DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life
The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk’s group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved. Source: Original News
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A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era
Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars? Source: Original News
Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks
The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Switzerland. Source: Original News
Bad Apple, the Rise of the A.I. Empire and Italian Brain Rot
“I have rarely read a judge who is so obviously angry at a tech company.” Source: Original News
Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups. Source: Original News
The Biggest Medicaid Cut Left for House Republicans Would Hit Red States Hardest
Now, Trump’s big budget bill might require particularly painful cuts in the South. Source: Original News
U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly
The Justice Department and Google are wrapping up a three-week hearing that could have a major impact on the search giant and how people gather information online. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats. Source: Original News
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions. Source: Original News