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08-03-2026 Vol 19

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Trump signs executive order to expand his control over FCC, SEC and more

The order will require all independent federal agencies and executive branches to now submit draft regulations so they can be reviewed by the White House. The order will require...

Kamala Harris signs with major Hollywood agency months after failed presidential bid: report

Harris will join former President Joe Biden, whose CAA deal was announced just two weeks ago. Biden was also represented by the agency before entering the White House. Harris will join...

DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards

“The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of spend in FY24,” read an X post from the cost-cutting initiative’s official...

GOP privacy hawks brush off concerns about DOGE data dives

Some of the Senate’s most notorious GOP privacy hawks are shrugging off moves by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access Americans’ sensitive taxpayer data. It’s...

Elon Musk says stranded ISS astronauts were ‘left up there for political reasons’ by Biden

Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for “political reasons.” Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded...

Trump orders DOJ to terminate all remaining ‘Biden Era’ US attorneys: ‘We must clean house’

"Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before," the commander in chief wrote in a Truth Social post. "Over the past four...

Trump reveals he searched for ‘somebody smarter’ than Elon Musk to run DOGE

“I searched all over. I just couldn't do it,” he added. “I couldn't. I really tried hard. I couldn't find anyone smarter.” “I searched all over. I just couldn't...

Senate tees up ‘vote-a-rama’ on budget for party-line package

Senate Republicans took their first procedural vote Monday night on the budget plan they hope to use to swiftly enact a border security, energy and defense spending bill —...

Howard Lutnick confirmed by Senate to lead Commerce Department — putting Trump picks well ahead of Biden and Obama pace

Lutnick’s nomination was approved by senators in a 51-45 party-line vote. Four Senators, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), missed the vote. ...

Black Lives Matter leader rejects ‘performative, cult-like’ protests against Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE team

Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day. Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day.