Major markets are continuing their downward plunge after President Donald Trump implemented steep tariffs against three of the country’s most important trade partners: China, Mexico, and Canada. The Dow Jones has fallen over 600 points in 24 hours, the NASDAQ briefly found itself near correction territory, and the S&P has …
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The Trump administration has neutered a Treasury Department anti-money laundering rule requiring shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries. On Sunday, the Treasury announced that it would “not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, but it will …
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Former Maryland Gov. and Social Security chief Martin O’Malley is warning that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the agency could result in a “system collapse and an interruption of benefits” for Social Security recipients. In a weekend interview with CNBC, O’Malley, who headed the Social Security Administration (SSA) …
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Elon Musk’s satellite business Starlink may not have officially taken over Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract with the Federal Aviation Administration yet to upgrade the systems it uses to manage America’s airspace. However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, …
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Elon Musk, the de facto head of Donald Trump’s government, is also the orchestrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But in leading a project to slash government agencies and the federal workforce, Musk is not missing his chance to attack the regulatory agencies that oversee the businesses …
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Poor, disabled, and vulnerable Americans who rely on Social Security to survive now have fewer resources to access those benefits thanks to cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. The cuts — made to the already-understaffed Social Security Administration (SSA) — will make it harder for some Americans to obtain …
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to purge its digital footprint of all content that promotes diversity, including months that celebrate cultural awareness. In a memo obtained by Rolling Stone, Hegseth has instructed the Department of Defense’s public affairs team to “take all practicable steps” to “remove all …
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A meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday turned into a shouting match in the Oval Office in front of a global audience, in an embarrassing spectacle that underscores the rift between the United States and its erstwhile European ally. The meeting was …
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International and domestic leaders are scrambling to make their support — or disdain — for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky known after tensions between the United States and Ukraine’s leadership exploded on Friday. Press, state officials, and diplomats watched in horror as Friday’s Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice …
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This articlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. In the barrage of executive orders and edicts issued by Donald Trump and promoted by Elon Musk over the last month, one stands out. It is a relatively brief note to the nation’s public schools …
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