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Trump Rolls Out $1 Million Gold Visa Fast-Track
“President Donald Trump on Friday rolled out a version of his administration’s long-promised gold card, a $1 million fast-track for wealthy foreigners to live and work in the United States,”…
Pentagon Demands Journalists Take Pledge
“The Trump administration unveiled a new crackdown Friday on journalists at the Pentagon, saying it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that…
Trump Wants U.S. Attorney Fired
“President Donald Trump said he wants the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia removed, after investigators reportedly failed to find sufficient evidence to charge New York Attorney General…
Trump to Add $100K Fee for H-1B Visas
“President Trump plans to introduce a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, in an effort to reduce their use as part of his broader immigration crackdown,” Reuters reports….
Vaccine Panel No Longer Recommends Covid Shots
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisers voted Friday to nix positive recommendations for Covid shots for all Americans, and instead advised “individual decision-making,” the Wall Street Journal…
The Shutdown Showdown Is On
Politico: “Democrats had telegraphed in advance of Friday’s vote that they would oppose the GOP bill because Republicans had not responded to entreaties from Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem…
Mike Waltz Confirmed as U.N. Ambassador
“The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz as President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, filling a key post days before the United Nations General Assembly kicks off in New…
Schumer Holds Out on Mamdani
New York Times: “His hesitance reflects the complicated calculus of a leader facing unique political challenges of his own, including an approval rating at a 20-year low, and who is…
Russian Jets Breach Estonia’s Airspace
“Three Russian military jets on Friday violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes in an ‘unprecedentedly brazen’ incursion, its government said, amid rising tensions on the alliance’s eastern flank,”…
Path Cleared for Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio
“Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel announced Friday he will not run for Ohio governor next year, ending months of speculation about the former star football coach’s political plans,” the Cleveland Plain…
Senate Rejects Stopgap Funding Bill
“The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government…
Ted Cruz Calls FCC’s Actions ‘Dangerous as Hell’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admonished FCC Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show — calling Carr’s actions “dangerous as hell” and “right out of ‘Goodfellas,’”…
Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote, Reverses Another
“The chaos from the first day of a meeting of the federal vaccine committee appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bled into the second day, as the panel…
Judge Throws Out Trump’s Lawsuit Against New York Times
“In a ruling dripping with derision, a federal judge has rejected President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, asserting that the rambling 85-page suit did not follow federal…
Trump Says U.S. and China Approve TikTok Deal
“President Trump announced Friday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping approved an agreement for a group of investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, capping off months of…
Trump Asks Justices to Limit Passport Sex Markers
“The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let it limit passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary individuals, its latest effort to get the justices to intervene…
A Week That Changed Everything
When did it first dawn on you that Covid would turn the world upside down? For most of us, it was the second week of March 2020. Join now to…
This Is It
John Ganz: “If you were writing a hackneyed novel or film about an authoritarian America, it would go exactly like this: a figure close to the regime is assassinated, a…
Trump Takes a Page From the World’s Autocrats
New York Times: “A comedian steps onto the stage and makes a joke or barbed comment that offends a powerful leader. Or maybe it’s a cartoon or television program that…
