“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreihndwvlvuqymtbnwa2eftbcilg432f257yqdoig3zhdmq7mimajnm
In a nationwide address that major US TV networks are carrying live, President Trump announces 1,450,000 military members will receive a "warrior dividend" of $1776 before Christmas. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreifmtpxvvo23uteo5wg7lxzpi3l67vw54ciplvf364r6l622wsr7ba
Bloomberg - The Trump administration today is to announce a $12 billion farm aid package. [www.bloomberg.com/news/article...](
Bloomberg.com
Trump Set to Unveil $12 Billion Aid for Farmers Hit by Trade War
The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according Trump administration officials, offering $12 billion ...
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Bloomberg.com
Trump Set to Unveil $12 Billion Aid for Farmers Hit by Trade War
The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according Trump administration officials, offering $12 billion ...
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Texas can use its newly-drawn congressional map in next year’s elections, the US Supreme Court rules, reversing a lower court ruling and dealing a victory to President Trump’s hopes of keeping control of Congress in the midterm elections. [www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...](
Dallas News
Supreme Court upholds Texas congressional map, a win for Trump administration
The court ruled in favor of the map, which could flip five Democratically held seats in Congress to Republican control.
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Dallas News
Supreme Court upholds Texas congressional map, a win for Trump administration
The court ruled in favor of the map, which could flip five Democratically held seats in Congress to Republican control.
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NYT - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they've recovered cocaine from a speedboat that was recently destroyed in a US military airstrike. [www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/us...](
Dominican Republic Says It Recovered Cocaine From Boat Struck by U.S.
The Dominican Republic said it was the first time it had carried out a joint operation against “narco-terrorism” in the Caribbean with the Unit...
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Dominican Republic Says It Recovered Cocaine From Boat Struck by U.S.
The Dominican Republic said it was the first time it had carried out a joint operation against “narco-terrorism” in the Caribbean with the Unit...
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CNBC - Fed chairman’s remarks send stocks soaring and US Treasury yields tumbling. [www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/p...](
CNBC
Powell indicates conditions 'may warrant' interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds 'carefully'
Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty.
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CNBC
Powell indicates conditions 'may warrant' interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds 'carefully'
Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty.
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WUSA-TV - DC restaurants saw a more than 25% drop in diners in the days following President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department. [www.wusa9.com/article/news...](
DC restaurants see 'signs of support' amid challenges of federal takeover | wusa9.com
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DC restaurants see 'signs of support' amid challenges of federal takeover | wusa9.com
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CBS - ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just the beginning. Other potential detention centers under consideration in Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana, according to the DHS secretary. [www.cbsnews.com/news/alligat...](
Kristi Noem says
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says possible new locations include Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.
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Kristi Noem says
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says possible new locations include Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.
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Advertising supported AM/FM radio remains the top audio platform in the US. [The Record: Q2 U.S. audio list...](
Nielsen
The Record: Q2 U.S. audio listening trends | Nielsen
Discover American’s listening behaviors across the total audio universe in Nielsen’s The Record for Q2 2025.
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Media freedom dies not with dramatic raids on newsrooms or journalists thrown in jail but “with mergers and acquisitions, with regulatory pressure and financial settlements, with billionaires who see news organizations as just another business asset to be leveraged.” [newrepublic.com/article/1981...](
Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like | The New Republic
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Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like | The New Republic
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