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Musk’s Firm Buys Land for Underground Las Vegas Loop
(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The Boring Co., an Elon Musk tunneling and transit company, has quietly bought land along a proposed 68-mile underground route for its Las Vegas Loop. The loop, which connects city hubs via tunnels for Teslas to drive through, has eight stations in operation. With 104 stations already approved, recent real…
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President Trump and First Lady Host White House Halloween, Displaying Warmth to Children of Our Heroes
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Judges Order Trump to Use Emergency Fund to Disburse SNAP Benefits
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use emergency funds to provide SNAP disbursements. In an announcement earlier this week, the…
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Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate for Second Time This Year
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday for the second time this year, not nearly as much as President Donald Trump wants the central bank to reduce rates. The move lowers the Fed’s benchmark short-term interest rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest…
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“Outrageous’: Lawmakers Bash Biden Admin for Targeting, Surveilling 156 Republicans
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday for the second time this year, not nearly as much as President Donald Trump wants the central bank to reduce rates. The move lowers the Fed’s benchmark short-term interest rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest…
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Easy Money, Hard Metals, and the Fed’s Next Move
(Money Metals News Service) On a recent episode of Money Metals’ Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey opens with a pointed analogy: calling a 3% CPI “good” because it beat a grim forecast is like celebrating “no cancer” while ignoring high cholesterol, hypertension, and pre-diabetes. The patient isn’t healthy; the diagnosis is merely less dire.…
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CNN Pollster Surprised as GOP Popularity Rises During Shutdown, Democrats’ Standing Worsens
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Ted Cruz’s Phone Records Subpoenaed by Jack Smith
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Special Counsel Jack Smith unsuccessfully subpoenaed the phone records of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as part of his unprecedented effort to target allies of President Donald Trump after the 2020 election. The subpoena targeted Cruz’s phone provider, AT&T, which refused to comply with the order over concerns that the records were protected under…
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Trump DOJ Sues Eight Blue States For Failing To Maintain Accurate Voter Rolls
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Fed Cuts Rates, Ends Balance Sheet Reduction But Puts on a Hawkish Front
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Powell put is on. The Federal Reserve chairman tried to sound like a hawk, but the central bank’s actions were those of a dove. For the second straight meeting, the Fed cut the federal funds rate by a quarter percent on Wednesday. In an even more aggressive move…
