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Politico reports: President Donald Trump is resuming his attacks on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” as his lawyers begin mediation talks with the network’s parent company over a lawsuit Trump filed last year. “The case we have against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount is a true WINNER,” Trump wrote to Truth Social on Wednesday. “They cheated and defrauded the American People at …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: President Trump says his tariffs may raise enough revenue to replace the income tax, so why is he afraid to let Americans see what they’re paying? Instead of owning its policy, the White House has bullied Amazon to keep quiet about what it will cost. The spat started Tuesday morning when Punchbowl News …

404 Media reports: The U.S. government registered thetrilliondollardinner.gov around the time Donald Trump announced people who invested in the president’s cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, could win a chance to meet him, according to a lawyer who spotted the domain and 404 Media’s corroboration of those findings. The government also registered the domains dinnerforamerica.gov, and thetrillion.gov. The domains signal that there may have …

“This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he …

CNBC reports: The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, fueling recession fears at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war. Gross domestic product, a sum of all the goods and services produced from January through March, fell at a 0.3% annualized pace, according to a …

Via press release from the White House: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Safe communities rely on the backbone and heroism of a tough and well-equipped police force. My Administration is steadfastly committed to empowering State and local law enforcement to firmly …

The New York Times reports: President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers, removing levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits. The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so carmakers that pay a 25 …

ABC’S TERRY MORAN: I’m not saying he’s a good guy. It’s about the rule of law. The order from the Supreme Court stands, Sir. TRUMP: He came into our country illegally. MORAN: You could get him back. [pointing to Resolute Desk] There’s a phone on this desk. TRUMP: I could. MORAN: You could pick it up, and with all the …

Politico reports: DOGE, after promising $2 trillion in savings, now says it has saved the government $160 billion. But even these reported savings, so far, have not led to any meaningful decline in total government spending this year, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model, which tracks weekly Treasury data. In fact, the government has actually been spending more …

TRUMP: Wait a minute, he had “MS-13” on his knuckles tattooed! ABC’s TERRY MORAN: He had some tattoos that are interpreted that way, but let’s move on. TRUMP:  Wait a minute. Hey, Terry. Terry. Terry. Don’t do that. MORAN: He did not have the letters “MS-13.” TRUMP: It says “MS-13.” MORAN: That was photoshopped. TRUMP: That was photoshopped? Terry, you …

Axios reports: ABC’s Terry Moran noted during their interview that tourism numbers were down as he suggested Trump’s policies may have caused reputational damage — particularly with neighboring Canada. Advance bookings for Canada-U.S. flights in April-September were down over 70% compared to the same period in the previous year, per aviation statistics out last month from global travel data provider …

“Today is Fentanyl Awareness day. In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 Million lives. We are fighting relentlessly for the families of loved ones lost, for those whose lives are at risk, and for the soul of our nation. We will not rest until this poison is off our streets …

The New York Times reports: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of the company’s board. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, the media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions …

The Daily Beast reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth crowed about shutting down a “woke” women in military program—which it turns out was enacted by President Donald Trump. While Hegseth is now disparaging the program, Trump’s first administration was the driving force behind its implementation. The Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 was signed into law by Trump during his …

The New York Times reports: Displaying the import fees would have made clear to American consumers that they are shouldering the cost of President Trump’s tariff policies rather than China, as he and his top officials have often claimed would be the case. An Amazon spokesman said the company had considered a similar idea on part of its site, Amazon …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: Mr. Trump was elected to control inflation and raise real incomes, but tariffs do the opposite. They guarantee at least a one-time increase in prices on imported goods that will flow through the economy. They portend shortages for consumers, and for businesses that source goods and components from abroad. It’s a mistake to …

CNBC reports: The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site. “This is hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked …

Axios reports: A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he’s overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says. The wide-ranging poll released Tuesday, on Trump’s 100th day in office, is the latest sign of him losing support for his …

Axios reports: President Trump’s advisers are seriously considering the likelihood that he would be impeached again if Democrats take the House next year. “I’m certain,” Trump’s longtime pollster, John McLaughlin, told Axios, echoing others in Trump’s orbit. In a warning shot Monday, Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced seven long-shot articles of impeachment against Trump for how he’s dealt with immigration, …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump is deep in denial about his record-low approval ratings. “The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE!” he wrote late Monday night on Truth Social. “We are doing GREAT, better than ever before.” Survey respondents gave Trump just a 38 percent approval rating on the economy, which has traditionally …