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Jobs report sparks inflation fears; Trump responds
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President Trump on Friday pushed back on inflation concerns driven by a strong jobs report, arguing robust growth should be viewed as a positive for markets. “With a great Jobs Report, like just announced, stocks should go up, not down,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “That’s the way it was for 200 years. Growth does…
Live updates: Senate funds immigration enforcement through 2029; judge delivers blow to Trump migration policy
The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump’s anti-weaponization fund to a protest vote against William Pulte’s appointment to lead the U.S.…
Judge blocks series of Trump policies halting immigration processing
A federal judge on Friday vacated a series of President Trump’s policies enacted in the wake of a deadly attack on National Guard members, forcing immigration agencies to again process applications from citizens of nearly 40 countries. In the days surrounding last Thanksgiving, Trump barred the processing of any immigration application for those from 39…
Myanmar’s Military Isn’t Conceding Much
Prisoner releases mostly reflect the regime’s growing confidence five years after seizing power in a coup.
Platner says he and wife dealt with his texts to other women ‘very early’ in marriage
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) said Thursday that his past sexting with multiple women was an issue that he and his wife, Amy Gertner, dealt with early on in their marriage. When asked in an interview when the sexually explicit messaging ended, Platner told MS NOW: “It happened soon after we got married, and…
House GOP moves to codify Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ name change
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee moved to codify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” name change during a marathon session of debate over the annual defense policy bill. Lawmakers on the committee, in a party-line vote, adopted the amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to formally change the Department of Defense to the…
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Sleeping in Mexico, Playing in America
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Pritzker pauses data center tax incentives in Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Friday he is pausing the state’s data center tax incentives starting in July amid a push to address concerns about electricity costs and water resources that have plagued the AI infrastructure build-out nationwide. He directed state officials to pause agreements under the Data Center Investment Program, which exempted data…
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