Sen. Susan Collins did not vote for President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, his so-called Big Beautiful Bill, a massive package of tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans financed by slashing an estimated $1 trillion from Medicaid. “I did the right thing for the people of Maine, and I …
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In late January, the CEO of the pro-business American Legislative Exchange Council told right-wing operatives and officials that they need a “scalp” from one of two supposedly woke CEOs of major Wall Street firms. Lisa Nelson, who leads ALEC, was discussing Larry Fink of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, …
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The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last …
Read More »Meme Stocks Are Going 'To the Moon' Again. How Long Can the Party Last?
Why wait for history to repeat itself if you can force it to yourself? Former financial analyst Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty on YouTube and X and u/DeepFuckingValue on Reddit, helped to usher in the “meme stock” craze in early 2021, sending the value of shares in GameStop and …
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