that caught fire and released over a million gallons of hazardous materials ‌and pollutants. Despite support from President ‌Donald Trump and many Democrats, the bill’s fate …

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7th and 8th judges rebuff Justice Department’s attempts to get voter rolls, this time from Maine and Wisconsin

Washington — The Justice Department on Thursday suffered its seventh and eighth losses in its efforts to obtain sensitive voter information from more than two dozen states, with federal judges dismissing its lawsuits seeking access to Maine’s and Wisconsin’s voter rolls. In the Maine case, Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker granted requests to toss …

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DNC releases long-awaited autopsy on 2024 election

DNC releases long-awaited autopsy on 2024 election – CBS News Watch CBS News The Democratic National Committee has released a long-awaited “autopsy” report on the 2024 presidential election. CBS News’ Fin Gómez reports.

3 CD account mistakes to avoid in today’s economy

To boost their chances of CD account success in today’s economy, savers should know which costly mistakes to first avoid. J Studios/Getty Images The economic terrain millions of Americans find themselves in lately may not be the one many were hoping for. With inflation surging in recent months – now at its highest level in …

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A Look at the SpaceX IPO by the Numbers

Elon Musk is all about big numbers — billions, trillions – and you can find them sprinkled throughout an extraordinary document he just filed to take his rocket maker public. Running more than 250 pages, the prospectus for his SpaceX stock debut shows spending at a massive scale — greater than the economic output of …

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