Trump announces 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro trial  —  Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil's prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.  Brazil vowed to retaliate.  —  ANAPU, Brazil — President Donald Trump announced …

FEMA's response to Texas flood slowed by Noem's cost controls  —  As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources, like they have in countless past disasters.

6 Secret Service agents suspended over conduct during attempted Trump assassination  —  The July 2024 incident left Trump's ear bloodied and a firefighter killed.  —  Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally in Butler, Penn., July 13, 2024.

Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa  —  US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday.  But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language.

California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on a trip to South Carolina this week highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still reeling from January's devastating wildfires.  —  For months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

Trump faces MAGA trust crisis over Epstein debacle  —  Top MAGA influencers warn the Trump administration is bleeding trust over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and that the president is drifting dangerously out of step with the movement he built.

Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says  —  Grok AI will be available in Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles next week “at the latest”, the EV maker's CEO, Elon Musk, said in a post on X on Thursday.  —  Musk's AI startup xAI launched Grok 4, its latest flagship AI model, on Wednesday.

Trump's immigration enforcement record so far: High arrests, low deportations  —  ICE last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but the number of deportations paled in comparison.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month arrested the most people in at least five years …

Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists  —  A senior Homeland Security official testified in court on Wednesday that his department had relied in part on an anonymously compiled list to identify foreign academics for investigation.

This Is DOGE 2.0  —  Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its wholesale assault on federal agencies—even without Musk in government.  —  On Monday, June 23, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young, inexperienced technologists to join Elon Musk's …

GOP senators fear Musk-Trump beef spells trouble for midterm election  —  Senate Republicans fear Elon Musk's beef with President Trump could become a wild-card factor that could cost them seats in 2026 if Musk follows through on his threat to create a new political party to compete with the GOP.

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Does Trump's Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?  —  The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company's $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader  —  On June 26, a Dubai-based company called Aqua 1 Foundation announced a $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial …

Tillis Suggests He Regrets Vote to Confirm Hegseth, Calling Him ‘Out of His Depth’  —  The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary's decisions have been amateurish and show he is unfit to lead a large organization.

How Trump's D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural White Americans Too  —  The N.I.H. has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young scientists, many of whom come from the very places that supported Trump.  —  Lucas Dillard describes himself as sort of a JD Vance, scientist version.

Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push … Many of those leaving also serve in NASA's core mission sets, according to the documents.  Those leaving include 1,818 staff serving in mission areas like science or human space flight, with the rest performing mission support roles like IT …

7/10/25 ☀️ AM: … We wrote Wednesday that there's a chance the federal government could shut down sometime this fall.  —  Today is a good example of why.  —  The Senate Appropriations Committee often passes each of its 12 annual spending bills on a bipartisan basis.

Iowa Democrats plot 2028 comeback for caucuses  —  Iowa Democrats are urging the national party to restore the state's traditional place as the first contest of the presidential primary season — and some are pushing for Iowa's caucuses to be first even if the Democratic National Committee disagrees.

Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn't allowed to have  —  A truly scary new revelation about Trump's effort to circumvent the TikTok ban. … Just before the July Fourth holiday, we learned that President Donald Trump secretly claimed a power so dangerous that even King George was prohibited from using it.

Cory Booker posts personal record fundraising haul after marathon speech  —  Booker's campaign and a joint fundraising committee raised $10 million during the second fundraising quarter, a personal best.  —  Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., raked in millions of dollars in campaign funds during …

Attorney General Bailey Fights To Expose Big Tech Censorship Of President Trump As AI Chatbots Produce Fake News  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a formal demand letter to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta regarding biased and factually inaccurate …

Rubio meets with Russian foreign minister after Trump slams Putin  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks with Ukraine.