👀 Reuters SCOOP Trump has signed an order giving Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick power to restrict exports on e-waste, looking to keep critical minerals scrap in U.S., per two sources.
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In the most important sporting news of the day, the Baltimore Orioles have won seven straight.
With respect to the performers, this was a singularly bad halftime show, and I’ve seen Imagine Dragons.
📬 NEW: A federal judge in Boston has denied the Trump administration’s bid to revive its mail-in voting restrictions while an appeal moves forward. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & ORDER – #208 in State of California v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11581) – CourtListener.com
Judge Indira Talwani: MEMORANDUM & ORDER entered.
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Literally every player on the pitch from England to end the match was magnificent.
Is Andy Burnham going to call Infantino about Jarrell Quansah’s red card?
Not only is this match absolute cracker, but the FOX commentary is, too — which is much more than I can say about FOX commentary the rest of the tournament.
Oh, this is gonna be fun the rest of the way.
If you are shooting g fireworks off during a rainstorm in the suburbs and terrifying my dog — STOP.
That will be engrained in my head with the Tshabalala goal.
This is interesting: Treasury will allow stock gifts to "Trump accounts" + gave 5 ETFs for folks to invest in. These are the only places you can invest when accounts launch July 4. President Trump is invested in 3 of them, with assets worth up to $35 million. 🔗 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Vice President Vance tells me U.S. negotiators are “going to start talking about” Iran’s nuclear program during peace talks in Doha, after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes in recent days.
In Donald Trump’s new passport design, his image literally supersedes the Declaration of Independence.
EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr encouraged a third-party candidate to “make an agreement” to exit a contested Iowa congressional race and help GOP win the seat. “I can’t go into specifics because there’s legal prohibitions about that,” RFK Jr. said, per audio obtained by The Post.
RFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recording
The health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort h...
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🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has blocked Trump's order restricting mail-in voting, and prohibited USPS from implementing policies that would have allowed it to refuse to deliver certain ballots.
🚨 Total earthquake in US-Israel relations Vance tells Israeli critics of Iran deal: "Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel ... I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."
NEW: At their Senate confirmation hearing, U.S. Postal Service governor nominees Jeffrey Brodsky and William Gallo avoided directly answering whether USPS should have a role in deciding who gets to vote by mail, as called for by a contested executive order from President Trump
Nominations - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Nominations of Hal Duncan to be Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget; Brian Cavanaugh to be Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; David Cummins to be Admini...
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🥊 Getting ready for President Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn. We should talk about: 1️⃣ Access — it’s gonna be hard for regular people to watch this thing 2️⃣ Cost — a ton of government resources going into it 3️⃣ Sportswashing — is Trump using sport to launder his image?
👰♀️🤵 I spent the weekend officiating my first wedding. It was spectacular. I have some thoughts -- on writing, speaking and learning about myself. Consider these my "chuppah lessons," now on my newsletter. If you like it, I hope you'll subscribe. 🔗: www.jacobbogage.com/p/notes-from...
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🚨 Reuters SCOOP IRS is considering a citizenship question to tax forms this year as the Trump admin continues attempts to link federal agencies to its “mass deportation” agenda. The Form 1040 may include a checkbox for non- and dual-citizens. 🔗: www.reuters.com/world/us-tax...
Exclusive: US tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax forms
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next year's tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation, as the Trump a...
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Trump sends a Friday morning gift to Senate Republicans — who are considering how to undo the “weaponization” slush fund in the Homeland Security budget bill. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
💥Simultaneous to Donald Trump purging Republican enemies... - he started an unpopular war in Iran - inflation is soaring - asked for $1 billion of taxpayer money for his ballroom - admin conjured $1.8 billion that could pay Jan 6 attackers How do his GOP purists run that midterm campaign?
💥Simultaneous to Donald Trump purging Republican enemies... - he started an unpopular war in Iran - inflation is soaring - asked for $1 billion of taxpayer money for his ballroom - admin conjured $1.8 billion that could pay Jan 6 attackers How do his GOP purists run that midterm campaign?
Trump purged his Republican enemies. How will voters respond?
Donald Trump’s MAGA machine eliminated more of the U.S. president’s Republican rivals in primary elections this week. But can his hand-picked candidates win in general elections?
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They assaulted the Capitol. They got pardoned. They’re gonna get paid.
'I'm not greedy': January 6 rioters and Trump allies eye $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund
Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years, said he planned to apply to the fund, assuming he could get between $2 and $5 million.
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NEW: Inside the Trump administration’s scramble to deliver “a visible consumer relief move now” as the Iran war’s fallout spirals out of control. Trump’s call to suspend the gas tax appears politically unrealistic. There aren’t many other options left. 🔗: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
So the FBI should have no problem doing the same for my Washington Post colleague Hannah Natanson, right?
The U.S. Department of Justice appears to be preparing to drop a nearly two-year criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, agreeing to return or destroy evidence seized from the diehard MAGA Republican before the FBI got a chance to review it. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...