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Musk to Put $100 Million in Trump’s Political Operation
“Elon Musk has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation,” the New York Times…
Education Department to Slash Workforce
“The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil…
House Passes Short Term Funding Bill
“House Republicans are celebrating passing a conservative funding bill through their narrow ranks and jamming the Senate with such a proposal, both for the first time,” the Washington Post reports….
Trump Now Says He Doesn’t See Recession
“President Donald Trump downplayed a sharp market selloff spurred by worries that his tariff agenda will drag the world’s largest economy into a downturn, saying he did not foresee the…
None of This Is Going to End Well
Bret Stephens: “It used to be common knowledge — not just among policymakers and economists but also high school students with a grasp of history — that tariffs are a…
Vance to Visit India
“Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to India later this month alongside Second Lady Usha Vance,“ Politico reports. “It marks Vance’s second foreign trip as vice president after making his…
What Elon Musk’s Suit Says About Trump and Power
New York Times: “Mr. Musk flexes his by dressing down where all others must dress up. He wears his ‘tech support’ T-shirt around town and to meetings with the president.”…
Elon Musk Wants a Government Shutdown
“As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a…
Ukraine Agrees to 30-Day Ceasefire If Russia Does
“Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan,” CNBC reports. New York Times: “The United States agreed on Tuesday to…
U.S. to Require Canadian Visitors to Register
“President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a new travel rule that could force Canadians planning to stay in the country for more than 30 days to register their information with…
Tuberculosis Resurgent
New York Times: “The whole system of finding, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis — which kills more people worldwide than any other infectious disease — has collapsed in dozens of countries…
Cyberattack on X Hit Insecure Servers
“A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
GOP Lawmaker Wants to Force Vote on Proxy Voting
“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) introduced a rare motion on Monday, seeking to force a vote on proxy voting after she struggled to balance the responsibilities of being a lawmaker…
Judge Blocks Deportation of Student Activist
“A federal judge has halted the deportation of a Columbia University graduate student who was detained by immigration authorities for his participation in campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war,” Politico…
Markets Pull Back the Curtain on the White House
President Trump and his advisers are beginning to acknowledge that their promised economic boom won’t come without turbulence. Over the weekend, Trump refused to rule out a recession, conceding there…
Trump Doubles Tariffs on Canada
“President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%,” CNBC…
A Quick Shift in Just Three Weeks
CNN: “Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere…
Hollywood Pivots to Programming for Trump’s America
Wall Street Journal: “The embrace of right-leaning programming is a stark contrast to much of the past few decades in Hollywood. Producers have long used their shows to take aim…
Defendants Angle for Trump Pardons
“President Donald Trump’s moves to expand the use of pardons have white-collar defendants jolting to attention — and many are responding with creative maneuvers designed to appeal less to judges…
Senate Democrats Coy on Preventing Shutdown
“Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government…
