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Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Appears to Move Forward With Officials’ Visit  The New York Times Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz  KTVU ‘Stupidest initiative yet’: Nancy Pelosi blasts effort to reopen Alcatraz as prison  NBC Bay Area California Dems brace for Bondi, Burgum to visit Alcatraz  Politico AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as …

U.S. corn producers are sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s efforts to switch Coca-Cola products away from using corn syrup in favor of cane sugar, claiming the change will wreak havoc on the agricultural industry. Trump on Wednesday announced efforts to push Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar for its U.S.-made products, a departure from the abundant and inexpensive …

WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rights of way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions. The enhanced oversight on clean-energy projects is aimed at …

Bond Giant Pimco Dismisses Trump’s Threats to Fed’s Powell  The Wall Street Journal Powell responds to Trump administration in spat over Fed’s renovation  CNN Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Equities and dollar rise with encouragement from economic data and earnings  Reuters How stocks could …

During a new podcast interview with Marc Maron, Conan O’Brien remembered the time he pulled a condom out of President Donald Trump‘s pocket on air. Maron brought up the infamous moment during a bonus Wednesday episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” “I remember one time I was on your show and I was the second guest after Trump,” Maron …

(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Nearly everywhere you look in the world of finance, …

Trump’s Attack on the Fed Ripples Through the Global Economy  The New York Times Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils  NPR Why Some Trump Allies Want to Protect the Fed’s Independence  Politico Trump’s Powell attacks show why Fed was designed to be independent  Axios Opinion | Trump’s attacks on the Fed are worse than you think  The Washington Post …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump’s policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him on key issues, including the economy, immigration, government spending and health care. In fact, the Republican president fails to earn majority approval on any of the issues …

CNN  —  Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to approve a bill that cancels all the federal funding for the network. Once the House passes the bill, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s …

They Grew Up on Mexican Coke. Trump’s Cane Sugar Plan Makes Them Uneasy.  The New York Times ‘It’s just better!’ Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient  BBC Coca-Cola dodges after Trump says soda will switch back to cane sugar  NBC News Trump takes credit for sweet change to Coca-Cola  CNN Trump wants cane sugar in Coke, but corn group warns that’ll slash …