• Musk Will Resume Working '24/7' at His Companies
  
  Elon Musk's social media platform X was largely restored for most users after an outage that impacted tens of thousands of users in the United States on Saturday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, following which he said that he is "back to spending...
• EU to Trump Tariff Threat: 'We Stand Ready'
  
  The European Union posted a message aimed squarely at President Donald Trump. "We stand ready to defend our interests."
• Trump: US Steel to Remain in USA, Partner With Nippon
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a "planned partnership" that seemed to signal that he'll approve a bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel to make a big investment in the iconic American...
• Could Comey's Free Speech Defense Be 86'd?
  
  To say that Comey’s comments regarding the number 86 stretch the boundaries of credibility is an understatement, especially when you consider who Comey is, the position he previously held, and the individual with whom the number 47 is associated.
• GOP Bill Bans Medicaid to Cover Transgender Care
  
  A last-minute addition to the Republican's "big, beautiful bill" that passed early Thursday morning would prohibit Medicaid from covering transgender medical care for children and adults.
• Stocks Fall as Tariff Threats Spur Market Uncertainty
  
  U.S. stocks fell Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty.
• Democrats Launch Ads Targeting GOP on Medicaid
  
  Nonprofit groups affiliated with House Democrats are launching advertising campaigns in battleground states attacking House Republicans over Medicare cuts in President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" that narrowly passed the lower chamber Thursday.
• Trump: Harvard Needs to Change Its Ways
  
  President Donald Trump continued his attack on Harvard University, highlighting the federal funding given to the school."Billions of dollars has been paid to Harvard," Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday.
• Media Fearmongering at It Again - Over Tariffs
  
  America urgently needs and fortunately has a bold leader who thrives on addressing enormously complex and consequential challenges at a time of combined economic and military threats.
• Trump Seeks to Fast-Track Nuclear Licenses, Overhaul Regulatory Agency
  
  President Donald Trump ordered the nation's independent nuclear regulatory commission to cut down on regulations and fast-track new licenses for reactors and power plants on Friday, seeking to shrink a multi-year process down to 18 months.The requirement was part of a batch...
• Trump Says Tariffs on Apple Will Also Apply to Samsung
  
  President Donald Trump said on Friday that a 25% tariff he says he will impose on Apple will also apply to Samsung and other smartphone makers.
• Lutnick: US to Take in '$30 Billion a Month' From Tariffs
  
  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week defended President Donald Trump's widespread tariffs on imports, saying the U.S. will earn "more than $30 billion a month."
• Justice Dept Reaches Deal With Boeing
  
  The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has struck a deal in principle with Boeing to allow it to avoid prosecution in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people.
• Wall Street Week Ahead: Nvidia Earnings in Focus
  
  An earnings report from semiconductor giant and artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia takes center stage for Wall Street in the coming week, as stocks hit a speed bump of worries over federal deficits driving up Treasury yields.
• New SSA Chief: DOGE Work 'Making Things Better'
  
  The new commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) told agency managers that President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is helping "make things better."
• Oracle to Buy $40B Nvidia Chips for OpenAI Data Center
  
  Oracle will spend around $40 billion on Nvidia's higher-performance chips to power OpenAI's new U.S. data center, The Financial Times reported Friday.
• Trump Mulls 50% Tariffs on EU, 25% Penalty on Apple as Trade War Intensifies
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
• Record Beef Prices Raise Memorial Day Cookout Costs
  
  Beef prices set records last month at U.S. grocery stores, and economists expect they will climb further as demand increases during the summer grilling season that traditionally begins with cookouts on Memorial Day on Monday.
• John Tabacco: Trump's Influence on Crypto Soaring
  
  President Donald Trump, who has promised to make the United States the "crypto capital" of the world, has provided a barometer into his presidency through the offer of $TRUMP, his branded meme coin that is "not like any other meme coin...
• Dick Morris: Why Trump's Tax Cuts Must Be a Priority
  
  In the maneuvering over the big beautiful Trump tax cut three prominent sources of revenue were left on the table and remain to be used. It may turn out to be the Big Beautiful Bill Part 2 (BBB 2.0).
• US Equity Funds Face Outflows on Debt Concerns
  
  U.S. equity funds saw huge outflows in the week ended May 21, as Treasury yields surged on fears President Donald Trump's proposed tax-cut bill could add trillions to U.S. debt if passed by Congress.
• Bessent Expects US-China Trade Talks to Continue In Person
  
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he expects the U.S. and China to continue in-person trade negotiations soon.
• Apple Stock Loses $100B After Trump's Tariff Threat
  
  Apple shares dropped nearly 4% Friday after President Donald Trump issued his latest threat of a 25% tariff on the Big Tech company if it does not start manufacturing iPhones in the U.S.
• Nuclear Stocks Surge on Report of Trump Boost to Industry
  
  Shares of nuclear power companies surged after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump would sign executive orders as early as Friday to jumpstart the industry.
• New COVID Variant Showing at US Airports
  
  Multiple cases involving a new COVID-19 variant driving disease numbers higher in Asia have been reported in international travelers arriving in California, Virginia, Washington state, and the New York City areas, the CDC's airport screening program has revealed...

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