- The Telegraph
Sunak to unveil Tory energy plans ahead of expected fall in price cap
Energy bills are set to be put at the centre of the election campaign on Friday, as Rishi Sunak seizes on an expected fall in the price cap.
- Associated Press
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination based on hairstyles. The separate executive orders signed by the Democratic governor represented his latest outreach to Black Kentuckians — but also reflected limits to that outreach. Beshear, seen as a rising Democratic star, took the actions after efforts to make Juneteenth a statewide holiday and outlaw discrimination based on hairstyles failed in the state's Republican-supermajority legislature.
- The Fiscal Times
Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Bill in the Senate
The Senate on Thursday failed for a second time to advance a border bill that would expand presidential power to restrict immigration, reduce the number of asylum claims and provide additional funding for security and legal personnel.The bill was the product of a bipartisan compromise reached in February. It failed in the Senate after former President Donald Trump said he opposed it and indicated he wanted to keep the issue alive for political reasons. Thursday’s second vote on the bill was seen
