Calls for Changes at Secret Service & Case Challenging Illinois Gun Ban Underway

U.S. lawmakers are calling for changes in how the U.S. Secret Service protects former President Donald Trump after a second assassination attempt Sunday. As California’s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-estimated 186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending and outcomes. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were near 0%. And more...