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South Carolina Republicans told Trump no on a midterm map-rigging rush job, because even the gerrymander machine found a brake pedal
Reuters and The Guardian report five South Carolina Republican state senators joined Democrats to reject a Trump-backed push to reopen redistricting and target Rep. Jim …
READ STORY ↗The U.S. is scrutinizing Brazil's beloved free PIX payment system, because apparently instant payments offended the card-network toll booth
AP reports Brazil's hugely popular PIX instant-payment system is under Trump administration scrutiny over claims it bypasses traditional credit networks like Visa and Ma…
READ STORY ↗Trump headed to Beijing saying Iran is “under control,” because apparently a blocked oil chokepoint is just a vibe management issue
AP and Reuters report Trump left for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping while downplaying Iran-war tensions and saying he does not need China's help to end the conflic…
READ STORY ↗Trump and Xi may talk AI hotlines after Mythos freaked everyone out, because apparently the robot apocalypse needs tech support hold music
Reuters reports artificial intelligence will be a major Trump-Xi summit topic, with officials and analysts discussing possible AI guardrails or a hotline as U.S.-China m…
READ STORY ↗Trump fired off 50-plus late-night posts demanding enemy arrests, because apparently Truth Social is now the Situation Room with typos
The Guardian and Forbes report Trump spent Monday night amplifying conspiracy posts, attacks on Obama and other rivals, and calls for political enemies to be prosecuted …
READ STORY ↗An appeals court put Trump's 10% global tariff back on ice/on fire, because apparently import policy is now a courtroom strobe light
Reuters reports a federal appeals court temporarily paused a ruling against Trump's 10% global tariff, keeping the duties in place for the importers that had just won re…
READ STORY ↗Trump wants to pause the federal gas tax after the Iran war jacked up prices, because apparently the fire alarm is also a campaign strategy
Reuters and AP report President Donald Trump said he supports suspending or reducing the federal gasoline tax as war-driven fuel prices climb, but Congress would have to…
READ STORY ↗The FTC warned Canvas users that scammers follow hacks, because apparently school data breaches come with a souvenir phishing booth
The FTC says the Canvas parent-company cyberattack may put student personal information at risk, and scammers often pile on with fake texts and emails after a breach hit…
READ STORY ↗DOJ opened a $400 million AirBit Club victim fund, because fake crypto mining finally met a very real clawback bucket
The Justice Department says victims of AirBit Club, a purported virtual-currency mining and trading company that was actually a pyramid scheme, can seek compensation fro…
READ STORY ↗Trump released UFO files and told America “have fun,” because apparently disclosure now comes with a carnival barker
Reuters says the Defense Department released about 160 previously classified UFO/UAP files, though analysts said many had already been public and none proved alien techn…
READ STORY ↗Trump rejected Iran's war-ending counteroffer as “totally unacceptable,” because apparently diplomacy is now a comments section with warships
AP reports Iran sent a response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal through Pakistani mediators, and President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABL…
READ STORY ↗Imposter scams were No. 1 for the ninth straight year, because apparently fraud has a dynasty now
The FTC says imposter scams were the top scam category for the ninth year in a row, with more than 1 million reports in 2025 and reported losses rising nearly 20% to $3.…
READ STORY ↗Trump renominated the FEMA chief fired for opposing FEMA abolition, because apparently disaster response needed a plot twist
The Guardian reports Trump renominated Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after Hamilton was previously fired as acting administrator for publicly opposing plans to eliminate…
READ STORY ↗An FCC commissioner says Trump is running a censorship campaign against Disney, because apparently ABC needed a federal hall monitor
Reuters reports FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez accused the Trump administration of using regulatory actions to pressure Disney and ABC, including early license reviews and …
READ STORY ↗The Trump administration cut a new deal over D.C. public golf courses, because apparently the capital needed a fairway custody battle
Reuters reports the Trump administration and National Links Trust reached a deal keeping all three Washington public golf courses open, with the nonprofit leasing two an…
READ STORY ↗A $6.9 million no-bid reflecting-pool contract went to Trump's golf-course pool people, because apparently procurement needed swim trunks
The Guardian, citing New York Times reporting, says a no-bid contract to turn the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue went to a Virginia company tied to work at Trump'…
READ STORY ↗A judge tossed Ray Epps' Fox News defamation suit again, because conspiracy sludge is apparently hard to mop up in court
AP reports a federal judge dismissed Raymond Epps' defamation lawsuit against Fox News for a second time, after Epps said false Jan. 6 conspiracy theories led to threats…
READ STORY ↗Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower building white for at least $7.5 million, because apparently granite needed makeup
AP reports the White House told planners that coating the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building in white paint could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million, and th…
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