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Donald Trump's Least Bad Option in Iran
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (190+ words) The Economist: "So Mr Trump needs to make a deal with Iran. Forget about anything as good as the pre-war status quo, let alone the deal Barack Obama struck in 2015 to restrain Iran's nuclear ambitions, which Mr Trump tore up....
U. S. Refunds $22 Billion in Tariffs
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (128+ words) Bloomberg: "The U. S. Treasury refunded nearly $22 billion in tariff revenue collected from importers in May, the first swath of such repayments since the Supreme Court struck down a major component of President Donald Trump's trade policy." "The amount was roughly equal…...
Social Security Elevates Midterms Stakes
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (161+ words) Bloomberg: "Halfway through the primary season, what's not getting talked about much on the campaign trail? The Social Security Trust Fund's new projection that it will run out of money by the end of 2032." "That's upping the ante on the…...
Bonus Quote of the Day
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (116+ words) I watch that thug that's up in Maine. He's a thug. And they're trying to make excuses for him. I mean, he's worse than any human being that's ever run for office probably. Nobody has ever had a record like…...
Trump Signs Bill to Fund Immigration Enforcement
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (297+ words) Bloomberg: "President Donald Trump signed a $70 billion package that fully funds immigration enforcement for the rest of his term, capping off a fight with dissident Republicans over a payout fund for political allies." Goddard spent more than a decade as…...
Trump Boils Over Waiting for Iran
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (138+ words) Axios: "The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U. S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more and more frustrated over nearly two weeks of waiting for an Iranian response to his latest…...
Prosecutors Probe Big Banks for Alleged "Debanking
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (141+ words) Wall Street Journal: "The Justice Department has sent far-ranging subpoenas to several of America's largest banks including JPMorgan, Citigroup and Bank of America, requesting information about whether they "debanked' clients, or improperly closed customer accounts for political reasons." "The subpoenas…...
Hopes Dim for Renewing Spy Law as Trump Digs In
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (177+ words) New York Times: "Hopes were fading on Wednesday for a breakthrough in Congress to salvage a warrantless surveillance law before its expiration this weekend, after President Trump dug in on naming a close ally who has alienated members of both…...
Trump Says 'I Love the Inflation"
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (172+ words) President Trump on Wednesday applauded the latest inflation spike, saying the numbers are "great" and "I love the inflation" because the U. S. "taking out" what he called "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, CBS News reports....
A Leadership Vaccuum at the Federal Health Agencies
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (168+ words) NBC News: "There's a glaring lack of permanent leadership at the country's major health agencies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has gone from one acting director to another. The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration was ousted…...