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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

These People Who Hate America': Trump Demands New Gerrymander in Off-the-Rails Marathon Rant

Donald Trump urged Indiana Republicans to pursue mid-decade redistricting to counter alleged Democratic census manipulation and preserve Republican control of the House.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago
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Why is Black female unemployment soaring? Experts gather in Boston to discuss 7.5% unemployment rate | Fortune

Black women face rising unemployment despite the highest female labor force participation, revealing uneven economic pressures and risks for the broader economy.
fromFast Company
4 hours ago
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Rising unemployment rate for Black women sparks calls for change

Black women's unemployment is rising faster than most groups despite the highest female labor-force participation, signaling uneven economic pressures and risk of broader economic harm.
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1 hour ago
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Why is Black female unemployment soaring? Experts gather in Boston to discuss 7.5% unemployment rate | Fortune

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fromBoston.com
3 hours ago

New polls show Markey leading Moulton, but Pressley could pose serious challenge

In a three-way contest, Ayanna Pressley narrowly edges Sen. Ed Markey and beats Rep. Seth Moulton in recent polling.
fromWIRED
3 hours ago

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking 'Bounty Hunter' Firms

Contractors would confirm home and work addresses for people targeted for removal by-among other techniques-photographing residences, documenting comings and goings, and staking out workplaces and apartment complexes. Those filings cast the initiative as a substantial but limited pilot program. Contractors were guaranteed as little as $250 and could earn no more than $90 million each, with the overall program capped at $180 million. That structure pointed to meaningful scale but still framed the effort as a controlled trial, not an integral component of ICE's removal operations.
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fromAxios
3 hours ago

Democrats say FBI is probing them over video urging soldiers to defy unlawful orders

The FBI opened a counterterrorism inquiry into lawmakers after a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders and sought interviews.
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fromThe Verge
3 minutes ago

House overhauls KOSA in a new kids online safety package

House committee unveiled 19 bills to protect children online, revising KOSA to remove a legal duty of care and require platform policies for specific harms.
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fromNature
23 hours ago

'Anti-woke' policies blamed for falling attendance at some US conferences

Attendance at US conferences for under-represented scientists has dropped because of funding cuts and administration directives targeting DEI, reducing career-building opportunities.
#unlawful-appointment
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1 hour ago
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Federal Judge Calls Out Pam Bondi's Attempt at Time Travel While Disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

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1 hour ago
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Federal Judge Calls Out Pam Bondi's Attempt at Time Travel While Disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

fromFortune
57 minutes ago

Decade-long New York City public housing employee bribery case ends with 70 convictions | Fortune

The 70th and final conviction in a sweeping New York City corruption probe was secured on Tuesday, concluding a decade-long bribery scheme in which public housing employees steered work to contractors in exchange for bribes. The arrests in February 2024 were the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the U.S. Justice Department, prosecutors said, and targted current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, many of them former supervisors.
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16 minutes ago

Swalwell claims Pulte abused power to target Trump critics | Fortune

A federal official is accused of abusing access to mortgage databases to retaliate against a political opponent, prompting a lawsuit alleging privacy and constitutional violations.
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fromIntelligencer
3 hours ago

Trump's Healthcare Plan Is Just a Mirage

A proposed Trump-backed health-care package, including extended ACA premium subsidies and HSA options, was stalled after House Speaker Mike Johnson opposed extending enhanced subsidies.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago

Dismissal of Comey, James cases isn't the final word. Here's what's likely to come next.

DOJ will appeal dismissals after judge found Lindsey Halligan's interim appointment invalid, putting Comey and Letitia James cases in legal limbo.
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fromNextgov.com
1 hour ago

Social Security occupational data update appears stalled after agency drops regulatory overhaul

Social Security lacks a timeline to finalize a long-planned update to its occupational data used in disability decisions after the regulatory overhaul was abandoned.
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fromMission Local
3 hours ago

At Sunset merchants' D4 forum, Natalie Gee wins by a landslide

Natalie Gee won the support of about 40 Outer Sunset merchants and residents, but mayoral appointment is uncertain; she has filed to run in June.
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fromThe Nation
8 hours ago

How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump's Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown

Coordinated Border Patrol operations in North Carolina sparked rapid grassroots mobilization of Latino communities and allies, potentially shifting local and broader political power.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 hours ago

The GOP Planned Its Midterm Strategy Around Mamdani. Then He Met With Trump.

Targeting Zohran Mamdani has driven a surge in Islamophobia, as opponents weaponize his Muslim background and bigoted rhetoric grows online and politically.
fromTruthout
2 hours ago

Leavitt Says "All" Military Orders by Trump Must Be "Presumed to Be Legal"

"All orders, lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members. You can't have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks," Leavitt said.
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fromwww.esquire.com
59 minutes ago

Trump Is Taking Prison Punishment to an Inhumane New Low

Federal clemency for 37 condemned prisoners prompted a political retaliation redirecting many to the extreme isolation of the federal supermax in Colorado.
#donald-trump
fromFortune
1 hour ago
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Trump pardons turkeys at White House while joking they should be named Chuck and Nancy: 'I would never pardon those people' | Fortune

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Trump pardons turkeys at White House while joking they should be named Chuck and Nancy: 'I would never pardon those people' | Fortune

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fromBoston.com
5 hours ago

Wu not interested in 'bromance' with Trump, she says after Mamdani's White House trip

Mayor Michelle Wu refuses a friendly meeting with President Trump and remains openly antagonistic toward his administration.
fromIntelligencer
5 hours ago

Trump's Gains With Latino Voters Are Evaporating

And it left little doubt that the most important gains Trump made between his 2020 defeat and his 2024 win were not among young voters or Black voters or white working-class voters, but among Latino voters: In 2020, Joe Biden won Hispanic voters by 25 percentage points, and Hispanic voters supported Hillary Clinton by an even wider margin in 2016. But Trump drew nearly even with Kamala Harris among Hispanic voters, losing among them by only 3 points.
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fromTruthout
1 hour ago

ICE Detains Iranian Professor for 3 Days for "Standard Questioning"

University of Oklahoma assistant professor Vahid Abedini, an Iranian national, was detained by ICE for three days and released despite holding a valid H‑1B visa.
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fromKqed
3 hours ago

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill to Cost San Francisco $400M, End Care for Thousands | KQED

One Big Beautiful Bill will cut hundreds of millions annually from San Francisco's federal funding, risking tens of thousands losing food and health benefits.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 hours ago

Kristi Noem wrongfully deports Mexican trans woman to face torture at home - LGBTQ Nation

A Mexican transgender lawful permanent resident was illegally deported to Mexico despite a court finding she likely faced torture; DOJ admitted the inadvertent removal.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

Despite Trump's best efforts to reshore manufacturing, blue-collar employment is plunging for the first time since the pandemic with 59,000 lost jobs | Fortune

Tariffs intended to reshore manufacturing have coincided with continued manufacturing job losses, increased uncertainty, and reduced employer hiring, undermining reshoring and factory employment growth.
fromFortune
1 hour ago

Government shutdown sends consumer confidence plunging to April 'liberation day' levels | Fortune

The figures suggest that Americans are increasingly wary of high costs and sluggish job gains, with perceptions of the labor market worsening, the survey found. Declining confidence could pose political problems for Trump and Republicans in Congress, as the dimmer views of the economy were seen among all political affiliations and were particularly sharp among independents, the Conference Board said.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

House Republican Rips Trump's Reprehensible' Comments on Russia, Calls For Congress to Lead on Ukraine Talks

I know for a fact that Zelensky has said many times that he's been grateful. The people of Ukraine are grateful for our help. But he tends to blame Ukraine for Russia's invasion. I don't get it. And so I do not have confidence. The president has periodically said the right things, but more often that seems to waver back into the Russian camp, the invader camp. That's why I think the House and the Senate need to take the lead here.
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fromTruthout
2 hours ago

CFPB Workers Slam Russell Vought's "Humility Pledge," Call for His Resignation

The lengthy pledge states in part that the CFPB's "goal is to work collaboratively with the entities to review entities' processesfor compliance and/or remedy existing problems," and the agency "is doing so by encouraging self-reporting and resolving issues in Supervision, where feasible, instead of via Enforcement." CFPB Union president Cat Farman inquired: "Is this fan fiction I'm reading? What's next, 'Russell Vought Tells CFPB Examiners to Serve Tea to Their Wall Street Masters in Tiny French Maid Aprons'?"
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
23 hours ago

US imposes visa sanctions against Haitian official on governing council

The United States has unveiled visa restrictions against an unnamed Haitian government official for alleged ties to the country's gangs. But while the US did not identify the official, one has since stepped forward: Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council. On Tuesday, Jean spoke to The Associated Press news agency, saying he was targeted with visa restrictions and denying the US government's allegations as false.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Cory Booker Gives Scathing Review of Democrat Party

The Democratic Party failed this generation, must refocus on people, address affordability, adopt modern platforms, and rebuild a clear pro-working-class vision.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 hours ago

Trump spares turkeys at annual pardoning ceremony, but roasts his political opponents

He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States. He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi but I would never pardon those people. Trump claimed that last year's turkey pardons, issued by President Joe Biden, were invalid because he used an autopen. Where's Hunter? he said, suggesting that his predecessor's son could once again face legal jeopardy. And all of that was before Trump turned his attention to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat who has resisted the White House's plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago. Trump said he had a joke prepared about Pritzker, but I refuse to talk about the fact that he's a fat slob. I don't mention it.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say

A broad Trump pardon for 2020 elector-related conduct may shield individuals from federal prosecution for alleged voter fraud, potentially covering double voters like Matthew Laiss.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Declares Biden's Autopen' Turkey Pardons Invalid' at Thanksgiving Ceremony

He used an autopen last year for the turkey's pardon[s], so I have the official duty to determine, and I have determined last year's turkey pardons are totally invalid, Trump said, drawing some laughs from the assembled crowd. The president then moved on from clowning Sleepy Biden to his son, Hunter Biden. As are the pardons of about every other person that was pardoned, other than, uhh, where's Hunter? Trump said, drawing a couple more chuckles. No, Hunter's was good.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

F All the Way Off!' Scott Jennings Goes OFF on Tim Miller and Other Ex-Republicans in the Media

Many former Republican media figures abandoned conservative principles, became liberalized, and were driven by personal conflicts with Donald Trump rather than policy commitments.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago

Elon Musk might have just accidentally revealed that a lot of MAGA influencers are based in South Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe | Fortune

Many prominent pro-Trump X accounts are based outside the U.S., often in South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, raising concerns about foreign influence.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 hour ago

X's new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts

Many popular pro‑Trump X accounts active in U.S. politics are operated from South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, raising foreign influence concerns.
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fromFast Company
5 hours ago

Nurses are rallying to defend their profession after nursing degrees were deemed not 'professional'

Removing nursing from the professional degree list will subject nursing students to lower federal loan caps, reducing access to education financing and increasing financial burden.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Calls BS on His Own Administration During Wild Riff on Crime at Turkey Pardon

President Donald Trump publicly questioned reported seven-month zero Southern border crossings while speaking during the 2025 White House turkey pardon ceremony.
fromNextgov.com
3 hours ago

Civilian agency spending cratered during shutdown

The 20 largest civilian federal agencies collectively spent 63% less money in October 2025 - during the government shutdown - compared to October 2024, according to reported spending data pulled from the Federal Procurement Data System by Deltek in mid-November. Reported spending at some large agencies, including NASA and the departments of State and Energy, declined by 84% or more compared to October 2024.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago

West Virginia's former billionaire senator agrees to pay over $5 million in overdue personal taxes | Fortune

An attorney for Justice and his wife, Cathy, entered into a joint motion for consent judgment with the federal government Monday, the same day that the government filed a lawsuit saying that the couple "have neglected or refused to make full payment" for the income taxes dating to 2009. An attorney for the U.S. Justice Department's tax division signed off on the agreement.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 hour ago

People Are Underestimating America's Groyper Problem

American anti-Semitism is largely homegrown and not merely a foreign-run deception propagated through social media accounts.
fromStreetsblog
2 hours ago

Support Streetsblog San Francisco As We Expand in 2026. - Streetsblog San Francisco

When we ask readers what they would change about Streetsblog San Francisco, the top result is always the same: they'd like to see more coverage. More coverage of transit agencies and elected boards, more coverage outside of the major Bay Area cities of San Francisco and Oakland, and of course more coverage of their favorite mode of transportation. And we'd love to do all of that, but the reality is it's just not possible to cover everything with one full-time editor.
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fromTheregister
4 hours ago

HPE wins $931M DoD private cloud contract

The US Department of Defense on Tuesday awarded Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) a 10-year, $931 million contract to bring cloud conveniences, like unified management and multi-tenancy, to the US military's most sensitive datacenters. The Distributed Hybrid Multi-Cloud contract, awarded by the DoD's Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), will see the deployment of HPE's Green Lake Private Cloud offering across its IT footprint.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 hour ago

U.S. Launches Apollo-Style Mission to Harness AI and Big Data for Scientific Discovery

An executive order launches the Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery using federal datasets, prioritizing national security, energy innovation, and faster experiments.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 hours ago

The Most Humiliating Failure of the New Trump Administration Has Come to a Sad, Fitting Close

DOGE collapsed after Elon Musk’s reckless cost-cutting leadership produced failed, exaggerated savings and widespread damage to federal agencies and millions of people.
fromwww.mediaite.com
16 minutes ago

Republican Brian Fitzpatrick Blasts Trump Over Witkoff Audio

This is a major problem. And one of the many reasons why these ridiculous side shows and secret meetings need to stop. Allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to do his job in a fair and objective manner.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Rand Paul Warns Trump He Will 'Dissolve' MAGA Movement

Approving major Ukraine aid or invading Venezuela would dissolve the MAGA movement and could end President Trump’s political strength.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Fox's Bret Baier Confronts Trump Energy Chief On Prices: Will People Feel Different' Next Year

Fox News anchor Bret Baier pressed Trump Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on prices that are increasing or only moderately abating, asking when Americans will begin to feel different about costs. Trump has been fighting a battle over affordability since the Election Day bloodbath, insisting concerns over prices are a con job, and repeatedly claiming he's already solved the issue. A raft of new polls show Trump getting clobbered on the economy a potential indication voters aren't convinced he's particularly expert on the issue.
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fromJezebel
1 hour ago

He Was Detained in an ICE Raid. Now He's Been Missing for Seven Weeks with No Word

Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing six weeks after detention by CBP/ICE; eyewitnesses say he collapsed and bled in custody, and his family demands answers.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 hours ago

Trump reportedly eyeing Kevin Hassett for Fed chair role

Trump allies push for Fed policy change and Kevin Hassett nomination to advance the president's low-rate agenda amid recent Fed cuts and tariff uncertainty.
fromThe Nation
8 hours ago

A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?

While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm's way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, "We're just gonna kill people." As US forces continue to engage in illegal attacks on boats in the Caribbean and with the growing threat of direct US military intervention in Venezuela, you might be wondering, "What happened to Trump's promises to avoid foreign military entanglements?"
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fromThe Atlantic
6 hours ago

Trump Doesn't Understand Inflation

Americans blame Donald Trump for rising cost of living; his tariff-driven policies and gimmicky proposals worsen prices instead of reducing inflation.
fromThe Atlantic
2 hours ago

Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job

Kelly is at least as qualified to lead the Pentagon as other recent appointees, and would probably be an easy addition to any future Democratic administration's shopping list for senior defense or national security roles. (He was also short-listed to be Kamala Harris's running mate in 2024.) A Navy pilot, Kelly flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. He has a uniform heavy with awards, including medals with the combat "V," a special addition that denotes valor and heroism.
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fromTODAY.com
3 hours ago

Caroline Kennedy's Kids: About Rose, Jack and Tatiana Schlossberg

Caroline Kennedy is mother to three children—Rose, Tatiana, and Jack Schlossberg—one facing terminal cancer while another is running for Congress.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
33 minutes ago

Just Staggering': Trump Aide's Leaked Phone Call With Putin Advisor Stuns Pundits

Leaked calls show a Trump envoy coached Russian advisers to flatter Trump and advocated concessions like ceding Donetsk to secure a peace deal.
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fromTruthout
2 hours ago

As Americans Grapple With Affordability, Trump Announces Joint Base Andrews Golf Course Remodeling Project

Federal golf courses at Joint Base Andrews will be restored with Jack Nicklaus involved, but funding details and potential taxpayer costs remain undisclosed.
#thanksgiving
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Candace Owens Predicts Trump Will Confirm That Emmanuel Macron And One Israeli Tried to Kill Her

URGENT Two days ago I was contacted by a high-ranking employee of the French Government. After determining this person's position and proximity to the French couple, I have deemed the information they gave me to be credible enough to share publicly in the event that something happens. In short, this person claims that the Macrons have executed upon and paid for my assassination. Yes, you read that correctly.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

'Just enough to spend, not enough to splurge': The low-hire labor market bites for Gen Z and lower-income Americans, JPMorgan finds | Fortune

American households face a tighter holiday spending season due to weak real income growth and a soft labor market disproportionately affecting younger and lower-income workers.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Top Trump Aide Coached the Russians On How to Butter Up Trump With Fake Flattery Leaked Transcript Reveals

SW: Yuri, Yuri, here's what I would do. My recommendation. YU: Yes, please. SW: I would make the call and just reiterate that you congratulate the president on this achievement, that you supported it, you supported it, that you respect that he is a man of peace and you're just, you're really glad to have seen it happen. So I would say that. I think from that it's going to be a really good call.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
3 hours ago

Texas Buys $10 Million Of BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF

Texas purchased $10 million of Bitcoin via BlackRock's IBIT for a new Strategic Reserve while planning eventual self-custody.
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fromAxios
4 hours ago

Scoop: Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel

Trump pressed Mohammed bin Salman to join the Abraham Accords; MBS resisted, citing Saudi public opposition and demanding a time‑bound path to Palestinian statehood.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 hours ago

Jennifer Lopez performs for Donald Trump Jr. and others at Indian billionaire's wedding

Jennifer Lopez performed at an extravagant three-day Indian wedding attended by Donald Trump Jr., prompting fan backlash over political associations.
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fromIrish Independent
1 hour ago

Donald Trump says Ukraine peace plan is 'fine-tuned' and envoys being sent to Putin

Trump said he may meet Presidents Putin and Zelensky only after a finalized or near-final peace deal, while negotiations continue amid ongoing attacks.
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fromConsequence
1 hour ago

Elton John Says Ending AIDS Could Make Trump "One of the Greatest Presidents in History"

Ending AIDS would be a historic presidential achievement requiring governments and Republicans to remove stigma, provide PrEP and antiretrovirals, and ensure access to medicine.
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fromThe Atlantic
11 hours ago

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

Proposition 50’s redistricting reshapes California districts to drastically reduce Republican representation and likely unseat incumbents like Doug LaMalfa absent federal anti-gerrymandering action.
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fromAbove the Law
9 hours ago

Morning Docket: 11.25.25 - Above the Law

Recent legal and corporate developments center on DOJ litigation and transparency, AI-related legal issues, antitrust settlements, high-profile lawsuits, and entertainment-industry disputes.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

ICE's Secretive Deportation Program

U.S. officials used third-country removal to deport migrants to secret detention camps in countries with no ties, exposing them to hunger, torture, and danger.
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fromwww.esquire.com
7 hours ago

American Voters Are Finally Booting Conservative Weirdos off School Boards

Democrats flipped numerous local school board seats nationwide by focusing on test scores, bus safety, and normalcy, countering culture-war-driven partisan takeovers.
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