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Members of the South Carolina National Guard stand outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., last week. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the Trump administration moves to take more control over the management of Washington, D.C., it is setting its sights on Union Station — a major transportation hub and national …

WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday that it has fired a member of the Surface Transportation Board, a move that comes as the independent federal regulatory agency is considering the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroad companies. “Earlier this evening, I received an email from the White House purporting to terminate my position at the Surface …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 3.3% annual pace from April through June …

Intel Is Different From Lockheed. The Case Against U.S. Government Investment in Defense.  Barron’s Lutnick Suggests Looking at Defense Sector After Intel Deal  Bloomberg.com Trump administration mulls taking stakes in defense firms including Lockheed Martin  Reuters CNBC Daily Open: Big M&A activity returns to the U.S. — but the deal-maker is the White House  CNBC Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea?  Responsible …

Google says it is starting a cyber “disruption unit,” a development that arrives in a potentially shifting U.S. landscape toward more offensive-oriented approaches in cyberspace. But the contours of that larger shift are still unclear, and whether or to what extent it’s even possible. While there’s some momentum in policymaking and industry circles to put a greater emphasis on more …

John Bolton Inquiry Eyes Emails Obtained by Foreign Government  The New York Times The Natural Endpoint of Trump’s Falsehoods  The Atlantic Why defending John Bolton matters in the age of Trump  Al Jazeera Bolton may be in hot water as FBI investigation expands beyond controversial book  Fox News John Bolton rips President Trump days after FBI searches his home and office  USA Today Source link

Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government  The New York Times Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nevada state government agencies are experiencing a “network security incident,” the office of Gov. Joe Lombardo said Monday, prompting the closure of offices. A news release from Lombardo’s office indicated officials were working to restore services but did not provide details of the incident, including whether it is believed to be malicious in nature. An FBI …

Kneecap have been forced to cancel the entirety of their US tour scheduled for October 2025 amid ongoing legal concerns in the United Kingdom. “Due to the close proximity of our next court hearing in London on September 26th – as the British government continues its witch-hunt – with the start of the U.S. tour, we will have to cancel …

New Trump design chief aims to improve thousands of US government websites  Reuters IMPROVING OUR NATION THROUGH BETTER DESIGN  The White House (.gov) Trump’s new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying’  The Washington Post Trump directs agencies to make public-facing services ‘beautiful and efficient’  Federal News Network Scoop: Trump seeks “Apple Store-like experience” for government websites  Axios Source link