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When the dust finally settles in the days after Sunday’s eagerly awaited US Open men’s final, the United States Tennis Association will issue its annual victory-lap press release. It will tout another record-setting Open: more than a million fans through the gates, unprecedented social-media engagement, double-digit growth in food and beverage sales, and hundreds of celebrities packed into suites from …

More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster response risks a catastrophe like the one seen after Hurricane Katrina. “Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after …

There are no current vacancies on the Supreme Court. But the Donald Trump White House has said that it wants judges in the mold of the high court’s two oldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. A new dissent that name-checks both justices is a reminder that one front-runner for any vacancy that emerges could be Judge James Ho, whom …

For all the power it wields over the global economy, the Federal Reserve projects remarkable cool. Whereas rate-setters at other central banks frequently disagree with each other over the direction of monetary policy, Fed policymakers tend to stick together. That serenity is now being ruptured, just as President Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the Fed, and his tariffs …

For all the power it wields over the global economy, the Federal Reserve projects remarkable cool. Whereas rate-setters at other central banks frequently disagree with each other over the direction of monetary policy, Fed policymakers tend to stick together. That serenity is now being ruptured, just as President Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the Fed, and his tariffs …

How stock-market investors should trade what could be a historic Fed dissent on Wednesday  MarketWatch The Fed is unlikely to cut rates, but this week’s meeting is packed with intrigue  CNBC Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts  The New York Times Federal Reserve likely to stand pat on rates this week, deepening the gulf between Powell and …

Warning that the “Paramount payout” and “reckless” acquisition approval together mark a “dark chapter” for US press freedom, Gomez suggested the FCC’s approval will embolden “those who believe the government can—and should—abuse its power to extract financial and ideological concessions, demand favored treatment, and secure positive media coverage.” FCC terms also govern Skydance hiring decisions Gomez further criticized the FCC …

Capitol agenda: Johnson tries to contain Epstein dissent  Politico Trump’s latest bid to end Epstein storm: Weaponizing the federal government  CNN Why House Republican leaders closed up shop to stop more votes on the Epstein files  MSNBC News US House calls early summer recess to block voting on release of Epstein files  The Guardian Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing …

Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent  The New York Times 149 science agency staffers sign dissent letter against Trump  E&E News by POLITICO National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions  The Hill Research halted by the Trump administration: ‘Sad and shocking’  ScienceNorway Federal Employee Protests Spread Across Scientific Agencies  NOTUS Source link

● ● • We dissent to changes to NASA’s Technical Authority capacities that are driven by anything other than safety and mission assurance. The culture of organizational silence promoted at NASA over the last six months already represents a dangerous turn away from the lessons learned following the Columbia disaster. Changes to the system of …