In today’s issue: ▪ Trump moving ahead with tariffs ▪ Johnson on a roll before recess ▪ DNC panel meets on primary calendar ▪ Cyclospora outbreak hits new record The Trump administration is moving full steam ahead on imposing tariffs as an economic adviser around the world, even after losing several legal battles… Source link
When the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gleefully dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) last year, it set off a chain of events that is still being felt in the sluggish federal response to record numbers of cyclosporiasis infections. USAID helped finance key divisions… Source link
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) late Wednesday recommended criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith, pushing for the prosecution of the man who led the criminal cases against President Trump. A copy of the referral obtained by The Hill accused Smith of making false statements to Congress when he was impeached… Source link
Former state representative Amish Shah defeated former broadcast journalist Marlene Galan-Woods in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s open 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. Shah’s victory on Wednesday is a blow to national Democrats, who are trailing in the race Galen-Woods, a Republican-turned-Democrat who was married to the late state Attorney General Grant…
Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Clinton, R. James Woolsey, who served a brief, struggling tenure, died on Wednesday. He was 84 years old. Woolsey’s wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, told The New York Times that he died of a stroke at his Washington, DC home. He told The Washington Post…
US Secret Service Director Sean Curran said on Wednesday that the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protected individuals. Curran told reporters there was a 40 percent increase, and that when compared to the previous year, the numbers at risk are “off the charts.” “The environment has become very…
Connecticut Democratic lawmakers warned that Yale University’s tax-exempt status is at risk if it decides to make a deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve its investigation into the Ivy League school. University President Maury McInnis said publicly last week that the school was talking to the DOJ after Yale was accused of……
A top White House official on Wednesday accused a Chinese startup of improperly using Anthropic’s latest model and accessing restricted Nvidia chips to develop its new Kimi model. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the administration has information that Moonshot AI distilled to produce the story of…
A minor who sued several social media companies claiming that his use of their platforms caused him to suffer mental health problems has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, days before the case was to go to trial in California. The plaintiff, identified only as “RKC,” had brought claims against YouTube, Meta, Snap… Source link
President Trump took aim at Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff (D) and what he called “communist” Democrats during his speech in the Peach State on Wednesday, calling them “terrible” and comparing them to the comic character Pee-wee Herman. Ossoff is running for re-election against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his viral speeches and Senate grilling……
