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Hegseth presses defense execs to move faster in speech laying out sweeping acquisition changes  Breaking Defense Trump demands senators stay in Washington to solve shutdown as he heads to Florida – live  The Guardian Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business  The New York Times Defense Secy. Announces Changes to Defense Acquisition & Arms Transfers  C-SPAN Hegseth unveils ‘transformation’ of …

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed further sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, citing “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.” “Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as he announced the sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. Treasury is prepared …

Chicago  —  US District Judge Sara Ellis still has questions. During a hearing Monday, she pressed two federal officials over the response to ongoing and intense protests in Chicago amid Operation Midway Blitz, especially after she expanded her temporary restraining order to include having agents on the ground turn on their body worn cameras when encountering demonstrators. She tried to …

This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. CHICAGO — Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino must sit for questioning, under limited conditions, in the ongoing lawsuit over force used against journalists and peaceful protesters by federal immigration agents, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District …

GOP military mom presses Mike Johnson on troop pay  Politico Government shutdown reaches Day 9; Trump vows military will be paid: live updates  USA Today House Democrats press Johnson to bring Pay Our Troops Act to the floor early next week  Federal News Network “The House is done”: Johnson rules out stand-alone vote on paying troops during shutdown  Axios Military families brace for missed …

Trump presses ahead with plans to send troops to Portland despite court setback  The Washington Post Oregon challenges Trump administration’s deployment of California National Guard to Portland  CNN California, Oregon sue Trump in bid to stop troop deployment to Portland  Axios Latest updates: Oregon to file amended request asking judge to block California troops in Portland  KPTV Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump administration has …

In a Truth Social post made yesterday, President Donald Trump pressed Google-owned YouTube TV to restore access to Univision, citing the Spanish-language broadcast network’s favorable coverage of him and Republicans as reason for doing so. “I hope Univision, a great and very popular Hispanic Network, can get BACK onto the very amazing Google/YouTube,” the GOP leader wrote. “It has been …

Investing.com — Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock is sharply lower for the second straight session after billionaire Elon Musk continued to press his followers to cancel the service amid what he views as the company’s overarching woke agenda. Shares of Netflix fell 2.9% on Thursday, following a 2.3% decline on Wednesday. Shares have now declined for four consecutive sessions. Yesterday, Musk …

Meeting Erdogan, Trump suggests he may lift sanctions on Turkey and presses on Russian oil  Reuters Trump says he was ‘still friends’ with Erdoğan while in US ‘exile’ and demands Turkey stop buying Russian oil – US politics live  The Guardian Four takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Turkiye’s President Erdogan  Al Jazeera Trump pushes Erdoğan to stop buying Russian oil as shutdown …

Trump presses NATO nations to halt Russian oil purchases  Reuters Trump ties new Russia sanctions to NATO tariffs on China  Axios China warns against ‘unilateral actions’ as US pushes tariffs over Russian oil  South China Morning Post US calls on G7, EU to impose tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases  Reuters Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump ‘ready for sanctions’ if Nato stops buying …