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FT exclusive:
A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter
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As Trump pardons a real estate developer who’d been charged with corruption by his own Justice Department, an unsettling fact appears obvious:
Trump made a right-turn at *abiding* corruption and is now, though his pardon abuses, effectively *encouraging* corruption. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
A small brown bunny rests on a blue surface under a tan baseball cap with a black logo.
Three light brown bunnies sit closely together on a soft blue surface while looking at the camera.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept a lavish jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar has sparked criticism over the legalities of what would mark the largest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government.
America: where you need a license to cut hair, but not to be Surgeon General.
One of the more unusual examples of newsjacking. #pope www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/04/pope...
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Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent. nyti.ms/4jbwPWD
The point of holding people to account for, say, sharing details of an impending military attack in a group chat isn't just punitive. It's also to send a message — to other officials, to Americans and esp here to our allies — that we recognize it was a bad thing to do.
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, said he was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders about imminent military strikes on Yemen.
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“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”
