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House Dems project midterm optimism at annual policy retreat following State of the Union
31+ min ago (487+ words) As they gathered in northern Virginia on Wednesday for their annual policy retreat, House Democrats rallied like they were on the brink of victory. "House Democrats are on the verge of a takeover. The break's over for these MAGA extremists,…...
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos to visit White House for talks on WBD deal, report says
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (132+ words) Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will head to the White House on Thursday for meetings on his company's efforts to acquire part of Warner Bros. Discovery as Paramount ratchets up its rival bid, Politico reported Wednesday. The reported visit is set…...
The CIA urges Iranians to reach out as informants in rare move
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (550+ words) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has issued a rare call to Iranians to get in contact as potential informants, signaling a potential ramp-up of American efforts to gather military and civilian intelligence at a time of heightened tensions between the…...
State of the Union: Trump to announce plans for new tax cuts through budget reconciliation
1+ day, 59+ min ago (191+ words) President Donald Trump is set to call for a new tax cut proposal during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, he said during a pre-address meeting with news anchors at the White House. CNBC's Joe Kernen attended…...
Anthropic faces Friday deadline in Defense AI clash with Hegseth
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (443+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Anthropic it has until Friday evening to give the military broad access to its artificial intelligence models, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. If Anthropic fails to comply, Hegseth threatened to label the company a "supply…...
Panama cancels China-linked port deal, hands canal terminals to Maersk, MSC
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (396+ words) Panama annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison in its official gazette Monday, transferring interim operations of the ports to Danish shipping giants A.P. Moller-Maersk and Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. The notice formalized a Supreme…...
Congress contemplates its role on tariffs after Supreme Court decision
2+ day, 56+ min ago (894+ words) President Donald Trump says he does not need Congress to impose tariffs, but his recent attempts to impose new import duties could trigger difficult votes for Republicans ahead of midterms. And Democrats are vowing to disrupt attempts to extend Trump's…...
The odds of Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend checks are 'now effectively zero', expert says
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (637+ words) The Supreme Court'struck down a centerpiece of President Donald Trump's tariff agenda'on Friday, also dealing a blow to the possibility of sending'so-called'tariff dividend checks'to families, experts say. "Tariff dividends were a long shot from the beginning," said certified financial planner…...
Judge blocks release of Trump documents case report by special counsel Jack Smith
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (567+ words) A Florida federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump blocked the public release of a final report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his prosecution of Trump for retaining classified documents after leaving the White House at his Mar-a-Lago…...
Trump's quashed tariffs: Congressional Democrats seek to force refunds
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (464+ words) A group of Senate Democrats released legislation on Monday that would mandate refunds of tariffs paid under President Donald Trump's higher duties that the Supreme Court struck down on Friday. The legislation, led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Jeanne…...