“In ‘The Life of Chuck,’ we understand that this guy’s life is cut short, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t experience joy,” says King. “Existential dread and grief and things are part of the human experience, but so is joy.”
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Facing a legislature dominated by Democrats, Republican Gov. Joe LombardoNevada lawmakers earlier this year with a message that some did not expect to go far: “Set aside partisan politics.”
It was a plea that might have seemed more aspirational than realistic, given the country’s deep polarization. Yet it set the stage for one of the session’s most unexpected outcomes —to bring voter ID requirements to the perennial battleground state by next year’s midterm elections.In a deal that came together in the waning days of the session, the Democratic-controlled Legislature approved a bill that combined a requirement for voter ID — a
and something that has been on Lombardo’s legislative wish list — with a Democratic-backed measure to add more drop boxes for mailed ballots in the state’s most populous counties.Lombardo is expected to sign the bill.
The compromise represents a form of bipartisan dealmaking that has been especially scarce in recent years as the country’s
, especially around any potential reformTuesday’s report showed that the
— a sign of confidence in their prospects — fell, while layoffs ticked higher. And in another sign the job market has cooled from the hiring boom of 2021-2023, the Labor Department reported one job every unemployed person. As recently as December 2022, there were two vacancies for every jobless American.The Labor Department’s more comprehensive monthly employment report comes out Friday, with analysts expecting that U.S. employers added a slim 130,000 jobs in May,
The government has estimated that the U.S.annual pace in the first quarter of 2025, a slight upgrade from its first estimate. Growth was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the U.S. tried to bring in foreign goods before Trump’s