The Wall Street Journal reported FEMA is paralyzed under Secretary Kristi Noem’s requirement that any expenditure over $100,000 must pass through up to a dozen layers of review requiring her personal sign-off. Four months after a mile-wide tornado devastated St. Louis on May 16, killing five …
The Center for American Progress documented that Trump administration and congressional Republican attacks on wind power placed over 17,000 offshore jobs at risk, with 99 renewable energy projects delayed or canceled and 23 projects laying off staff. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum declared offshore …
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The Senate confirmed Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a 48-47 vote while he remained chair of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers—marking the first time in the Fed’s 111-year history that a Board member simultaneously served as a presidential employee. Though …
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The New York Times revealed that after UAE entity MGX (controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed) invested $2 billion in World Liberty Financial—a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff—the White House approved the UAE’s acquisition of hundreds of thousands of …
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Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff sold his stake in the Witkoff Group for $120 million, according to financial disclosures released publicly in mid-September 2025. The sale was described as addressing conflict of interest concerns between his government role and business …
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President Trump renewed threats to investigate philanthropist George Soros under racketeering laws (RICO), accusing him of funding protests against the administration and calling it ‘real agitation.’ Trump has repeatedly targeted Soros with antisemitic conspiracy theories and blamed him …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission moved to dismiss its civil fraud case against Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corporation, following his pardon by President Trump on March 28, 2025. Milton was convicted in October 2022 of securities fraud for misleading investors about Nikola’s …
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A federal appeals court reinstated Trump’s law preventing Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood for one year, affecting not only abortion services but also contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings, and primary care for 1.1 million patients. The ruling could force up to 200 Planned …
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The Trump administration escalated tensions with Democratic-led cities by threatening to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, targeting the city over its sanctuary policies. This action aligns with Project 2025’s aggressive immigration enforcement strategy, which includes mass …
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Ten Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, called for Senate Banking Committee hearings requiring testimony from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and other banking leaders regarding their institutions’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Reports revealed that JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank ignored red flags …
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The American Foreign Service Association warned career diplomats they face retaliation for providing honest policy counsel that deviates from Trump administration positions. The State Department added ‘fidelity’ as a promotion criterion, effectively requiring ideological loyalty over …
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Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader John Thune, changed chamber rules to allow confirmation of Trump’s sub-Cabinet, ambassador, and executive branch nominees in batches rather than individually, drastically reducing oversight and debate. The ’nuclear option’ procedural …
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Kevin Struthers, longtime jazz director at the Kennedy Center, was terminated following the July exit of artistic director Jason Moran, as Trump appointee Richard Grenell systematically purges the national cultural institution. Jazz programming has been gutted, with major performances cancelled and …
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On September 11, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission issued Section 6(b) orders to seven major tech companies—Alphabet (Google), Character.AI, Meta (Instagram/Facebook), OpenAI, Snap, and Elon Musk’s xAI—demanding detailed information about AI-powered ‘companion’ chatbots designed …
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Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced visa sanctions against foreigners who ‘praise or make light of’ conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death, inviting Americans to report social media posts to consular officials. The policy weaponizes visa authority to punish …
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Bloomberg News published a trove of over 18,000 emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo account spanning 2002-2022, three years after his death in custody. The authenticated emails, concentrated between 2005-2008 during Epstein’s first criminal investigation, directly contradict …
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President Trump threatened to sue the New York Times for reporting on a sexually suggestive drawing bearing his signature found in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday book, demanding a retraction and apology. House Oversight Chair James Comer rejected Democratic requests for handwriting expert …
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Financial Stability Oversight Council voted to dissolve two climate risk assessment panels that integrated climate considerations into financial regulation. The panels, established to evaluate how climate change threatens financial stability through physical …
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Senator Ron Wyden introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act (PETRA) to compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related financial records to Senate investigators after Bessent twice refused Congressional requests in 2025. The Treasury files detail transactions totaling …
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Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to block Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to force a vote requiring full release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, with only Senators Josh Hawley and Rand Paul breaking ranks. The vote prevents Congressional action on releasing Treasury Department …
The Labor Department Inspector General launched a review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following massive downward revisions showing 900,000 fewer jobs were added than originally reported. The investigation comes after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer for producing unfavorable …
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A federal judge declined to block Trump’s elimination of over 1,600 National Science Foundation grants worth $1 billion, despite Congress having explicitly appropriated and authorized the funding. The cuts, pushed by unauthorized DOGE operatives operating outside legal channels, specifically …
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced plans to extract government equity stakes from major corporations like Intel and Lockheed Martin in exchange for federal support, using tariffs and export licenses as pressure tools through a secretive ‘Investment Accelerator’ initiative. …
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A comprehensive analysis revealed that Trump’s spending legislation created $40 billion in fresh subsidies for oil, gas, and coal companies over the next decade, representing the largest single-year increase in fossil fuel support since 2017. The law dramatically expands carbon capture tax …
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President Trump signed an executive order against ‘politicized debanking’ while simultaneously gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the only federal agency equipped to investigate such claims. Most CFPB staff have been purged since Trump took office, and active investigations …
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a mixed ruling in NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, largely upholding California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) while striking down one provision. The decision affirmed a district court’s denial of …
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracted Clearview AI for $9.2 million to expand facial recognition surveillance capabilities, ostensibly for child exploitation investigations and officer ‘assault’ cases. ICE has already spent $3.7 million of the contract. Clearview AI’s …
The Heritage Foundation released an 800-page ‘Guide to the Constitution’ featuring contributions from Trump appointees and prefaced by Justice Samuel Alito, serving as Trump’s blueprint for Supreme Court nominations and legal interpretation. The guide promotes an originalist …
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Foreign governments including Israel, Hungary, and South Korea are paying MAGA-aligned content creators to promote diplomatic talking points without proper disclosure under Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requirements. Israel provided $70,000 for influencer trips to Gaza and the Golan Heights …
The Department of Justice is demanding comprehensive voter roll data from over 30 states, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and voting histories, claiming the intent is to identify noncitizen voters despite minimal evidence of such fraud. The data collection effort aims to create …
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard ordered the National Security Agency to retract a classified intelligence report describing Trump envoy Richard Grenell’s Venezuela negotiations, officially citing identity masking failures but effectively protecting Trump administration …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau notified employees of potential job cuts after Congress halved its funding cap, following Trump’s earlier purge of Director Rohit Chopra. The CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory lending, credit card …
SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell announced a major transaction with EchoStar on September 8, 2025, where SpaceX agreed to acquire 50 MHz of wireless spectrum and mobile satellite service spectrum licenses from EchoStar. The deal involves EchoStar selling its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses in …
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Records obtained by The San Francisco Standard in September 2025 revealed that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) allowed out-of-state police agencies to run more than 1.6 million illegal searches of the city’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) database, including at least 19 …
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Missouri’s Republican-controlled legislature advanced new congressional maps that would reduce Democratic representation from two seats to one by dismantling Representative Emmanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City district. The mid-decade redistricting, normally only done after census years, …
On September 8, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a massive multi-agency immigration enforcement surge targeting Illinois and northwest Indiana. The operation marked a significant escalation in urban immigration enforcement …
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The House Oversight Committee released Jeffrey Epstein’s 238-page birthday book “The First Fifty Years,” compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. The album contains two deeply disturbing contributions connected to Donald Trump that reveal the culture …
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke Comcast’s broadcast license over NBC’s news coverage, tied merger approvals to pro-Trump settlements, and backed regulatory rules designed to boost conservative media outlets. Carr’s actions represent unprecedented weaponization of …
CBS News appointed Kenneth Weinstein, a former Trump ambassador nominee and Hudson Institute conservative, as the network’s ombudsman following the Paramount-Skydance merger. The appointment came after Trump’s Justice Department and FCC applied regulatory pressure to the merger, and …
The Trump administration announced it is exploring whether the federal government can seize control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City. The White House confirmed ‘preliminary exploratory discussions’ about the takeover but declined to elaborate. During a 2024 campaign …
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FBI Director Kash Patel purchased $15,000 to $50,000 in Krispy Kreme stock on May 9, 2025, at a decade-low price of $3.17 per share, while the FBI was actively investigating the ransomware group ‘Play’ responsible for a major Krispy Kreme data breach that exposed personal data of over …
The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to deny NBC News’ request to unseal the names of two associates who received large wire transfers from Jeffrey Epstein in 2018, totaling $100,000 and $250,000. The payments were made days after the Miami Herald began publishing investigative …
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President Trump signed an executive order rebranding the Department of Defense as the ‘Department of War,’ which the White House claimed would serve as a ‘secondary title.’ Trump told reporters the change was ‘more appropriate’ and criticized the previous name as …
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President Trump signed Executive Order 14348 on September 5, 2025, creating a new ‘State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention’ designation that empowers the Secretary of State to blacklist foreign countries determined to be involved in or supporting wrongful detentions of U.S. nationals. …
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The Department of Transportation dropped a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers with cash payments up to $775 for flight delays and cancellations under the carrier’s control. The rule abandonment came after Trump installed former airline lobbyist Sean …
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Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson, a Trump appointee, voted to scrap the nationwide ban on noncompete agreements, replacing comprehensive worker protections with case-by-case dispute resolution. The reversal leaves approximately 30 million American workers bound by restrictive …
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President Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the release of a weak July jobs report, accusing the agency of ‘rigging’ employment numbers. Trump nominated EJ Antoni, a Heritage Foundation fellow and Project 2025 contributor who has publicly …
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The Trump administration filed an expedited emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Federal Circuit’s August 29 ruling that declared Trump’s sweeping tariffs illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The government asked the Court to …
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Stephen Miran, President Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, announced he intends to maintain his position as White House economic adviser if confirmed, taking unpaid leave rather than resigning. This arrangement is unprecedented in Federal Reserve history, where governors have …
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The U.S. Department of Justice formally opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on September 4, 2025, following a criminal referral from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas in Georgia and Michigan to …
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