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Trump moves to modernize the Defense Department procurement process
President Trump is aiming to modernize the Department of Defense by improving the procurement process and weapons sales to U.S. allies.…
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Trump orders slashing of bureaucratic regulations
President Trump on Wednesday ordered federal agency heads to scrap three regulations on the books for every new one they implement,…
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Trump tries to reinvigorate America's military and commercial shipbuilding
President Trump on Wednesday set in motion a plan to revitalize the nation's military and civilian "maritime dominance." Source link
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Senate budget rewrite stalls on House floor after surviving test vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson's push to pass the Senate's budget rewrite stalled on the House floor Wednesday evening after a failed attempt…
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FBI director Patel replaced as acting ATF chief by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll
FBI Director Kash Patel was removed Wednesday as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced…
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Republicans mull higher taxes on wealthiest Americans to pay for other cuts
Republicans are discussing whether to raise the top individual tax rate or create a new bracket for millionaires and billionaires to help…
Business
Merve Emre Ventures Into the Age Gap
In recent years, Merve Emre—a professor, literary critic, and contributing writer at this magazine—has tackled a range of culturally…
Politics
House panel advances legislation to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Taliban
A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from…
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Judge orders new block on Trump using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt Wednesday to the administration's attempt to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying he needs…
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The Libs Do Not Seem Particularly Owned
Democrats struggled to make the most of Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war. Source link
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Top Democrats previously backed reciprocal tariffs and demanded punishing tariffs on China
Democrats haven't always been the anti-tariff party, with some of the party's leaders previously calling for reciprocal tariffs --…
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The Key to Political Dominance Is Glaringly Obvious — and Being Ignored Again
With Trump’s trade war, the siren’s call of revolution proved too seductive, once more. Source link
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TikTok and the Retreat from Technological Globalization
On January 18th, at around 10:30 P.M, the social platform TikTok went dark in the United States. It remained unavailable to American users…
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IRS data reveals that 6% of federal workers are delinquent on their taxes
Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of…
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Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs on many nations for 90 days, increases tariff on China
President Trump on Wednesday said he's pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn't retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a…
Business
Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI's for-profit restructuring
SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging…
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Right-leaning lawyers push back on Trump's orders against law firms
Some conservatives in the legal profession are pushing back against President Trump's executive orders that punish law firms that have…
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Trump Is the New FDR
The progressive hero created the predicate for the Trump presidency. Source link
Business
US: Wall Street mixed at open as China raises tariffs on US goods
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Wednesday (Apr 9) after China announced more levies on US goods, retaliating against…
Politics
Most liberals justify assassinating Trump and Musk, says survey
A recent survey found that about half of liberal-leaning U.S. residents could justify the murder of President Trump and his government…
Business
US asset sell-off hammers greenback against safe-haven currencies, euro
THE US dollar dropped versus safe-haven currencies and the euro on Wednesday (Apr 9) as investors worried about the economic impact of US…
Politics
UOB Kay Hian cuts Sats target price to S$2.89, downgrades it to ‘hold’ on likely tariff impact
Freight handler Sats might be hit by a potential slowdown in globalisation and decline in global trade volume as a result of the United…
News
The Willful Decadence of <i>The White Lotus</i>
Mike White sensationalizes Seven American Sins. Source link
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California’s Cardboard-Box Candidate
Xavier Becerra is an empty vessel for whatever California’s so-called expert consensus of activists, bureaucrats, and activist-bureaucrats…