SpaceX, US government discuss stock donation for Trump Accounts

The Trump administration has weighed whether to take stakes in other AI firms.
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Supreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor — for now

In a separate ruling, the justices made it easier for the president to fire officials at other independent agencies.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook and her attorney, Abbe Lowell
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Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ goes after tech companies with online safety plan

The liberal counterweight to conservatives’ Project 2025 is rolling out a series of policies to set the stage for an already crowded field of 2028 presidential hopefuls.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., attends the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference
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China racks up advantages from Iran energy crisis

Beijing’s relative insulation from supply and price shocks will “deepen economic dependencies” that China could leverage, a new report argued.
Sinopec tanks
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Few Ukrainians approve of US leadership, poll finds

Just 7% of Ukrainians said they approve of US leadership, according to a Gallup poll taken in April.
Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer
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Trump’s Board of Peace charts path forward

Questions continue to swirl about the organization’s work in Gaza.
Members of the Board of Peace
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Supreme Court punts on future Fed firings

The high court ruled that the president can dismiss members of most independent agencies without cause, but that the US central bank is different.
Federal Reserve
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Supreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor — for now

In a separate ruling, the justices made it easier for the president to fire officials at other independent agencies.

American national pride recedes across parties, poll finds

One-third of US adults say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, according to Gallup.

Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ goes after tech companies with online safety plan

The liberal counterweight to conservatives’ Project 2025 is rolling out a series of policies to set the stage for an already crowded field of 2028 presidential hopefuls.

New Hampshire becomes the Senate midterms’ sleeper race

Democrat Chris Pappas warns his party not to be “overconfident.”

Threats to US payment rails helped trigger Bessent’s AI worries

Advanced models have heightened banks’ fears of an outage that would hamstring their ability to send money.

Only Trump can end his own blockade

The US president is preventing the reauthorization of a key surveillance law, and refusing to sign a bipartisan housing bill.

Debatable: Trump’s DC renovations

The president’s projects, from the Reflecting Pool to city fountains, are divisive.

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes test US aid effort

President Donald Trump said the US was “ready, willing, and able to help.”
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