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Introduction Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and former head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has launched a scathing critique of President Donald Trump’s flagship legislative initiative—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In a series of social media posts and interviews, Musk denounced the
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Introduction Congressional Democrats have unveiled an updated report documenting the Trump administration’s unprecedented withholding of $425 billion in federal funds legally appropriated by Congress. The blocked funding spans critical programs—from disaster relief and cancer research to small-business grants and public health initiatives—igniting a constitutional clash over the
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Introduction The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has delivered a stark warning about the trajectory of the U.S. economy, slashing its 2025 growth forecast to 1.6%—a significant downward revision from the 2.1% projected in March 2025. This adjustment, detailed in the OECD’s June
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Introduction Elon Musk, the high-profile CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has officially stepped down from his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and is departing from his advisory position within the Trump administration. Musk’s tenure, which began on Inauguration Day 2025, was marked by
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Introduction On May 28, 2025, a pivotal ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade halted President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, marking a major judicial check on executive authority in American trade policy. The court found that President Trump exceeded his legal powers by attempting to
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Introduction On May 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a presidential proclamation celebrating the 101st anniversary of the United States Border Patrol (USBP), using the occasion to highlight sweeping policy shifts at the U.S.-Mexico border since his return to office. The administration credited a series of aggressive
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Introduction The U.S. Department of Education has announced a sweeping set of reforms and technological upgrades aimed at combating fraud and erroneous payments within federal student aid programs. This action follows a comprehensive review that uncovered nearly $90 million in aid disbursed to ineligible recipients, including deceased individuals and
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Introduction On May 28, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a sweeping new U.S. visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals—particularly government officials—who are deemed responsible for censoring the protected speech of Americans. This unprecedented measure, enacted under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and
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Introduction On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump reignited his trade war rhetoric, this time directly targeting Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all iPhones sold in the United
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Introduction In a landmark decision with sweeping implications for the structure and operation of the federal government, a federal judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction halting President Trump’s executive order aimed at reorganizing the executive branch. The order, issued in February 2025, sought to close federal
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Introduction House Republicans are locked in marathon negotiations over President Trump’s sweeping budget bill, a legislative package that would permanently extend the 2017 tax cuts, ramp up spending on defense and immigration enforcement, and enact deep reductions to health and social programs. As the bill advances through Congress, the
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