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White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds

The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, laying out a plan for an agency that would be significantly smaller than it was under President Joe Biden but still bigger than the one President Donald Trump envisioned right after he took office.

Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

A recent inspection at the nation's largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions.

Trump’s silence hurts Cornyn’s electability case against Paxton in Texas Senate runoff

Sen. John Cornyn is trying to convince Texas Republicans that Attorney General Ken Paxton is too big a gamble for the GOP in November, but he's making that case without the 800-pound gorilla who could settle the argument instantly: President Donald Trump.

OpenAI acquires tech podcast TBPN

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has acquired the technology streaming show "TPBN" in a surprise move for Silicon Valley. The acquisition was announced online by both brands Thursday, though no official cost for the deal was disclosed. OpenAI CEO of AGI Deployment Fidji Simo said in a blog post the decision comes after the company mulled...

Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.'s "import reliance" as reason for the decision. "I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to impose a 100 percent ad valorem duty rate on the import of patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical...

DOJ concludes presidential records requirement unconstitutional

A federal law requiring presidents to preserve and hand over presidential records to the government at the conclusion of their term is unconstitutional, according to a legally nonbinding Justice Department opinion. The 52-page opinion, first reported by Axios, found that the Presidential Records Act of 1978 exceeds congressional authority and “unconstitutionally intrudes on the...

Trump adjusts tariffs on steel, metal and copper

President Trump revamped his tariffs on steel, copper and aluminum in an executive order Thursday to ensure that they align with the “full value” of the imported metals. The value is based on the amount the U.S. pays for the import, not how much it cost to produce in its country of origin. A senior...

GOP rails against ‘s— sandwich’ deal as all eyes turn to House to end DHS shutdown

House Republicans expressed frustration with Speaker Johnson over DHS funding strategy as the record-breaking 48-day partial shutdown continued.

Bondi ouster ignites bipartisan uproar: ‘Partisan, petulant, political hack’

Democrats are jubilant over the sudden ouster of Pam Bondi as head of the Department of Justice, with leading party members taking to social media to wish her “good riddance."

Iran war has a ‘second front’ — and Tehran has already lost it

With economic collapse looming, a degraded regime in Tehran won't be able to tamp down the people's fury.

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