CNBC’s “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernan said Friday that President Trump’s settlement with his own administration to sue the IRS for $10 billion “looks bad.” Trump dropped a lawsuit to launch a $1.776 billion “anti-gunfire” fund to compensate people who claim they have been unfairly investigated or prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ). acting……
Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard’s decision to resign on Friday was her “single positive contribution” to national security, criticizing the outgoing intelligence chief just hours after she announced her departure from the post. “While the circumstances surrounding his departure deserve our sympathy, let’s be clear: Basil… Source link
{Beacon} Technology Big Story What Trump’s switch on AI order says about the WH’s division on tech policy President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw an executive order on artificial intelligence testing has exposed deep divisions in the White House over how to oversee technology development without stifling it. © Illustration /… Source link
Florida officials have reached a settlement in which they will pay $485,000 to a biologist fired from her state job over social media posts criticizing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk after his murder. Brittany Brown lost her job at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in September after reposting a message… Source link
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday launched an investigation into forecasting market platforms Kalshi and PolyMarket to determine whether their users are using non-public or classified information to engage in insider trading. Comer sent letters to Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansoor and Polymarket CEO Shiney Coplan on Friday demanding details and internal records… Source…
President Trump delivers remarks with Representative Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Friday afternoon ahead of the November midterms in one of the nation’s most competitive swing districts. Trump will appear in New York’s 17th Congressional District, where both will work on affordability and tax cuts. Lawler was one of three Republicans who won… Source link
The Trump administration announced Friday that would-be immigrants will be required to return to their home countries to apply for green cards, a move that will disrupt the most common route used for legal immigration. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) characterized the new policy memorandum as “a return to the original intent of…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Wersh was sworn in alongside President Trump on Friday, beginning his tenure as the central bank’s new head at a critical time for the US economy. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Warsh during a Friday ceremony at the White House. Varsh was confirmed last week… Source link
When the growth in AI capital spending slows down at some point, US economic growth will slow, and the stock market will likely enter recession territory. Source link
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday she fears President Trump could use a war in Iran to try to overturn the 2028 presidential election. Greene, who resigned from Congress in January following public differences with the president, was once a loyal MAGA ally and one of Trump’s most fierce defenders… Source link
