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Cornyn spars with conservatives online over SAVE America Act
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took to the social platform X throughout Thursday night and Friday morning to vent some frustrations with conservatives, including a Senate colleague, about their push to pass the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill that doesn’t have the votes to pass in the upper chamber. “Mike, I am a co-sponsor…
Live updates: Trump dismisses ‘fake’ leak of US-Iran deal; judge bars ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
President Trump on Friday panned as “fake” details that circulated online about potential aspects of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. That deal is incomplete but is three-quarters of the way there, and a signing should take place within the next few days, according to a senior Trump administration official. Trump said Thursday said the U.S. and…
SpaceX launches IPO, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion. The spacecraft and satellite communications company began trading on the Nasdaq with shares opening at $150, about 11 percent above the initial public offering (IPO) price of $135. It is the…
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Blackburn presses Kik on kids safety after ‘disturbing’ research report
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pressing the messaging platform Kik over its dangers to users, accusing the platform of “turning a blind eye” or “allowing” the exploitation and abuse of minors. The letter, sent Friday and first shared with The Hill, comes a week after the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) released a new…
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
A federal judge in Virginia agreed to indefinitely block the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund after previously agreeing to temporarily block any payments. The decision from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema came during a Friday hearing on whether to bar any payments from the $1.776 billion fund for the duration of the case. Democracy Forward, a…
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