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Grift 1 of 20

Trump financial disclosure shows he bought up to $1.25 million in Netflix bonds while the company was in active merger talks his administration could influence.

Netflix later collected $2.8 billion breakup fee

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

March 4, 2026

Foreign Relations 2 of 20

Spain says White House falsely claimed it agreed to cooperate on Iran strikes as Prime Minister Sanchez repeats "no to the war."

Trump threatens to cut all Spanish trade

Source: France24

March 4, 2026

Health 3 of 20

CDC deploys disease detectives to South Carolina's largest measles outbreak in 30 years, 22 weeks in, as the agency operates with 25% fewer staff.

Largest measles outbreak in 30 years

Source: Reuters

March 4, 2026

Extremism 4 of 20

House Speaker Johnson calls Islam a "misguided religion" while defending U.S. airstrikes that have killed more than 1,000 Iranian civilians including 165 children in a girls' school.

Johnson is evangelical Christian

Source: Mediaite

March 4, 2026

Science 5 of 20

Federal science workforce lost nearly 95,000 employees in 15 months as Trump cut Fish and Wildlife science contracts 100% and CDC contracts 79%.

Research contracts down 23%, grants down 24%

Source: Government Executive

March 4, 2026

Fighting Back 6 of 20

Federal judge blocks DeSantis executive order designating CAIR a terrorist organization, ruling no governor can unilaterally label a Muslim civil rights group.

Never designated terrorist by any federal agency

Source: The Florida Phoenix

March 4, 2026

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