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Trump, Putin Begin Summit Talks in Anchorage
President Donald Trump offered a warm welcome to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday as they met at length in a high-stakes summit in Alaska that will could shape the future of the Ukraine war.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:16:26 EDTCBO: Tax Law Could Cause Medicare Cuts Unless Congress Acts
The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump's tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Friday.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:59:46 EDTJudge Keeps D.C. Metro Police Chief in Charge
A federal judge on Friday forced the Justice Department to back away from President Donald Trump's move to oust Washington, D.C.'s police chief, ruling that Pamela A. Smith will remain in command of the 3,100-member Metropolitan Police Department.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:03:09 EDTTrump: 'Very Nice' Hillary Would Draft Me for Nobel Prize
President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's suggestion that she would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize if he brokered a just end to the war in Ukraine.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:46:04 EDTForeign Holdings of US Treasuries Climb to Record $9.13 Trillion
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to record levels in June, topping $9 trillion for a fourth straight month, data from the Treasury Department showed on Friday.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:54:01 EDTGemini Crypto Exchange Makes US IPO Filing Public
The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, on Friday made public its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering, joining a wave of digital asset companies seeking to tap public markets.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:52:17 EDTMeta Superintelligence Labs Expected to Be Divided Into Groups
Meta's new AI organization, Meta Superintelligence Labs, is expected to be divided into four groups....
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:43:34 EDTBloomberg: OpenAI Staff to Sell $6B in Stock to SoftBank, Others
Present and former OpenAI employees are looking to sell nearly $6 billion worth of the ChatGPT maker's shares to an investor group made up of SoftBank Group and others, valuing it at $500 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:40:13 EDTSource: Jared Kushner's Firm Buys 8 Percent Stake in UK Lender OakNorth
A private equity firm founded by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has signed a deal to buy an 8% stake in British lender OakNorth, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:38:48 EDTDraft 'MAHA' Report Avoids Pesticide Crackdown
The White House will not impose new guardrails on the farm industry's use of pesticides as part of a strategy to address children's health outcomes, according to a draft obtained by Reuters of a widely anticipated report from President Donald Trump's "Make America Healthy...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:20:50 EDTNew Orleans Mayor Indicted Over Allegations of Hiding Relationship
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday on federal conspiracy, fraud, and obstruction charges based on accusations that she tried to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who was paid as if he were working even when they met ...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:35:11 EDTDem in S.C. Gubernatorial Race Won't Drop Out After Arrest Video Surfaces
Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod says he isn't dropping out of the South Carolina gubernatorial race following the release of dashcam footage from his arrest for disorderly conduct in May.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:17:52 EDTMassie Camp Rejects Trump-Shared Poll Showing Support Drop
The reelection campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., dismissed a poll that President Donald Trump posted on social media Thursday night that showed Massie has lost significant support in his district, saying "it does not reflect reality."
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:08:05 EDTAna Navarro Pushes Gloria Gaynor to Reject Kennedy Center Honors
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro this week urged world-famous singer Gloria Gaynor to turn down an award from the Kennedy Center as a rejection of President Donald Trump.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:55:26 EDTDow Ends Higher After UnitedHealth Gains
The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:01:19 EDTD.C. Resident: 'Trump's Law' Has Me 'Feeling More Safe'
A Washington, D.C., resident has gone viral for saying President Donald Trump's crime clean-up in the nation's capital has her "feeling more safe than I ever felt."
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:47:53 EDTWH Pressures Indiana Republicans on Redistricting
The White House is continuing to put pressure on Republicans in Indiana to redraw the state's congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Politico reported.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:48:58 EDTTexas Gov. Abbott Calls 2nd Special Session for Redistricting
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday immediately called for a second special legislative session to begin less than two hours after the first special session ended.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:00:07 EDTSchwarzenegger: Terminate Newsom's Redistricting Plan
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger indicated Friday he is ready to "terminate" Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to pursue mid-decade redistricting in the state, posting on social media that he is "getting ready for the gerrymandering battle."
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:03:55 EDTRFK Jr. Quashes 2028 Bid; 'Loyalty Is to President Trump'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back Friday against claims he will be running for the White House in 2028 and reaffirmed his loyalty to President Donald Trump.
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