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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Chip Sales to China
“Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to pay the United States 15 percent of the money they take in from selling artificial intelligence chips to China, as part of…
Intel CEO Singled Out by Trump to Visit White House
“Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to visit the White House Monday after President Trump called for his removal last week over ties to Chinese businesses,“ the Wall Street Journal…
FBI Dispatches Agents to D.C. Streets
“The FBI has taken the unusual step of dispatching as many as 120 of its agents to help local law enforcement prevent carjackings and violent crime in Washington, as President…
Truth Social’s New Chatbot Disagrees with Trump
“President Donald Trump and the new AI search tool on his social media network, Truth Social, don’t exactly see eye to eye,” the Washington Post reports. “Truth Search AI contradicts…
Vance Urges ‘Decisive Action’ on Redistricting
Vice President JD Vance said Republicans must take “very decisive action” with redistricting, arguing in an interview aired Sunday that those efforts and a new census will make “the congressional…
Trump Hasn’t Sought Approvals for White House Ballroom
“President Donald Trump is rushing to break ground next month on a giant White House ballroom, but has not yet submitted the project for a review that experts said is…
Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel defended on Sunday his government’s plan to launch a renewed offensive against Hamas in parts of Gaza, following a wave of international condemnation from…
Does the Stock Market Know Something We Don’t?
Rogé Karma: “The uncomfortable fact about its historic run is that no one is sure why it’s happening—or what could bring it to an end.” Save to Favorites
Court Rules Against Trump Clamp Down on Spending Data
Politico: “A federal appeals court panel shot down a Trump administration bid to make secret a public database of federal spending that researchers say is crucial to ensure the administration…
Trump Moves Obama, Bush Portraits to Hidden Stairwell
“Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has been moved to a decidedly less prominent position, underscoring the yearslong tensions…
China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations
“Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning,“ the Wall Street Journal reports. “A veteran of China’s…
India Can’t Afford to Ditch Russia
“President Trump is using the threat of stiff tariffs to try to peel India away from Russia, as he attempts to boost pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end…
RFK Jr. Stokes Fears of Lost Medical Breakthroughs
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to cut federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is the latest in a series of moves that have the potential to crush future…
Trump Wants ‘MAGA’ Stock Listing for Mortgage Giants
Days after the administration confirmed plans to start selling the government’s stakes in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Trump suggested they might be combined and trade as…
Putin Gets His Ideal Summit
New York Times: “Despite previous refusals by Russian officials to negotiate over territory in the Russia-Ukraine war, the Russian leader, during a meeting at the Kremlin last week, left Mr….
Russians Cheer Putin’s Alaska Invitation
“Russian officials and commentators crowed about landing a summit between President Putin and President Trump on Friday in Alaska, the first time the Russian leader has been invited to the…
Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals
“Outwardly, China’s military has never been stronger. Its naval ships venture farther across the oceans. Its nuclear force grows by about 100 warheads every year. Its military flights around Taiwan…
The Drying Planet
“As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of fresh water: the vast, hidden pools…
Sudden Fed Resignation Surprised Colleagues
Wall Street Journal: “It isn’t unusual for Fed governors to leave before their terms expire. But Kugler’s departure came as a surprise to her colleagues because she had recently been…
Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails
“If Republicans succeed in pulling off an aggressively partisan gerrymander of congressional districts in Texas, they will owe the Supreme Court a debt of gratitude,” the New York Times reports….
