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Supreme Court shuts door on Trump's $5M Carroll appeal
The justices declined Monday to rehear Trump's challenge to the 2023 jury verdict — leaving a $5.63 million payout to E. Jean Carroll final. A separate $83.3 million verdict remains before the court.
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2. Trump revives 'dead' anti-weaponization fund to pressure Senate
After calling the $1.776 billion fund dead on Friday, Trump threatened to push Congress to codify it if two GOP senators keep blocking his AG pick.
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3. Bessent launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' against Iran
The Treasury Secretary calls it 'economic asphyxiation' — and warns any nation still doing business with Tehran to expect the same treatment.
Technology
AI Giants Stumble: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini All Down
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google simultaneously hit outages Thursday, exposing how much of the digital economy now leans on a handful of AI providers.
Politics
Bessent Presses China, Opens Russia Channel at G20
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Beijing over its trade surplus and met Russia's finance minister, both moves tied to Trump's broader diplomatic push.
Economy
Warsh Faces Reckoning at Jackson Hole Friday
Markets are demanding clarity from the Fed's cryptic chairman.
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9/11 Trial Finally Set — for 2028
A military judge scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial to begin June 5, 2028.
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Murkowski sinks Blanche AG confirmation before recess
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'no' vote leaves Todd Blanche short of the votes needed — likely pushing confirmation past the August recess and leaving the Justice Department in limbo.
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Vance Slams Michigan Democrat In Closed-Door Speech
The vice president defended the U.S.-Israel alliance at a private Republican Jewish Coalition event, then tore into his party's midterm rival in Michigan.
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Vance Slams Michigan Democrat In Closed-Door Speech
The vice president defended the U.S.-Israel alliance at a private Republican Jewish Coalition event, then tore into his party's midterm rival in Michigan.
Politics
Bessent Presses China, Opens Russia Channel at G20
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Beijing over its trade surplus and met Russia's finance minister, both moves tied to Trump's broader diplomatic push.
Politics
Edwards fights censure: 'Poetry is not sexual misconduct'
Rep. Chuck Edwards sent colleagues a six-page letter disputing the House Ethics Committee's recommendation that he be censured for alleged sexual harassment of female staffers.
Economy
Warsh Faces Reckoning at Jackson Hole Friday
Markets are demanding clarity from the Fed's cryptic chairman.
Economy
America's quiet talent pipeline is self-petitioning
While Washington fights over the H-1B, a lesser-known green-card route has roughly tripled in four years.
Economy
Debt Hits $40 Trillion — Bessent Says Grow Through It
The Treasury secretary is betting on expansion and spending cuts to tame a debt load that just crossed a historic threshold — and he's doubling down on bond buybacks to steady the market.
Technology
AI Giants Stumble: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini All Down
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google simultaneously hit outages Thursday, exposing how much of the digital economy now leans on a handful of AI providers.
Technology
Courts clear path for thousands of Big Tech addiction suits
The 9th Circuit refused to let Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google use Section 230 to escape lawsuits alleging they deliberately hooked minors on addictive design.
Technology
Aurora Borealis Visible Across 10 States Tonight
NOAA forecasts a Kp index of 5 Saturday night — enough for a 'quite pleasing' show across the northern tier.
World
Xi Pushes Belt and Road at SCO Summit
Xi Jinping pitched more Belt and Road financing in Bishkek.
World
Bessent launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' against Iran
The Treasury Secretary calls it 'economic asphyxiation' — and warns any nation still doing business with Tehran to expect the same treatment.
World
US, Israel, Syria, Turkey seal secret nuclear removal deal
Negotiations spanning months secured an IAEA-led plan to extract uranium material from a covert Syrian site — before it fell into the wrong hands.