Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach
President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting. Source: Original News
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Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?
The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Claims Harvard Failed to Report Large Foreign Donations
The Education Department accused the university of failing to report large foreign donations to the government, as required by law. Harvard disputed the claim. Source: Original News
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge. Source: Original News
Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.
The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said. Source: Original News
John J. LaFalce, Democrat Congressman Who Fought for Consumers, Dies at 85
A 14-term Democrat from Western New York, he sponsored financial reforms to aid consumers and pressed Washington to protect Americans from environmental hazards. Source: Original News
Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses
Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust. Source: Original News
House Democrats Criticize Trump’s Smithsonian Order
In a letter to Vice President JD Vance, four U.S. representatives on a committee that oversees the cultural institution urged him to reject President Trump’s push to reshape it. Source: Original News
Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish
America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say. Source: Original News
White House of Worship: Christian Prayer Rings Out Under Trump
Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and greater access to the president. Source: Original News