• 17 States Take on TRUMP in EPIC EV Showdown
  
  In a fiery clash that underscores the divide between political agendas and voter priorities, 17 states have launched a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for halting $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle (EV) charger infrastructure.
• Colleges Ditch DEI Graduation Ceremonies After Trump Ban
  
  A number of colleges and universities have stopped hosting identity-based, or affinity, graduation ceremonies, as the Trump administration's federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ban trickles down to state level prohibitions.
• Trump Lays Into NBC Reporter, Calls for Comcast Investigation
  
  President Donald Trump, while answering questions in the Oval Office Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, laid into NBC News' correspondent Peter Alexander and told him that Comcast, his network's parent company, and its CEO Brian Roberts should "be investigated."
• Pentagon Formally Accepts Qatar Jet for Air Force One
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign...
• Microsoft Saves 400K Windows Computers From Malware
  
  Microsoft said Wednesday its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer last week, after it found nearly 400,000 Windows computers globally infected by the information-stealing malware in the past two months.
• US Finds Significant Oil, Gas Resources in Wyoming
  
  A new federal assessment has identified significant undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in parts of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, the U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday.
• Congress Must Pass a Tax Bill to Head Off a Recession
  
  To head off a recession, Congress needs to pass a tax bill now.
• OpenAI Buys Jony Ive's Startup for $6.5 Billion
  
  OpenAI will acquire Jony Ive's startup io Products and bring the former Apple design chief on board as creative head to help build devices tailored for the generative artificial intelligence era, the ChatGPT maker said Wednesday.
• Dow Slides 700 Points on Rising Treasury Yields
  
  Most U.S. stocks are falling Wednesday after some of the country's biggest retailers gave mixed forecasts for where they see their profits heading under the uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump's trade war.
• Target Q1 Sales Drop, Warns of Declines for All of 2025
  
  Target's challenge to revive sales and its status as a cheap chic retailer just got more complicated. The discounter announced on Wednesday that sales fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers,...
• WH Warns of '$4T Tax Hike,' 'Economic Downturn' If Trump's Bill Fails
  
  The White House Council for Economic Advisers (CEA) has sent another memo warning members of Congress on the consequences of failing to pass President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts agenda through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
• Shopify AI Tool Can Build Complete Online Stores
  
  Shopify Wednesday rolled out a generative artificial intelligence feature that would allow merchants on its e-commerce platform to set up their online stores by entering descriptive keywords.
• Airline CEOs: Air Traffic System Failing Americans
  
  Major airline CEOs on Wednesday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in funding to modernize the United States' aging air traffic control system, saying it is "failing Americans."
• Lowe's Reports Smaller Drop in Sales, Won't Raise Prices
  
  Lowe's Cos. posted a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter comparable sales Wednesday, helped by customer spending on home maintenance projects even as they held off on big-ticket purchases amid higher borrowing costs.
• UnitedHealth Falls on Report it Secretly Paid Nursing Homes to Reduce Hospital Transfers
  
  UnitedHealth shares fell in premarket trading Wednesday after a Guardian report that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers added to the troubles of the healthcare conglomerate.
• House GOP Leaders Agree to $40K SALT Cap
  
  House Republican leaders and GOP members from large blue states have agreed to increase the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to $40,000 in the party's reconciliation bill, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced.
• Rep. Andy Harris to Newsmax: 'Big Beautiful Bill' Got 'Worse Overnight'
  
  The "big beautiful" budget bill will eventually pass the House, but "it's not going anywhere today," after an agreement was reached to raise the state and local tax (SALT) cap, House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., told Newsmax on Wednesday.
• Fed Officials Expect Tariffs to Boost Prices; White House Downplays Risk
  
  Federal Reserve officials warn that higher prices are coming on the back of rising U.S. import tariffs, with the open question now whether the inflation shock will be fleeting or more persistent.
• Biden Policies Continue to Raise Drug Prices & Hurt Patients
  
  When government agencies are guided more by politics than policy, the result is often higher costs, reduced access, and unintended harm to the very people they claim to protect.
• Blue States Seek to Obstruct Trump's Tariffs in Court
  
  Twelve blue states will ask a federal court Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, arguing he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose across-the-board taxes on imports.
• Trump Jr.: Trump Org Not Doing Business With Govt Entities
  
  President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President at The Trump Organization, said on Wednesday that the organization was not doing business with government entities...
• Nvidia CEO Calls US AI Chip Curbs on China 'a Failure'
  
  U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China were "a failure" as they have cost American companies billions of dollars in lost sales, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Wednesday.
• Importers Race to Turn US Warehouses Into Tariff-Free Zones
  
  Companies importing goods into the United States from China are rushing to convert warehouses into facilities that are exempt from President Donald Trump's tariffs until they are ready to sell the merchandise.
• Sen. Tuberville: Spend Less, Work More to Pay Off $36T
  
  Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., suggested to Newsmax on Tuesday that the U.S. needs more workers paying into the tax system and less government spending to pay the $36 trillion national debt.
• Oil Up Amid Report Israel Mulls Strike on Iran Nukes
  
  Oil prices jumped more than 1% on Wednesday after reports Israel is preparing a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, raising fears that a conflict could upset supply availability in the key Middle East producing region. Brent futures for July rose 86 cents, or 1.32%, to ...

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