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The recent purge of several high-level members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent shock waves through the political establishment. And with political shock waves seeming to hit every few hours these days, that’s quite a feat.  The ouster of Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s new director and an infectious disease expert who was just confirmed by 51 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the takeover Wednesday alongside Amtrak President Roger Harris at Washington’s main transportation hub during the launch of an updated version of the rail service’s Acela train. The federal government owns Union Station, …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Pam Bondi has emerged from self-exile following right-wing blowback over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and is reasserting control over the Justice Department and her role as attorney general. Bondi moved this week to install a new co-deputy FBI director alongside Dan Bongino, who had a heated confrontation with the attorney general in July …

GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C. as Trump tightens control  The Washington Post National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas  The New York Times After Bondi touts weekend arrests in DC, mayor pushes back  ABC News DECLARING A CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders …

The Treasury Department and IRS released guidance on what is considered beginning construction for clean energy projects trying to qualify for tax credits, generally nixing a prior guideline on investing 5% to qualify. Developers have long relied on IRS notices to define the starting point of construction to qualify for the energy tax credits from the Biden-era tax-and-climate law. There …

Investing.com — Solar and renewable energy stocks rallied sharply Friday after the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS released new guidance on clean energy project construction requirements for tax credit qualification. First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) stock rose 13%, Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) jumped 39%, NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) gained 5%, Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) climbed 12%, and Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) surged 27% following the release of …

Russia has developed immunity to sanctions, Kremlin says after Trump tightens ceasefire deadline  Reuters Trump offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse?  Atlantic Council Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2025  Institute for the Study of War Trump must tell Putin: End the war in Ukraine or I will end your rule  The Hill Trump gives Russia 10 days to reach ceasefire …

Valve is tightening its guidelines around ‘adult only’ content to satisfy rules set by Steam’s payment processing partners, with dozens of sexually explicit games removed from the platform throughout the week. As spotted by GameSpark and shared by Automaton, SteamDB logs show a flurry of activity behind the scenes as Steam updated its ‘Rules and Guidelines’ policy, making it clear …

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan.  Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and given a time (typically within …

Kyiv CNN  —  US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks, which analysts say increasingly put key Ukrainian strongholds in the east in peril. Russia is thought to be days or weeks away from surging into a heightened summer offensive, perhaps using …