Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Florida Saturday evening for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump—one his own delegation says they’re approaching ready for “all scenarios.” On the table: security guarantees, economic cooperation, and a revised 20-point peace framework that Zelensky says is 90[...]
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Trump keeps investing millions of government money in one essential industry (and it’s not AI chips)
If you run a company, you know who owns a piece of it. Your investors, your co-founders, maybe some early employees. But what about the federal government? A New York Times analysis finds the Trump administration has quietly poured more than $10[...]
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How Trump’s ‘crony capitalism’ has shaken up U.S. business
In the America most business leaders grew up in, you competed on products, prices, and ideas. The government set the rules; the market picked the winners. But something has shifted. This year, CEOs have lined up at Mar-a-Lago with gold plaques and[...]
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‘We want it back’: Trump asserts U.S. claims to Venezuelan oil and land
The pressure on Venezuela is entering a sharper, more dangerous phase. President Trump has ordered a partial blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, paired with sweeping claims that Venezuela “stole” U.S. assets and a renewed push to isolate President Nicolás Maduro. The move[...]
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US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s ‘pro-petroleum’ moves
As the Trump administration makes announcement after announcement about its efforts to promote the U.S. fossil fuel industry, the industry isn’t exactly jumping at new opportunities. Some high-profile oil and gas industry leaders and organizations have objected to changes to long-standing government[...]
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Plain Talk: ‘Where is our home if America is not our home?’
It’s one thing to hear political rhetoric from the sidelines, but what happens when comments from the very top strike at your sense of belonging? Hamida Dakane, a former state lawmaker of Somali heritage, shares her deeply personal reaction to President Trump’s[...]
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Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas is backfiring—and shutting out foreign workers
A sweeping change to the H-1B visa system is rippling through employers, workers, and immigration lawyers alike. President Trump’s new $100,000 application fee—aimed at curbing alleged abuses—has instead injected uncertainty into hiring plans across industries. Large tech firms may absorb the cost,[...]
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Trump to send $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers to offset ag losses
The federal government will provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday. Trump said repeatedly the funding was available thanks to tariff revenues, framing his[...]
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Most Somali people in America and Minnesota are citizens
Most people of Somali descent in America are citizens, including those living in Minnesota, according to estimates from the American Community Survey, an ongoing survey conducted by the Census Bureau. Immigration enforcement agents have increased their presence in Minnesota in recent days[...]
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Port: Our Somali friends and neighbors are not ‘garbage’
It’s easy to look at a naturalization ceremony—200 new Americans from 51 countries taking the oath—and see the best of our country. But alongside that hope, a familiar shadow is falling: the kind of nativist hostility President Trump has leveled at our[...]
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‘New York Times’ sues Pentagon over media restrictions
The fundamental struggle between a free press and government control is playing out right now at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently implemented a policy demanding that credentialed journalists pledge not to report any unauthorized information, even if it’s unclassified. Seeing[...]
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Costco is suing Trump to avoid getting stuck with the tab on tariffs
Costco is taking the federal government to court, pushing to protect its chance at a refund if the Supreme Court ultimately rejects President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. The company argues that, without intervention, a looming deadline could cut off its ability to[...]
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Trump pardons Honduran ex-president who was convicted of drug crimes
Efforts to stop illegal drugs at the border took an unexpected turn this week. President Donald Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández — a man U.S. prosecutors once described as central to one of the world’s largest cocaine-trafficking networks. The[...]
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Trump walks back Ukraine deadline, says 28-point peace plan was ‘just a map’
President Donald Trump is softening earlier talk of a Thanksgiving deadline for a Ukraine peace deal, saying negotiations will take “as long as it takes” as U.S. envoys shuttle between Kyiv and Moscow. Behind closed doors, a U.S.-drafted framework — trimmed from[...]
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Pentagon investigates Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he appears in video blasted by Trump
A political firestorm erupted this week after the Defense Department said it was reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly, following a video in which he and other Democratic veterans reminded service members they must refuse illegal orders. The inquiry[...]
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If History Repeats, At Least We’ll Be Surprised Again
I recently completed reading the book 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin. In October of 1929, the American stock market crashed and the Great Depression began. In 1929, the stock market was at an all-time high. Today, the stock market is again around[...]