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Louisiana Has a Long History of Political Corruption  The New York Times New Orleans mayor and bodyguard lover charged with fraud and corruption  BBC New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted after federal corruption investigation  NBC News New Orleans Mayor is a “no-show” at Amtrak event after grand jury indictment  wwltv.com Who is Jeffrey Vappie and how is he connected to Cantrell federal case  fox8live.com Source …

Big Tech’s next major political battle may already be brewing in your backyard  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the U.S. the world leader in research and development. The order requires all federal agencies, including FEMA, …

US President Donald Trump has used a series of executive orders to reshape US science.Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty US President Donald Trump issued an expansive executive order (EO) yesterday that would centralize power and upend the process that the US government has used for decades to award research grants. If implemented, political appointees — not career civil servants, including scientists — …

Rosie O’Donnell shared a lengthy statement in which she said that The View will be canceled over its politics. O’Donnell alleged that ABC is “trying to soften” audiences before canceling the talk show. The former cohost said that the current show is “a little too much woman” for conservatives. Ex-The View cohost Rosie O’Donnell believes that her former talk show …

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey’s new digital bank, Erebor, told prospective investors in a fundraising memo that it expects federal banking regulators to approve its plans by late 2025 — a speedy timeline that it says is possible because of Luckey’s “political network” and the bank’s close ties to regulators. The memo said the bank anticipated receiving a charter from the …

Trump tariffs on Russia’s oil buyers bring economic, political risks  Reuters Trump’s deadline on secondary tariffs arrives; US-Russian relations hang in the balance  Fox News Oil set for steepest weekly losses since June  Reuters Why the oil market believes Trump will back down from tariffs on Russian crude buyers  CNBC Why Trump’s secondary tariffs on Russia could bite the US, its allies too  Al Jazeera …

The very Republicans who helped President Donald Trump secure his majority in the House now face the possibility that their districts will be eliminated after the president sparked an arms race over congressional maps. Last month, the president called for “just a simple redrawing” of Texas’ political districts, which are already heavily gerrymandered, to help Republicans pick up five more …

Trump to crack down on banks over alleged political bias  Politico Trump set to sign executive order going after ‘debanking’  CNN JPMorgan, Bank of America refused Trump’s business for role in January 6 riot, report says  WBFF Trump wants to stop banks from de-banking conservatives and crypto. Here’s what to know.  The Washington Post Trump moves to protect American bank accounts from politically based …

Tesla’s brand loyalty levels dropped from the best in the industry to fairly middling results, according to new data from S&P Global Mobility, and it’s all because of the company’s CEO, Elon Musk. S&P Global Mobility tracks sales data across the automotive industry, and its new customer loyalty numbers are out, shared with Reuters this morning. The numbers show a …