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Melanie D'Arrigo
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Trump cut kids cancer research by $190 million because it was “wasteful” spending. Now taxpayers are paying $300 million for his giant ballroom so he can throw parties for his big political donors.
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The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy nytimes.com/2026/06/16/busin… via @NYTimes

The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy

The global order has been altered, and economies are unlikely to simply pick up where they left off before the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran.

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Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise.

An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.

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BREAKINGNEWS: Art of the deal. Iran says Trump agreed to 300 billion to rebuild Iran. 24 billion in frozen assets to be released. Iran claims some of that money has already been handed over. Jesus this is a mess. 🚨
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Trump Owns Shares in Company Hosting U.F.C. Bout as Part of His Vast Holdings nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/po… via @NYTimes

Trump Owns Shares in Company Hosting U.F.C. Bout as Part of His Vast Holdings

The Trump Organization says the president has no control over his stock positions, including that of TKO Group, which runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032 washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032

The shortfall will be driven in part by a drop in immigration and Trump’s tax cuts, trustees say, resulting in trimmed benefits.

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Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade nytimes.com/2026/06/12/arts/… via @NYTimes

Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade

The arts institution followed a judge’s order to take President Trump’s name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work.

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Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline nytimes.com/2026/06/02/well/… via @NYTimes

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.

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Trump is greeted by boos at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals washingtonpost.com/sports/20…

Trump is greeted by boos at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals

The president's arrival added tension and chaos to an already historic run by his hometown Knicks.

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Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/po… via @NYTimes

Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.

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Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims

A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.

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Since the @WhiteHouse and @POTUS is mad about this, please don’t retweet or share
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ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees, internal memo says washingtonpost.com/immigrati…

ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees, internal memo says

The agency is facing pressure to improve medical care in its facilities after reporting the deaths of 18 detainees in the first five months of this year.

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Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/po… via @NYTimes

Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office

It was not clear who hired Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to various offenses at the Capitol and was later pardoned by President Trump.

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Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ nytimes.com/2026/06/01/busin… via @NYTimes

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’

In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, and Nick Bilton, the show’s new executive producer.

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Colorado Braces for Release of Tina Peters, Unrepentant Election Denier nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/ti… via @NYTimes

Release of Tina Peters, Election Denier, Divides a Colorado City

The former clerk of Mesa County was set free on Monday, after her nine-year prison sentence was commuted by Gov. Jared Polis.

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Judge temporarily blocks DOJ’s $1.8 billion payout fund washingtonpost.com/national-…

Judge temporarily blocks DOJ’s $1.8 billion payout fund

A federal judge in Virginia said the Trump administration cannot use the money or process claims until at least June 12.

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Trump’s approval plunges among his White working-class base washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump’s approval plunges among his White working-class base

In a striking shift, White voters without college degrees who voted to reelect Trump by a huge margin are now net-negative on his job approval.

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Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip

The president trumpets claims that he is in excellent health, but independent physicians say the White House hasn't answered key questions ahead of his third visit in 13 months.

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Trump’s Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/po… via @NYTimes

Trump’s Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms

“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.

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