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The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise
Former members of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have launched a startup to, they say, bring “DOGE for the private sector.” Their holding company, called Special, has backing from billionaire Marc Andreessen’s venture capital firm a16z and several other former DOGE members. In a post on a16z’s Substack, Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox,…
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House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more…
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Todd Blanche brags he’s rigging DOJ with ‘roadblocks’ to protect Trump from prosecution
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche boasted Thursday that he is installing “roadblocks” inside the Justice Department to prevent Democrats from prosecuting President Donald Trump after his term ends — the latest in a string of moves critics say have turned the DOJ into a personal protection service for the president. “We can just keep on…
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ISS Astronauts Ordered to Enter Evacuation Mode
Astronauts on board the International Space Station were ordered to shelter inside their spacecraft after discovering new “cracks and leaks” in the station’s Russian segment’s transfer tunnel, according to a carefully-worded update by NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens. “Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on Friday, June…
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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president. This fall they will do it again — under starkly different circumstances. As the city heads toward pivotal primaries this month to pick candidates…
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DOJ tells judge Trump can ‘bulldoze’ Statue of Liberty with no consequences
A Justice Department lawyer told a federal appeals court Friday that the Trump administration could demolish the Statue of Liberty before anyone could sue to stop him — and that would simply be the end of it. The stunning exchange came during oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over…
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‘She Keeps Me Young’ Review: A Mid-Life Crisis Sputters Towards Madness in Deceptively Modest Indie
A shaggy dog story most likely to connect with viewers whose lives are similarly shaggy, “She Keeps Me Young” is undeniably slight, but also unexpectedly sharp. First-time filmmaker Doron Max Hagay wrote the script with his two leads, who build a lived-in discomfort that keeps their simple story alternately amusing and unsettling. Blair Beeken (“Pluribus”)…
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Average mortgage rate slips to 6.48%, retreating from 9-month high
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week from its highest level in nine months, welcome relief for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.48% from 6.53% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average rate remains below 6.85%, where it was a year ago. When mortgage…
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Shock as Trump’s spy chief found to lack any security clearance
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the entire U.S. intelligence community has never held a security clearance of any kind before being handed the job, CNN reported Thursday — and the vetting process wasn’t even initiated until days after the announcement. Bill Pulte, a wealthy housing finance official and grandson of the founder of homebuilding…
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NPR Reporter Says George Santos Threatened Him Over Kalshi Story: ‘Gun in Your Face’
NPR reporter Bobby Allyn accused George Santos of threatening him over his story about the ex-politician’s questionable activity on Kalshi. In a first-person piece posted Thursday evening, Allyn claimed he received a call from a blocked number Wednesday, that turned out to be from the former congressman and convicted felon. Allyn stated that during his…