Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks. Source: Original News
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Attack on Dallas ICE Was ‘Very Definition of Terrorism,’ Prosecutor Says
Federal officials said the gunman intended to shoot immigration agents, calling it a “tragic irony” that three detainees were struck, one fatally. Source: Original News
Microsoft Disables Some Services to Israel’s Defense Ministry
Microsoft said it found that Israel was violating some terms of service for its products and that it does “not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians.” Source: Original News
Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe
The unusual directive, without a stated reason, came after the defense secretary has fired several top officers and ordered a reduction in four-star officers. Source: Original News
Google Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute With Fortnite Creator
The case could rewrite the rules on how businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system. Source: Original News
Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion in Prime Membership Settlement
The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago. Source: Original News
Top Economic Leaders Warn Supreme Court to Allow Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now
In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence. Source: Original News
Democrats Dig In After White House Threat of Mass Federal Layoffs
Party leaders said the administration’s plan to fire government workers in the event of a shutdown would not prompt them to drop their demands in their spending standoff with the G.O.P. Source: Original News
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from the president, a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the agency from political interference. Source: Original News
Wyden Presses JPMorgan Chief Dimon for Answers on Jeffrey Epstein
Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, sent a list of questions to Jamie Dimon, head of the country’s biggest bank, about its financial relationships with Mr. Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Source: Original News