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Trump’s team keeps promising to increase inflation

vox.com Donald Trump is currently leading the 2024 presidential race, in no small part because voters trust him to combat inflation. This is a bit strange since Trump has for months…

Scoop: Newsmax Chief Behind Interview Edit That Sparked Wrath of Top Republican, Staffers Say

mediaite.com Screenshot The day after Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) appeared for an interview on Newsmax, he publicly lambasted the conservative network. “Newsmax cut an entire segment of my…

About 1 in 4 US adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds

pbs.org About one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an…

Trump Media CEO renews assault on ‘DJT’ short sellers

marketwatch.com Former President Donald Trump’s media company is waging war on short sellers, but data show they cannot be blamed for the stock’s volatility.

Donald Trump ally lists "potential targets" of investigation

newsweek.com Mike Davis, an ally to former President Donald Trump, has listed several legal analysts as "potential targets" for investigation if Trump beats President Joe Biden in the…

Chris Christie Says It’s ‘Stupid’ Biden Hasn’t Called Him Since He Vowed to Never Vote Trump

mediaite.com AP Photo/Evan Vucci (L)/ Chris Christie believes President Joe Biden is making a mistake not reaching out to him after the former New Jersey governor vowed to never vote for…

Trump, Giuliani Revealed to Be Unindicted Co-Conspirators in Michigan Fake Elector Case

mediaite.com AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Former President Donald Trump, his ex-attorney Rudy Giuliani, and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows are all unindicted co-conspirators in a…

Trump Media asks lawmakers to investigate "unlawful trading activity"

aol.com Trump Media & Technology Group is asking lawmakers to investigate what it claims is "potential manipulation" of its stock, which trades under the ticker DJT – the same as…

Biden trails Trump in most battleground states as voters sour on the US economy

aol.com President Biden is losing support in key battleground states amid growing pessimism among voters about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a new poll. Findings…

Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance

theguardian.com Former president Donald Trump qualified for a bonus worth $1.2bn after shares in his social media company remained above a certain value despite falling sharply. Trump is…

Kari Lake's stance on Arizona's 1864 abortion ban takes another baffling swerve

msnbc.com Arizona GOP Senate hopeful and potential Republican vice-presidential candidate Kari Lake has made conflicting statements about the state’s recently restored 1864 abortion…

Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workers

apnews.com President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle…

‘All Bets Are Off!’ Bannon Sounds the Alarm On Biden’s 2024 Advantages Over Trump

mediaite.com Former 2016 Trump campaign manager and White House aide, Steve Bannon, hit the panic button this week on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and gave a pep-talk of sorts to…

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/24/2024

nakedcapitalism.com Patient readers, my strategy of “lying flat” has, so far, induced a rapid rebound in my symptoms, so hopefully I will be more or less normal tomorrow. –lambert. No orts and…

'Voters know Biden and Trump all too well'

theweek.com Alex Shephard in The New Republic The high stakes of the first election clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump fueled record vote totals in 2020, and their rematch this…

Every Kennedy family member that opposes RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign

aol.com None Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s large family keeps speaking against him. • None Most of them have endorsed President Joe Biden. • None…

Trump Media asks lawmakers to investigate possible "unlawful trading activity" in its DJT stock

cbsnews.com Trump Media & Technology Group is asking lawmakers to investigate what it claims is "potential manipulation" of its stock, which trades under the ticker DJT – the same as…

Immigration Fears on Both Sides of the Atlantic

newsweek.com To the naked eye, London seems as when I lived there in the 2000s. Londoners still mind the gap between the train and the platform, close the pubs early, serve sausages…

Amy Coney Barrett 'Shocked' by Lawyer's Comment in Idaho Abortion Case

newsweek.com Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was "shocked" by a comment from the lawyer representing Idaho during a major hearing on the state's abortion law. The Supreme Court…

FCC to reinstate net neutrality, but it’s not as easy as it once was

washingtonpost.com The internet has changed dramatically since the early 2000s, when the idea of internet service providers having to treat all data equally first became popular. Two major…

‘I Don’t Appreciate You Calling Me Dumb!’ Fox Host Gets in Heated Clash Over Defense Of Biden’s Gaffes

mediaite.com Fox anchor Charles Payne got in an intense argument with fellow panelist Leslie Marshall during a debate over President Joe Biden’s gaffes. During a Wednesday airing of…

Trump Media Ropes In Congress to Pursue Claims of Illegal Shorts

finance.yahoo.com Donald Trump’s social media startup publicized a letter to the heads of various US House of Representatives committees, doubling down on claims that an illegal form of short…

Who are the swing voters in America?

economist.com DURING HIS two previous presidential campaigns, Donald Trump never led general-election polling averages for a single day. In 2016 he pulled within a percentage point of…

Is New York Improv Back? I Went on a One-Week Binge to Find Out

nytimes.com Improv comedy became so influential in the first two decades of this century that you could make an argument it mattered more to popular culture than stand-up. Lines…

Study: More than 25% of Americans expect to never retire

siliconvalley.com By Fatima Hussein | Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising…

‘Whoa! I Almost Wanted To Buy It

mediaite.com President Joe Biden drew laughs from a friendly crowd by mocking former President Donald Trump’s $60 Bible during a speech on reproductive rights. Biden and the Democrats…

How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah

washingtonpost.com In the more than seven years since TikTok was born as a niche lip-syncing app for Chinese teens, the platform has reshaped the media landscape — forcing U.S. tech giants to…

Why Trump-Linked Phunware Shares Are Rising Today

benzinga.com Phunware, Inc. PHUN shares are trading higher on Wednesday after the company disclosed the renewal or extension of several healthcare and hospitality customer contracts.…

What happens now that Biden has signed the TikTok bill

axios.com President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday that will force TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest from its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban. Why it matters: The…

Is the Gaza war tearing U.S. campuses apart?

theweek.com Campus unrest over the war in Gaza "has reached a fever pitch in the final weeks of classes," said , with confrontations between authorities and pro-Palestinian protesters…

Donald Trump makes new request in Fani Willis case

newsweek.com Donald Trump's attorneys asked Judge Scott McAfee to quash two more charges against the former president in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election…

Trump got one thing right: Banning TikTok would help Meta (and Google)

washingtonpost.com This article is a preview of The Technology 202 newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Former president Donald Trump is…

Biden signs a bill that could ban TikTok

aol.com WASHINGTON — Tucked inside the sprawling $95 billion national security package that President Joe Biden’s signed Wednesday is a provision that could ban TikTok, with an…

Stock Manipulation In Trump Media & Technology Group Stock? CEO Devin Nunes Urges House GOP Leaders To Investigate

benzinga.com Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. DJT shares are trading higher on Wednesday, although in a volatile trading session. The company sent the U.S. House of Representatives a…

Ex-Trump Lawyer Says ‘Compelling’ Pecker Doing ‘Very Good Job’ Setting Table For Trump Hush Money Trial

mediaite.com Former Trump attorney Tim Parlatore told CNN that former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker has done a “very good job” setting the table with his testimony against…

Trump Media calls on GOP lawmakers for help in Wall Street fight

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TikTok CEO expects to defeat U.S. restrictions

theglobeandmail.com TikTok’s chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would…

What you need to know about new overtime rule that will benefit millions

washingtonpost.com Millions of American workers will soon be eligible for overtime pay thanks to a final rule announced by the U.S. Labor Department this week. The development represents the…

Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Toss Two Counts in Election Case

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Trump Media CEO urges House GOP leaders to probe possible 'manipulation' of DJT stock

cnbc.com Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks during an impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, Nov. 13, 2019. Trump Media CEO…

Workers earning less than $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay

cnbc.com Millions more Americans could become eligible for overtime pay. The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to…

Tommy Tuberville misses Ukraine aid vote after railing against it

aol.com None Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has long been opposed to Ukraine aid. • None He delivered a nearly 10-minute floor speech railing against it before the bill passed on…

Ron Johnson’s line on security aid part of an unsettling pattern

msnbc.com About a month ago, Lev Parnas appeared on Capitol Hill and delivered some striking testimony. According to the Ukrainian American businessman, he used to work closely with…

More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds

apnews.com More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.…

Donald Trump trial will lose him evangelicals

newsweek.com The Stormy Daniels hush money trial will hurt Trump's evangelical Christian base as the sexual allegations continue, a former adviser to President Joe Biden has said. Moe…

Secret Service Has ‘Started Planning’ for What to Do if Trump Is Thrown in Jail: Report

mediaite.com Photographer: Victor J. Blue for The Washington Post/ Pool The Secret Service is tasked with the solemn duty of protecting our current and former presidents, and regarding…

How U.S. banning TikTok could affect you

pbs.org No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned…

WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers campaign remarks at construction union conference

pbs.org President Joe Biden will deliver campaign remarks at the North America’s Building Trade Union National Legislative Conference on Wednesday. The event is scheduled to begin…

The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, with “enhanced security measures”, to help “meet voters where they are”

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the…