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DOJ says a global scam-center takedown led to 276 arrests, because apparently fraud now needs international zoning enforcement
The Justice Department says law enforcement partners dismantled at least nine scam centers tied to cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes and arrested at least 276 peop…
READ STORY ↗Publishers sued Meta over AI training, because apparently the robot homework machine may have raided the bookshelf first
Reuters reports major publishers and author Scott Turow filed a proposed class action accusing Meta of using pirated books and journal articles to train its Llama AI mod…
READ STORY ↗Lutnick told Congress he can't recall why his family lunched on Epstein's island, because apparently the memory palace has a locked tiki bar
Reuters reports Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told House investigators he could not recall why his family had lunch on Jeffrey Epstein's private island in 2012, desp…
READ STORY ↗Trump and the GOP are testing voter-roll purges right up to Election Day, because apparently the quiet period needed a leaf blower
CNN reports Republicans and the Trump administration are pushing aggressive voter-roll checks into the 90-day quiet period, using a federal immigration database critics …
READ STORY ↗Trump keeps losing media cases but winning the pressure game, because apparently the lawsuit is the product now
Reuters reports courts keep rejecting Trump's media fights on First Amendment grounds, but the slow, costly process still lets the pressure campaign do damage.
READ STORY ↗The FTC says fake recruiters now just want you to text YES, because apparently job hunting needed a trap door with emojis
The FTC warns that fake job recruiters are sending slick texts and WhatsApp messages for remote work, asking targets to reply YES before steering them into fake-check or…
READ STORY ↗Trump's DOJ sued an entire bench of federal judges, because apparently losing in court now means naming the court as defendant
Reuters reports Maryland federal judges asked an appeals court to reject what they called a misguided and unprecedented Justice Department lawsuit against them.
READ STORY ↗Trump says EU auto tariffs are jumping to 25%, because apparently a trade deal is just a draft until the Sharpie gets lonely
Reuters and AP report Trump said he will raise tariffs on European Union cars and trucks from 15% to 25%, accusing the bloc of not complying with a trade deal without of…
READ STORY ↗Trump joked about sending a carrier to make Cuba surrender on the way back from Iran, because apparently foreign policy now has errands
AP and CNN reported Trump joked that the U.S. Navy could stop near Cuba after Iran and make the island give up, because nothing calms a war-powers fight like adding a Ca…
READ STORY ↗Trump says the Iran war is 'terminated' because there is a ceasefire, which is a bold way to tell Congress the clock is decorative
Reuters reports Trump told congressional leaders the Iran war has been 'terminated' by a ceasefire, even as U.S. forces remain deployed and Iran sent a new proposal he r…
READ STORY ↗Senators want the FTC to police fuel prices harder, because apparently every gas pump now needs a congressional grief counselor
Reuters reports three Democratic senators proposed expanding FTC oversight of fuel prices, market manipulation, and transportation-fuel transparency as war-driven costs …
READ STORY ↗The FCC is reviewing ABC licenses after a Kimmel joke, because apparently late-night monologues now come with regulatory airbags
PBS, CNN, BBC, and others report the FCC ordered early review of ABC station licenses after Trump and Melania Trump criticized Jimmy Kimmel over a joke.
READ STORY ↗Trump faces a Friday Iran war deadline, because apparently constitutional war powers now come with a calendar invite everyone ignores
Reuters reports Trump faces a Friday deadline to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, while the conflict shows no clear sign of stopping.
READ STORY ↗The House cleared a path for another $70 billion in immigration enforcement, because apparently the last enforcement money needed a sequel with overtime
Reuters reports the House approved a three-year budget outline that could unlock another $70 billion for immigration enforcement, after holding the vote open for more th…
READ STORY ↗Hegseth got grilled over the Iran war at a budget hearing, because apparently Congress has to sneak constitutional questions into the spreadsheet section
AP reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced nearly six hours of House questioning over the Iran war, while Reuters tracked escalation fears and oil prices hitting a …
READ STORY ↗Trump signed a DHS funding bill after an 11-week shutdown, because apparently homeland security now runs on partial payments and vibes
Reuters reports Trump signed legislation funding much of DHS after a nearly 11-week partial shutdown tied to disputes over ICE operations.
READ STORY ↗Carmakers booked $2.3 billion in expected tariff refunds, because apparently Trump’s trade war now has a receivables department
Reuters reports Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis have started booking expected tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling knocked down part of Trump’s tariff regi…
READ STORY ↗Senate Republicans advanced a Trump judicial nominee the ABA deemed not qualified, because apparently warning labels are just decor now
Reuters reports the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced four Trump judicial nominees, including the first of his second-term picks rated “not qualified” by the American …
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