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Interior Department issues default notice to nonprofit running DC’s public golf courses without specifying violations or how to remedy them, with deadline next week.

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Trump tells Congressional Ball guests new White House ballroom will be complete in 18 months, following demolition of historic East Wing that Democrats called a “vanity project.”

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Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell Republic Airways stake 150 days after promising to divest within 90, as stock nearly doubled following merger announcement.

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DHS signs contract to buy six Boeing 737s for deportation flights, building its own fleet after failed attempt to purchase engineless planes from Spirit Airlines.

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Trump officially launches “gold card” program selling path to citizenship for $1 million, with Commerce Secretary promising buyers will be “perfect people.”

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Trump claims he doesn’t know enough about Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. to comment, despite son-in-law Jared Kushner backing the deal.

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Trump signed two mortgages seven weeks apart claiming each Florida property as primary residence, then rented both out, matching fraud claims he made against Lisa Cook and Letitia James.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent sold his soybean farm last week, 11 months after ethics agreement required it, as futures hit year’s high and farmers await bailout.

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Trump attacks Texas congressman’s “lack of LOYALTY” after Cuellar files for reelection as Democrat the same day he received pardon in bribery case.

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Trump replaces White House ballroom architect who warned the 90,000 square foot addition would dwarf the 55,000 square foot mansion, violating basic architectural principles.

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Trump waives $15.5 million in restitution for private equity executive convicted of defrauding thousands of investors in $1.6 billion scheme.

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Trump pardons entertainment executive Tim Leiweke five months after his own Justice Department charged him with rigging bids for Texas arena contract.

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Trump renames US Institute of Peace after himself months after gutting the agency, firing its board, and taking over its building in what a federal judge called an illegal seizure.

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Billionaire Michael Dell pledges $6 billion to seed “Trump accounts” for 25 million children as Dell Technologies holds multiple federal contracts.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent orders investigation into Minnesota welfare fraud claims despite “scant evidence” funds reached terrorists, targeting state where Walz is governor.

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Trump frees private equity executive 12 days into seven-year sentence for $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said victimized 10,000 investors including farmers, veterans, teachers, and nurses.

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Trump bars South Africa from 2026 G20 summit over disputed “white genocide” claims; meeting to be held at Trump-owned resort.

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White House denies Trump considering removing Patel after scrutiny of SWAT team guarding girlfriend at NRA event, government jet for personal travel.

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Interior Department adds $100 per person fee for international visitors at 11 top national parks, designates Trump’s birthday as one of six “patriotic fee-free days” for Americans.

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DOJ sues Sen. Jim Justice for $5 million in unpaid 2009 taxes day before statute of limitations expires, Justice immediately agrees to consent judgment.

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Interior Department owes 100 Park Service workers up to $200,000 in legally required back pay, meets Tuesday to discuss whether to pay.

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Judge dismisses Trump’s prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, ruling interim prosecutor’s appointment invalid after career prosecutors refused to bring charges.

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FBI Director Kash Patel assigns Nashville SWAT team members to protect his country singer girlfriend who lives in a different city, drawing criticism for abuse of resources.

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Trump pardons nursing home magnate three months into sentence for $38 million fraud after convict paid $960,000 to lobbyists previously convicted of voter suppression.

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Trump enlists Jack Nicklaus to redesign Joint Base Andrews golf courses without disclosing financing despite business ties to Nicklaus-designed courses Trump owns and rarely using the military facility.

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CFPB to furlough workforce on December 31 and transfer cases to Justice Department after Trump cuts Federal Reserve funding, latest attempt to close consumer protection bureau.

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House votes 426-0 to repeal Senate-inserted provision allowing only senators to sue DOJ for up to $500,000 over seized phone records, with Johnson saying he learned of it after Senate passage.

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House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) as Rep. Nancy Mace introduces censure resolution, with Mace calling the probe a “naked attempt” to kill her measure.

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) indicted for stealing $5 million FEMA COVID vaccination overpayment, laundering it through multiple accounts to fund her 2021 congressional campaign.

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Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally during dinner for Mohammed bin Salman, opening door to further military cooperation while Trump family has business interests in the kingdom.

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White House liaison Paul Ingrassia, who previously represented Andrew Tate, intervened to get devices returned after Customs seized them from the accused sex trafficker, alarming DHS officials who saw it as federal investigation interference.

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Trump says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing” about Khashoggi murder despite 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment finding he approved the operation, announces F-35 sales.

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Senate passes Epstein files release bill by unanimous consent after Trump reverses monthslong opposition following rebellion by his own supporters.

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Firm run by DHS spokesperson’s husband secretly receives money from $220 million ad contracts that bypassed competitive bidding by invoking border emergency.

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Trump pardons at least a dozen people prosecuted by his own first-term appointees, erasing over $1 billion in court-ordered restitution to victims.

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Trump buys bonds from policy-affected companies and municipalities, including Intel after his administration took a 10% government stake in the chipmaker.

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Ethics report finds former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler violated trading rules by purchasing stocks during interest rate meeting blackout periods.

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DC Preservation League sues Trump over plan to paint 137-year-old Eisenhower building white, alleging violations of historic preservation laws and risk of permanent moisture damage to National Historic Landmark.

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Trump housing chief Bill Pulte sends fourth mortgage fraud referral targeting Democratic Trump critic Eric Swalwell, who has surviving lawsuit against president and appeared on FBI Director Kash Patel’s government gangster list.

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South Dakota committee advances bills to strip governor’s sole control over economic development fund after Noem spent $9 million on ads starring herself and funded shooting range legislature denied three times.

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Trump convinces FIFA to use federally-funded Kennedy Center for free for three weeks, displacing National Symphony Orchestra performances as venue already faces ticket sales decline under his leadership.

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Trump housing chief fires Fannie Mae executives who warned sharing confidential pricing data with rival Freddie Mac risked collusion claims, while ally who shared data at his direction keeps job.

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Former Newsom chief of staff charged with stealing $225,000 from Becerra campaign funds for private jets and designer handbags while claiming $1 million in false tax deductions.

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Johnson vows next week repeal of Senate provision allowing senators $500,000 lawsuits over phone records searched during Jack Smith’s January 6 investigation.

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Trial begins for former NY governors’ aide accused of acting as Chinese agent who blocked Taiwan officials and accepted millions in COVID vendor kickbacks.

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Atlanta Fed President Bostic announces February retirement as Powell’s chair term also nears expiration, three years after trading scandal involving 154 blackout-period transactions.

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House Democrats release Epstein emails claiming Trump knew about underage girls hours before shutdown vote, prompting GOP to release 20,000 more pages.

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Trump pardons Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s husband for 2013 medical fraud conviction three days after endorsing her 2026 reelection though he already served 48-month prison sentence and paying $848,504 restitution.

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FCC rolls back rate caps for prison phone and video calls despite research showing family contact reduces recidivism, allowing charges up to $0.41 per minute.

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FDA names Richard Pazdur to head drug regulation after predecessor resigned over conduct concerns and drugmaker lawsuit alleging personal vendetta.

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Trump administration paid $7.5 million to Equatorial Guinea for deportation agreement using humanitarian aid fund intended for crises, exceeding eight years of combined foreign assistance to country where 70% live in poverty.

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PM Viktor Orban announces that Trump promised “financial shield” protecting Hungary from currency speculation attacks after $600 million U.S. LNG purchase commitment.

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Trump pardons 77 people involved in 2020 election overturn efforts, including four who pleaded guilty, releasing pardons after midnight Sunday following Senate shutdown vote.

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Trump wants new Commanders stadium on federal land to bear his name as White House says naming decision will “probably happen” despite team owning naming rights.

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Trump bans all US officials from G20 summit in South Africa over false white farmer genocide claims, will host 2026 summit at his Doral resort.

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Cornell pays $30 million settlement and invests $30 million in agricultural research to restore $250 million in frozen federal funding and close investigations.

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Trump pardons former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada after conviction on 14 counts including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering in scheme to defraud state.

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IRS notifies 25 states that Direct File free tax service will end after Trump administration directs agency to replace it with public-private partnerships benefiting TurboTax and competitors.

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Trump endorses former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in New York mayoral race after Cuomo said he would reject Trump endorsement.

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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao while claiming “no idea who he is” despite Binance involvement with crypto platform sending 75% of token revenue to Trump family company.

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Fourteen of 24 White House ballroom donors face federal enforcement actions while collectively holding $279 billion in government contracts.

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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after drugmaker sues him for bribery and defamation, as he claims retaliation for opposing fast-track approval process.

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White House won’t name dozens of donors to Trump’s $300 million ballroom including companies seeking federal benefits.

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Tech investor Ben Horowitz privately funds Las Vegas police’s new Tesla Cyber-truck fleet for department already operating 38 surveillance drones citywide.

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USDA moves $13 billion from farm programs to tariff relief fund over career staff objections, ignoring congressional notification rules as conservation and dairy aid programs lose funding.

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Casey Means misses surgeon general confirmation hearing due to labor, brother Calley departed White House month ago after special employee term expired without announcement.

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Trump officials Miller, Rubio, Noem occupy military housing reserved for commanders, citing security concerns, straining limited supply and military relations.

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DOJ investigating whether Black Lives Matter leaders defrauded donors of $90 million raised during 2020 George Floyd protests, AP reports.

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Toyota denies Trump claim that carmaker promised $10 billion US investment, saying no such commitment was made despite Trump telling Americans to “go out and buy a Toyota” during Japan visit.

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Trump Export-Import Bank nominee McFerran withdraws after Warren scrutiny over work at Russian-owned steel firm and family ties to Kremlin through wife’s relatives.

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White House fires all six members of US Commission on Fine Arts one week after demolishing East Wing for $300 million ballroom, before commission could advise on design.

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Trump nominates SEC crypto task force counsel Mike Selig to lead CFTC after Winklevoss twins got Brian Quintenz pulled for refusing to engage on their pending CFTC complaint.

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Trump welcomes Qatar’s leaders aboard Air Force One to discuss Gaza peacekeeping, claims he’s accomplished “peace in the Middle East” while Rubio seeks UN authorization for the force.

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Pentagon awards drone company its largest-ever contract after Trump Jr. took $4 million stake and Trump signed executive order accelerating procurement.

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South Carolina arrests fired elections director Howard Knapp on 11 charges including embezzlement for using state vehicles and credit card for personal fuel costs totaling $5,480 over eight months.

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Pentagon to use $130 million from anonymous Trump friend for military pay during shutdown despite experts saying private donations cannot legally offset appropriations lapses.

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White House released a list of donors funding Trump’s ballroom showing contributions from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family.

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Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao two months after reports his family’s crypto venture benefited from Binance partnership and after Zhao’s firm paid $450,000 to lobbyist friend of Donald Trump Jr.

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Trump completed demolition of White House East Wing this week to build ballroom, breaking his pledge not to touch existing structures and exploiting exemption from historic preservation reviews.

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Trump demolishes entire White House East Wing built in 1902 for $300 million ballroom funded by private donors after promising project wouldn’t interfere with building

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USDA uses Commodity Credit Corporation’s permanent borrowing authority to reopen 2,100 offices and pay workers during shutdown, selectively operating to help farmers three weeks after Argentina trade deals angered Trump’s base.

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Trump demolishes White House East Wing for $250 million ballroom during three-week shutdown as capacity expands from 650 to 999 people.

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Trump says he will decide whether taxpayers pay him $230 million over Justice Department investigations into his conduct.

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White House East Wing demolition begins for Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom, months after he said construction wouldn’t touch the building.

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Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact.

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Trump frees former Rep. George Santos after 84 days of a 7-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft, with Santos now vowing prison reform.

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Homeland Security is buying two private jets for Noem’s use through the Coast Guard, which requested one jet at $50 million, while the purchases will cost up to $200 million.

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Trump commutes George Santos’s seven-year prison sentence three months into his term for wire fraud and identity theft convictions.

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives.

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U.S. prosecutors charge Smartmatic with foreign corruption for conspiring to pay over $1 million in bribes to a Filipino election official to secure $182 million in voting machine contracts.

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Trump administration plans to install allies at IRS to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups and major Democratic donors including George Soros, who Trump wants charged under RICO, Wall Street Journal reports.

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SC Election Commission chairman says fired director Howard Knapp falsified documents and misrepresented $32 million ballot scanner contract as $28 million, now under SLED investigation for wiretapping and misconduct.

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NY man convicted of illegal straw donor scheme after recruiting people to donate to Trump’s 2019 campaign then reimbursing them with cash to secure Mar-a-Lago photo op tickets.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S. is working to provide $20 billion in additional financing for Argentina to help Trump ally Javier Milei before Oct. 26 midterms, bringing total aid to $40 billion.

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Trump hosts dinner at the White House for wealthy donors funding his $200 million ballroom and refuses to release attendee list.

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Judge blocks Miami Dade College land transfer for Trump library, ruling college violated Florida Sunshine law with insufficient notice about 2.6-acre downtown property.

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Investment fund with Trump Jr. as partner sold sponsorships for conference marketed as official Treasury AI summit where Bessent would unveil policy, before Treasury approved materials.

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Jersey City’s Heights University Hospital seeks $25 million in emergency state aid amid $60 million shortfall less than two years after CarePoint Health bankruptcy.

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Sen. Cantwell warns Big Ten presidents that proposed $2 billion private equity partnership could jeopardize schools’ tax-exempt status and conflict with academic goals as nonprofit institutions.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted for bank fraud by Trump-installed prosecutor despite career prosecutor determining no probable cause for charges.

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Seattle paid Civic Hotel owners $2.7 million for empty shelter rooms after rejecting cheaper alternative, with Chief Deputy Mayor saying she wanted nonprofit leader “out of the homelessness business” despite superior placement rates.

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Treasury defends $1 coin featuring Trump on both sides despite 1866 law banning living people on currency to avoid monarchy appearance, removes explanatory webpage.

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Bessent names Social Security head Frank Bisignano as IRS’s seventh commissioner this year and first CEO, bypassing Senate confirmation as both agencies lose up to 25% of workforce from DOGE cuts.

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Navajo company bids one-tenth of a penny per ton for 167 million tons of federal coal as only bidder after Trump reverses Biden climate ban, down from $1.10 at last sale.

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Trump approves 211-mile Ambler mining road through Gates of the Arctic National Park despite local opposition, reversing Biden as US government invests $35 million in Canadian company developing the district.

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Treasury confirms $1 coin draft with Trump on both sides for 250th anniversary despite 1866 law barring living persons to avoid monarchy appearance.

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Speaker Johnson cancels House votes through Oct. 13 to pressure Democrats on shutdown while delaying Epstein files discharge petition set to succeed once new Democrat sworn in.

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Administration empties Guantánamo migrant detention site that held fewer than 700 people since February despite plans for tens of thousands, while keeping more than 600 government workers deployed there.

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National Archives ousts Eisenhower Library director who refused to allow removal of federal artifact from permanent collection for Trump to gift King Charles, citing federal law prohibitions.

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Trump and budget director Vought plan to determine which “Democrat Agencies” to cut during shutdown after already canceling $18 billion in infrastructure funding for New York.

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Administration cuts $7.6 billion in clean energy grants affecting 223 projects exclusively in 16 states that backed Harris and whose senators voted against the GOP funding bill during the shutdown.

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White House withdraws Brian Quintenz nomination to lead CFTC after crypto billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss pressed Trump to reconsider, marking end of once-certain confirmation.

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Trump strips funding from council that trains and equips 14,000 federal investigators who root out government waste, fraud and misconduct, calling watchdogs ‘corrupt.’

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Florida transfers $66 million college property to Trump library foundation that will house Qatar plane retrofitted by taxpayers at hundreds of millions in costs before transferring to Trump after presidency.

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Trump announces Harvard deal requiring $500 million for trade schools, contradicting university leaders who said days earlier they have ‘no idea’ about talks, as White House pursues debarment proceedings.

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FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over $100 million deal to eliminate rental listing competition, alleging Redfin fired hundreds of employees who were then selectively rehired by Zillow.

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FBI director gifts at least five New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns that violate the country’s firearms laws and must be destroyed after safety authority finds them potentially operable.

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Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale registers as foreign agent for Israel under $6 million deal to create pro-Israel content targeting Gen Z Americans and influence AI models like ChatGPT.

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Senator Mark Kelly, who commanded Discovery on two space missions, joins effort to block shuttle’s $375 million relocation from free Smithsonian display to paid Houston museum, questioning why taxpayers should fund moving artifact already protected and accessible.

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Trump threatens 100% tariff on movies made outside U.S. in vague threat targeting Newsom, despite his own Hollywood advisers’ plan calling for federal tax credits instead of tariffs.

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YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension, with $22 million funding White House State Ballroom construction through tax-exempt trust, the third platform to settle with Trump this year.

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Trump administration opens 13 million acres of federal land for coal mining, triple what law required, and slashes royalty payments companies owe from 12.5% to 7% while investing $625 million in taxpayer funds to expand the coal industry.

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Trump releases 20-point Gaza peace plan and will personally chair international board overseeing Gaza’s governance, promising Israel full U.S. backing to finish the war if Hamas rejects it.

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Trump’s 18-year-old granddaughter launches clothing brand using White House as photo backdrop two days after riding Marine One to golf tournament.

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Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs chief Lisa Monaco after Laura Loomer alerts him to her Biden administration role.

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem fast-tracks $11 million for Florida tourist pier after campaign donor intervenes, then dines with him.

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Abu Dhabi royal fund and ByteDance will hold over one-third of TikTok US despite Trump’s claim of “American control.”

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Trump demands up to 10% stake in Nevada lithium mine for renegotiating $2.26 billion loan while opposing automakers’ EV transition.

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The Justice Dept. appears poised to charge James Comey with lying to Congress just days after Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the new prosecutor.

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A Justice Dept. official suggested a criminal probe into the FBI agent who sued Alex Jones just three days after the official was photographed with Jones.

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Trump installs his personal lawyer with no prosecutorial experience as U.S. attorney after firing the prosecutor who refused to charge James Comey and Letitia James.

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Trump pledges the Presidential Medal of Freedom to political loyalist Ben Carson, his third such promise to an ally in September.

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Trump taps his legal adversary Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell for the U.S. investor group buying TikTok after freezing a congressionally mandated sale.

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Trump publicly demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi prosecute his rivals one day after firing the federal prosecutor who declined to charge Letitia James.

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The Trump Justice Dept. closed a corruption case against border czar Tom Homan one year after FBI agents allegedly recorded him accepting $50,000 in cash.

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Trump nominated a former personal lawyer to run the Virginia prosecutor’s office one day after firing the U.S. Attorney who declined to charge Letitia James.

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The Trump administration plans to collect a multibillion-dollar fee from US investors as its price for approving the TikTok takeover.

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Trump uses an executive order to shift federal public school funds to private vouchers, sidestepping congressional authority.

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Following months of public pressure on the Fed, the Trump administration appeals a block on its firing of Governor Lisa Cook for alleged fraud.

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Trump says he is increasing the size of the new $200 million White House ballroom by nearly 40 percent.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directs federal funds to a no-bid contract to research the disproven link between vaccines and autism.

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Nearly 300 South Korean workers arrested in a raid at a Georgia battery plant rejected Trump’s offer to let them stay and train Americans.

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A reopened Tennessee prison run by CoreCivic has begun housing ICE detainees after the Town of Mason approved a deal worth over $500,000 annually.

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DNI Tulsi Gabbard retracts an intelligence report detailing Special Envoy Richard Grenell’s talks with Venezuela to trade oil benefits for hostages.

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A revised White House health report from HHS Secretary Kennedy scrubs criticism of the food and chemical industries in favor of deregulation and more research.

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The Justice Department drops its three-year lawsuit to recover Peter Navarro’s official emails months after he rejoined the White House as a senior adviser.

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A New York judge voids Mayor Adams’s order allowing ICE on Rikers, citing a quid pro quo offer he made to have his corruption case dismissed.

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Trump aides are offering NYC Mayor Eric Adams a Saudi ambassadorship in a bid to push him from the mayoral race.

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Trump announces the G20 summit will be held at his Doral resort, claiming he will not personally profit from the decision.

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The Trump administration buried a federal study on alcohol and cancer after industry allies in Congress commissioned a competing report.

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For UN travel, the Trump administration will waive corruption sanctions for Equatorial Guinea’s vice president for business interests while denying visas to Palestinian officials.

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DHS gave a no-bid sniper training contract to the brother of a GOP congressman whose firm was not authorized to operate in its listed state.

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The Transportation Dept. moves to cancel a Biden-era rule requiring airline compensation for flight delays, part of a wider consumer protection rollback

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President Trump is exploring a federal takeover of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, an institution chaired by his political rival Michael Bloomberg.

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Trump advisers reportedly discussed ousting rivals of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to block what they call a “socialist-run City Hall.”

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As the DOJ investigates Lisa Cook and Adam Schiff for mortgage fraud, a report finds three Trump Cabinet members have similar mortgage issues.

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One month after it was thrown out, New York’s attorney general is appealing to reinstate the $454 million fraud judgment against Trump.

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Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee says he will keep his White House job if confirmed, contradicting his own 2024 paper calling for Fed independence.

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After denying visas to Palestinians, the Trump administration now considers a Costco ban for Iranians and new restrictions for Brazil.

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A coalition of far-right and progressive House members has introduced a unified bill to ban lawmakers and their spouses from trading individual stocks.

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Fox Business hosts flag a “conflict of interest” between Trump’s crypto-friendly laws and his family’s new $6 billion token stake.

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Senator Ron Wyden accuses the Treasury Department of withholding suspicious activity reports on Jeffrey Epstein’s financial network.

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A pre-arranged sale to a public company controlled by Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff guaranteed the Trump family a payday of hundreds of millions from their new crypto token despite its tepid public launch.

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Months after Trump’s blanket pardon, a lawyer for Jan. 6 rioters says he pitched top Justice Dept. officials on a plan to pay them financial damages.

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After a meeting with his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK PM Tony Blair, Trump considers a plan to displace two million Gazans to build a tourism and tech hub.

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House Democrats probe Trump son-in-law Michael Boulos over $100K Saudi wedding deal that appeared to sell access to Trump family.

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Weeks after the GSA dropped Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot for producing antisemitic content, the White House has ordered the agency to approve it for government use.

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The U.S. seeks U.N. authorization for a revamped Haiti security force as a company run by Blackwater’s founder prepares a private deployment.

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Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner joins Tony Blair for a White House meeting on post-war Gaza despite holding no official government role.

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Trump appointee leading GSA tech services disclosed unpaid Tesla leave of absence in financial filings.

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A day after his massive civil fraud fine was overturned, Trump asked New York’s highest court to toss remaining penalties, including bans on him and his sons running companies.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Pentagon is weighing equity stakes in defense giants like Lockheed, days after Trump took a 10% share of Intel in a $9B move.

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Intel warns Trump’s 10% government stake risks global sales and backlash, as critics call it a backdoor sovereign wealth fund experiment.

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Days after his Trump Doral resort was awarded a 2026 PGA Tour event, Trump says he will attend the Ryder Cup and endorses Keegan Bradley as playing captain.

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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook refuses to resign after Trump and FHFA director Bill Pulte accuse her of mortgage fraud, escalating efforts to control the Fed.

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White House tours canceled indefinitely as Trump pushes $200 million ballroom project with no public plans released.

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Paul Weiss and Kirkland give free legal help to Commerce Dept months after making deals with Trump to avoid executive orders.

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Newsmax pays $67 million to settle Dominion defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies after judge found network defamed company.

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Trump administration considers converting $10.9 billion in Chips Act grants into 10% equity stake in Intel, making government top shareholder.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem under scrutiny for living rent-free in Coast Guard commandant’s waterfront home and using agency jet.

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Trump administration dropped 165 corporate enforcement cases, created loyalty scorecard for 553 companies, and halted probes of major tech firms.

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Days after calling for Intel CEO’s resignation, then meeting him, Trump administration explores buying stake in company to boost U.S. chip manufacturing.

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Trump administration rewrites six parts of federal acquisition rules to cut hundreds of requirements, removing oversight measures like executive pay reporting.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent gets four-month extension from Office of Government Ethics to divest from hedge fund and farmland, delaying compliance until first year of term ends.

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Law firms that struck deals to avoid Trump’s punitive orders now working on trade pacts for his administration after being routed through his personal lawyer.

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UFC CEO Dana White confirms White House fight will happen July 4, 2026 for America’s 250th anniversary after securing $1.1 billion Paramount deal.

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Trump requires Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to U.S. as condition for export licenses under shifting trade strategy.

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Trump Mobile delays T1 phone launch originally scheduled for this month.

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Trump administration demands over $1 billion settlement from UCLA including $172 million for victims after freezing $584 million in research grants.

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Trump removes IRS commissioner Billy Long less than two months after his confirmation as leadership turnover continues.

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Trump paused a Medicare crackdown on skin substitutes after MAGA Inc. received $5 million from Extremity Care owner Oliver Burckhardt.

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OpenAI offers ChatGPT Enterprise to every federal agency for just $1 each for one year under sweeping AI government rollout.

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Pentagon seeks additional $150 million to speed Air Force One delivery while Trump separately spends $1 billion retrofitting Qatari jet for interim presidential use.

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Trump attacks CBS host Gayle King as “no talent” with career “over” as Skydance-Paramount merger closes after his $16 million settlement with network.

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Trump reveals banks rejected his “billion dollars-plus” deposits after Jan. 6 Capitol attack, driving his administration’s “debanking” crackdown against financial institutions.

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Trump sons stand to gain $50 million in SPAC tied to federal manufacturing funds, then delete claim after AP asks about conflict.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene asks Trump to pardon George Santos days after former congressman reported to prison for defrauding donors.

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US accepts Qatar’s “unconditional donation” of luxury jet for Air Force One with classified refurbishing costs up to $1 billion diverted from nuclear missile program.

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Harvard reportedly willing to pay Trump administration $500 million to settle federal funding dispute after Columbia’s $200 million agreement.

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Trump uses official press conference with Starmer to promote his ‘opulent and beautiful’ Turnberry golf resort during Scotland trip facing ethics concerns over mixing business with diplomacy.

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Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Trump’s former defense attorney, grants Maxwell immunity to discuss 100 people in Epstein case while Trump suggests pardons may follow.

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OMB Director Russ Vought, who is actively working to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is billing the agency $4.7 million for his personal security detail just as its budget is cut in half.

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Trump now claims his $16 million settlement with Paramount comes with $20 million in future advertising, a term the company denies while still seeking his administration’s merger approval.

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Columbia University pays Trump administration $200 million settlement after federal funding was withheld over Israel-Hamas war protest response.

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The FDA appointed former pharmaceutical executive George Tidmarsh, a recent critic of the agency’s leadership and industry ties, to direct its main drug review office.

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Congress passes first major crypto legislation benefiting Trump’s family stablecoin business after his intervention to secure passage.

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FDA authorizes Juul e-cigarettes after Trump promised to save vaping industry during campaign.

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Trump faces “brutal” polling backlash as 67% of Americans believe government is covering up Epstein evidence after administration broke transparency promises.

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Trump claims Coca-Cola agreed to switch U.S. products to cane sugar amid Epstein controversy, but company won’t confirm presidential announcement.

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Trump calls his own supporters “weaklings” for demanding transparency on Epstein files after his administration didn’t honor promises to release all records.

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The NIH fired its chief operating officer as officials investigate a $3.3 million sole-source contract that could have benefited his spouse.

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Texas Gov. Abbott refuses to release emails with Musk after charging for FOIA records, claiming communications are “intimate and embarrassing.”

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Pentagon awards $200 million contract to Musk’s Grok AI days after chatbot posted antisemitic and pro-Hitler responses.

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Dismissed DOGE leader Steve Davis continued running meetings and conducting loyalty purges after White House ordered staff to cut communication.

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Trump officials Dan Scavino and Sergio Gor sold Trump Media stock days before tariff announcement that dropped markets 12%.

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Trump Media launches Truth+ streaming platform in partnership with Newsmax, positioning service as alternative to “woke entertainment corporations and biased news channels.”

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Trump appointees overseeing weather agencies have ties to companies that would benefit from privatizing government weather forecasting, potentially turning free public data into paid services.

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Palm Beach County votes to name four miles of Southern Boulevard from the airport to Mar-a-Lago after Trump, sparking backlash over linking his name with fallen deputies’ tribute.

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Trump Media files for a crypto ETF holding five tokens after regulatory breaks from the SEC raise questions about Trump’s shifting stance and potential conflicts of interest.

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Trump’s July 4 megabill spending law raises endowment taxes up to 8% on wealthy universities like Harvard, threatening financial aid and fueling political attacks.

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El Salvador tells UN that Trump administration controls Venezuelan migrants at CECOT prison contradicting claims they lost jurisdiction over deportees.

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Musk announces unregistered America Party following administration exit, budget fight, and Trump threats of retaliation against billionaire’s government subsidies.

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Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sends mass email falsely claiming Trump’s agenda bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits.

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Texas Republicans secure $85 million in Trump’s tax bill to move Space Shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian museum in Virginia despite museum’s ownership claim and refusal.

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Trump announces UFC fight at White House for 25,000 spectators with longtime business ally Dana White.

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Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle 60 Minutes lawsuit that legal experts called weak while facing pressure over pending merger approval.

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Trump calls daughter-in-law Lara Trump his “first choice” for North Carolina Senate seat vacated by Thom Tillis after president attacked him for opposing his legislation.

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Air Force diverts money from troubled Sentinel nuclear missile program to retrofit Qatar’s luxury jet gift that Trump will keep after his presidency.

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Trump slams AT&T for call failures weeks after launching Trump Mobile wireless service that relies on the same carriers, deepening conflicts between his business and presidency.

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Trump appeals ruling that blocked his executive order stripping Perkins Coie’s clients of federal access, after judges found his actions targeted political enemies and violated constitutional protections.

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ProPublica: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem secretly took $80,000 cut from dark money political donations while governor, failed to disclose on federal ethics forms.

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Trump and CBS-Paramount in advanced settlement talks over 60 Minutes lawsuit as network needs administration approval for Skydance merger.

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Trump threatens to suspend billions in military aid to Israel unless Netanyahu’s corruption trial is canceled, calling bribery and fraud charges a “witch hunt” interfering with negotiations.

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Trump says the next Fed chair must cut rates to 1 percent, calling current chair Jerome Powell “stupid” and urging him to resign for keeping borrowing costs high.

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Trump Mobile scrubs ‘made in USA’ claim from T1 phone listing, fueling doubts the Trump-branded handset will actually be American-built.

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Stephen Miller owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock while company receives $30 million ICE contract and he pushes aggressive deportation policies.

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SD officials push to build Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes statue garden in Black Hills near Mount Rushmore despite Indigenous opposition over sacred land taken in violation of 1868 treaty

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GOP proposes nearly 50% GAO budget cut and restricts its enforcement powers after watchdog found Trump administration violated funding laws twice.

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Trump Mobile yanks coverage map after using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred “Gulf of America,” breaking website links in hasty cover-up.

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Trump Organization launches $499 smartphone and $47.45 monthly plan referencing his presidency while critics raise ethics concerns about business profits during presidential term.

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ICE awards no-bid detention contracts worth hundreds of millions to private prison firms citing “compelling urgency” as stocks surge for Trump-connected companies.

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Trump’s $45 million Army parade thanks 22 sponsors, including crypto exchange Coinbase, which got an SEC lawsuit dropped after its $1 million donation.

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Trump administration confirmed Saturday it paused immigration arrests at farms, hotels, and restaurants after president expressed alarm over impact on businesses including his own.

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Twenty Willkie Farr attorneys depart for Cooley after Willkie pledged $100 million to avoid Trump’s unconstitutional executive orders while Cooley fights the same orders in court.

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Trump’s financial disclosure reveals over $600 million in 2024 income from crypto and business ventures that could benefit from his presidential policies.

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Trump calls Fed Chair Powell a “numbskull” and threatens to “force something” if he doesn’t cut rates that would benefit Trump’s debt-heavy businesses.

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Musk apologizes for Trump attacks including Epstein allegation, saying criticism “went too far” and debunking analysts’ claims feud was strategic.

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Vance makes secret trip to Murdoch family ranch in Montana for undisclosed meeting with Fox News executives and media moguls.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth refuses to tell Senate Appropriations Committee cost of renovating Trump’s $400 million Qatari plane during hearing.

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Senate approves $3.2 billion in arms sales to Qatar and UAE despite Trump receiving $400 million jet and $2 billion cryptocurrency investment from the same countries.

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ProPublica adds 23 names to DOGE tracker revealing 109 officials including 38 from Musk companies, with backgrounds showing young men from finance and tech cutting agencies that regulated their former employers.

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HHS official Calley Means attacks FDA and medical establishment as corrupt while running company that sells alternative health products through tax-free accounts.

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Orlando Sentinel refuses to back down after Florida governor’s administration sends cease and desist letter over reporting on first lady’s charity scandal, calling it a “failed intimidation attempt.”

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Trump threatens Musk will face “serious consequences” if he funds Democrats while considering canceling government contracts and refusing to repair relationship.

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Trump says “I’m not thinking about Elon” and has no plans to speak with Musk, considering selling Tesla as White House plans purge of DOGE personnel.

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Chinese Communist Party advisor bought $3.7 million of Trump crypto to secure VIP White House dinner and tour, exposing security vulnerabilities in president’s business dealings.

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick overhauls $42.45 billion broadband program to benefit Musk’s Starlink with potential $20 billion payout, rescinding state approvals and forcing 90-day restart after years of planning.

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Raskin warns Defense Secretary Hegseth to return $400 million Qatari jet or risk personal fines, calling the gift “blatant corruption” as bipartisan criticism grows.

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Trump gifts Elon Musk gold key to White House during Oval Office sendoff, praising his “incredible service” as DOGE adviser after 130 days cutting federal workforce and agencies.

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California Senate launches investigation into Paramount’s plan to pay Trump millions to settle $20 billion lawsuit, claiming potential bribery and threats to press freedom as company seeks merger approval.

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Trump administration expands Palantir contracts to compile comprehensive database on all Americans from IRS, Social Security, medical and banking records to advance political agenda and police immigrants.

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House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin demands guest list from Trump’s private dinner for major cryptocurrency investors over foreign influence concerns.

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Trump claims CBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Harris caused him “mental anguish” and rejects $15 million settlement offer in $20 billion lawsuit.

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Trump rejects Paramount’s $15 million settlement offer for his 60 Minutes lawsuit, demanding over $25 million and an apology as the media company seeks FCC approval for its Skydance sale.

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White House plan for Trump to receive a Qatari luxury jet as Air Force One is not final due to unresolved legal concerns after efforts to reframe the sale as a gift.

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Trump Media raises $2.5 billion for bitcoin treasury while Trump promotes cryptocurrency through presidential policies.

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JD Vance offers private roundtable and photo opportunity to $1 million Trump PAC donors before Bitcoin speech.

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Trump pardons tax fraud convict one month after his mother attended $1 million per person fundraiser.

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Trump border czar Tom Homan earned consulting fees from detention company Geo Group before mass deportation push.

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Eric Trump establishes nonprofit to manage Trump’s presidential library project with $37 million seed money from Meta and ABC settlements plus incoming $400 million Boeing 747 gift from Qatar.

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More than a dozen Trump administration officials sold stocks days before president’s tariff announcements sent markets plunging, including Trade Representative official who sold $30,000 before April’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

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Trump hosts 220 top investors in his $TRUMP meme coin at Virginia golf club using presidential seal, three days after crypto industry donations helped secure pro-crypto Senate legislation.

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House GOP proposes giving $1,000 investment accounts to newborns born through 2028 in “Trump Accounts” despite financial experts calling the tax structure less attractive than existing savings options.

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Pentagon accepts unprecedented $400 million Boeing 747 gift from Qatar to serve as Air Force One during Trump’s presidency before transferring to Trump’s personal library afterward.

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Trump IRS nominee Billy Long grilled by Senate Democrats over nonexistent ‘tribal tax credits’ after committee reveals recording of promised favorable treatment.

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Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar plane coverage after winning $15 million settlement for Stephanopoulos “liable for rape” statement.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sold stocks in 34 companies days before Trump’s tariff announcement caused markets to plunge.

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Half of investors who spent up to $4.2 million on Trump’s cryptocurrency to secure dinner with president sell off tokens immediately after winning access.

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Senate Democrats move to block arms sales to Qatar and UAE after nations offered Trump a luxury jet and $2 billion crypto investment.

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Trump offers donors “VIP experience” at military events including June 14 birthday parade with tanks, Fort Bragg troop demonstration, and July 4 celebration.

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Tesla board chair Denholm dumps $200 million in stock as company faced backlash over White House entanglements while Musk urged employees to hold.

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Schumer blocks all DOJ nominees over Qatar’s $400 million jet gift to Trump with unknown strings attached.

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Trump lifts all U.S. sanctions on Saudi ally Syria at Riyadh forum, despite its new president being a former al-Qaeda member.

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Musk’s Boring Company brought in by Federal Railroad Administration to potentially take over $8.5 billion Amtrak tunnel project.

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Top 220 anonymous crypto buyers who combined paid $148 million for dinner with Trump finalized today in scheme allowing foreign entities to secretly purchase presidential access.

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Trump administration prepares to accept $400 million Qatar jumbo jet dubbed “flying palace” as temporary Air Force One before transferring ownership to Trump presidential library.

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Trump says NYC Mayor Adams came to White House ‘to thank me’ after DOJ dismissed his federal corruption indictment.

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Washington Post analysis finds nearly 67,000 small-time investors lost millions as Trump-linked meme coin value plummets 85 percent.

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Cadwalader law firm loses attorneys after striking $100 million pro bono deal with Trump to avoid punitive executive order.

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US pressed tariffed countries to fast‑track Starlink approvals in pay‑to‑play push.

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Trump chooses Rudy  Giuliani’s son Andrew to lead presidential task force for the 2026 World Cup.

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Trump admin blocks future federal grants to Harvard unless it meets the president’s demands.

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Trump profits from UAE’s $2B Binance deal using stablecoin issued by his crypto firm.

Army drafts plans for Trump birthday parade with 6,600 troops, 150 vehicles, and flyovers through D.C.

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U.S. and Ukraine sign deal linking mineral access to future security aid as Trump calls it repayment for past support.

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Trump company strikes foreign golf resort deal despite conflict pledge, involving Qatar and Saudi-linked firms.

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Trump Jr. and allies launch $500,000 private club in Washington selling exclusive access to administration officials.

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University leaders form private alliance to resist Trump administration’s attacks on academic independence and research funding.

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Inspector general probes whether Trump and DOGE tried to access private taxpayer data from the IRS.

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Trump officials gut Hatch Act rules, allowing MAGA gear at work and stripping independent oversight of political violations.

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Trump pardons tax-fraud exec Paul Walczak after his GOP-donor mother funneled Ashley Biden’s rehab diary to Project Veritas.

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White House forces customs trade chief George Bogden to resign after revelation he attended 2019 wedding of Miles Taylor, author of anonymous anti-Trump op-ed.

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Trump rejects millionaire tax hikes, claiming rich would flee and tariffs could replace income tax.

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Trump meme coin jumps 58% after dinner offer to top holders triggers access-for-crypto backlash.

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Trump’s inaugural committee raised a record $239 million as top donors scored appointments and access, with little requirement on how the money will be spent.

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Trump appoints Fox News host Mark Levin and ex-NYPD detective Bo Dietl to Homeland Security Advisory Council.

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Trump replaces fourth IRS chief this year after Musk-backed pick sparks clash with Treasury secretary after two days.

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Sen. Murkowski admits fear of Trump retaliation, says ‘we are all afraid’ to speak out.

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Trump official pressed IRS over audit of ‘in ruins’ conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, who told court he can’t pay debts.

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Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell over tariff remarks, despite job protections.

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NYC Council sues Mayor Adams over ICE’s return to Rikers, alleging corrupt bargain with Trump to drop charges.

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Trump DOJ seeks release of FBI informant who admitted lying about Bidens after meeting with Russian agents.

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Trump pressures six more law firms into pro bono deals, bringing total to nine and nearly $1 billion after EEOC threats and executive orders.

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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought tanking stocks during Trump’s tariff chaos just before he told supporters to buy.

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Schiff calls for insider trading probe after Trump posted “BUY!!! DJT” hours before tariff pause sparked stock surge.

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Trump administration shuts down DOJ cryptocurrency fraud unit as part of push to deregulate digital assets and protect pro-crypto allies.

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Nation’s largest law firm in talks to avoid Trump order as 4 firms capitulate and over a dozen face White House pressure.

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Zuckerberg visits White House for third time to lobby Trump ahead of antitrust trial that could force Meta to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.

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Milbank pledges $100 million in pro bono work after EEOC call with no order issued, joining string of law firms cutting Trump deals now totaling $340 million.

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Judge finally dismisses NYC Mayor corruption case with prejudice, after DOJ resignations and backlash over Trump-aligned immigration deal.

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Judge allows Musk-led DOGE to seize $500 million U.S. Institute of Peace building.

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Firm that hired Harris’ husband and Jan. 6 prosecutor caves to Trump for $100m, bringing total to $240m.

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Musk gives $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court refuses to block him.

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Appeals court panel rejects AG Kaul’s bid to block Musk from offering million-dollar checks tied to Wisconsin election petition.

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Skadden, Arps cuts deal with Trump to avoid executive order, pledges $100 million in pro bono work for his political agenda.

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Wisconsin AG Seeks Restraining Order Against Musk Days Before the Election

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Embattled Tesla expands to oil-producing Saudi Arabia, a kingdom tied to Trump and the 2018 “funding secured” fiasco.

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Trump-backed company launches new crypto dollar as his family prepares to collect 75% of profits from trading and investment fees.

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Paul, Weiss chair Brad Karp told staff the big law firm struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid collapse, including $40 million in pro bono work for the president’s priorities.

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White House is seeking up to $200K in corporate sponsorships for Easter Egg Roll, offering logos and branding at the South Lawn event.

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Weeks after public clash, Trump demands Maine governor make “full-throated apology” and vow not to “unlawfully challenge” federal authority.

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Musk’s PAC again offers $100 to voters—this time in WI special election—to back petition attacking ‘activist judges’ and help get Trump-aligned court pick elected.

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick tells Fox viewers ‘buy Tesla’—says it’ll ‘never be this cheap again’ as outrage builds over Musk’s federal cuts.

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Trump, once impeached for a quid pro quo, rescinds order sanctioning law firm after it drops DEI and pledges $40M in free work.

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Musk donates legal max to GOP lawmakers backing Trump’s push to impeach judges blocking his agenda.

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Wired: Trump hosted secret $1M-a-seat Mar-a-Lago dinner with Musk last Saturday, as $5M private meetings become ‘hot ticket’

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