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Trump’s Washington is opening its doors to eager fintechs
AFTER struggling to win much sway in a Biden-era Washington, some of the biggest fintech firms are now getting a lot more facetime on…
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US Steel, Nippon Steel were blindsided by Trump investment talk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s comments last week that Nippon Steel would invest in United States Steel instead of pursuing a takeover…
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Eric Adams' office threatens to sue Trump WH over $80M in migrant funds
Mayor Eric Adams' office is preparing to sue the Trump administration over the withdrawal of $80 million in Federal Emergency Management…
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JPMorgan expects criticism over its DEI policy
The bank’s latest annual filing has only one mention of DEI, in contrast with six mentions in the previous year JPMORGAN Chase expects to…
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JD Vance Is in Charge of Getting a TikTok Deal. Can He Find a Buyer?
Last week, an aide for Vice President JD Vance reached out to the billionaire Frank McCourt. The topic at hand was Mr. McCourt’s $20…
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Why Democrats Can’t Stop Talking About Elon Musk
Many Republicans remain convinced that their colleagues’ opposition to DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts will backfire politically. Source link
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Trump gives thumbs-up to J.D. Vance's remarks scolding European leaders
President Trump on Friday applauded his vice president's speech in Munich warning of the erosion of freedom of speech and other core…
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Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply…
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Education Department probes transgender policies in suburban D.C. schools
The Department of Education is investigating five Virginia school districts that have kept transgender-inclusive policies in spite of…
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RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did. The…
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Grounded: White House expands Associated Press ban to Air Force One
The White House escalated its feud with The Associated Press on Friday, blocking the news outlet from the Oval Office and Air Force One…
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U.K. PM Keir Starmer gets in the line of foreign leaders wanting a meeting with Trump
President Trump said Friday he had a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday and could meet with him as early as…
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Layoffs Begin at Energy Department, Part of Trump Purge
The Energy Department began laying off staff as the Trump administration accelerated sweeping cuts across the government, according to…
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Trump establishes a new council to advance U.S. energy dominance
President Trump signed an executive order Friday establishing the National Energy Dominance Council. Source link
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Trump's Wrath Falls on Associated Press as President Indefinitely Bans Wire Service from White House for Refusing to Accept Gulf of America
The Donald Trump administration on Friday imposed an indefinite ban on the Associated Press from the White House due to the wire service's…
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Trump signs executive order targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halts federal funding for schools and universities that require students to be…
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DR Congo M23 rebels close in on second major city
M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are closing in on a second major city, Bukavu, as they continue their advance.…
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The U.S. Must Not Abandon Ukraine
Europe needs to understand how high the stakes are, but so does the administration. Source link
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Trump’s White House Escalates Its Petty, Dangerous War on the AP
The employee said they could not access Politico, The New York Times, or Bloomberg, despite having paid subscriptions to all of them, and…
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Read This Powerful Resignation Letter Over Eric Adams’s Charges
The lead prosecutor assigned to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s public corruption case resigned Friday, in a mic-drop statement slamming…
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would…
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Democrats suspect Elon Musk is only in DOGE for the money
It's no surprise that the government is a major client of a man who runs a rocket ship company that can reach the space station, builds…
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Future of U.S. space policy unclear as National Space Council might close
As the White House moves ahead with bold executive action, rumors circulate that President Trump might shutter the National Space Council,…
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Judge Who Made Life Hell for Trump Will Oversee Case on Elon Musk
The employee said they could not access Politico, The New York Times, or Bloomberg, despite having paid subscriptions to all of them, and…