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Trump Again Calls Renee Good ‘Professional Agitator’—Vows ‘Reckoning & Retribution’
Trump repeated his claim Renee Good was a “professional agitator” and vowed to continue immigration operations in Minnesota.
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Silver Hits New High Of $88 As Gold Price Steadies
The price of gold topped $4,600 for the first time, while silver surged past $85 per ounce early Monday.
ByConor Murray,
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Newsom Predicts Defeat Of California’s Proposed Billionaire Wealth Tax
The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers are leading an initiative to get the tax on the November ballot.
BySara Dorn,
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Inflation Stays The Same—But Consumer Prices Tick Upward
Economists appeared skeptical after earlier inflation reports were disrupted by a government shutdown.
ByTy Roush,
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Ex-U.S. Navy Sailor Gets Near 17 Year Prison Sentence Selling Ship Secrets To China
A federal judge in California handed Patrick Wei, 25, a 200-month prison sentence after a federal jury convicted him of multiple crimes, including espionage.
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Man Shot By Border Patrol Agent In Portland Charged With Assault—FBI Tells Court It Has Found No Video
In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
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U.S. Passport Returns To 10 Most Powerful—Despite Drop In Visa-Free Access
The U.S. briefly dropped from the top 10 list of the world's most powerful passports in late 2025.
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Trump Says Any Country Doing Business With Iran Will Face 25% Tariff
The announcement comes as the president considers military strikes in Iran, where anti-regime protests are spiking
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Trump Reportedly Leaning Toward Striking Iran
Vice President JD Vance is reportedly leading an effort urging Trump to engage in diplomacy before authorizing strikes.
BySara Dorn,
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Meta Could Reportedly Lay Off 10% Of Its Reality Labs Division Workforce
Reality Labs, the business behind Meta’s Meta Quest headsets and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, has roughly 15,000 employees.
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Musk Apparently Acknowledges Baby With Ashley St. Clair—And Demands Custody Over Transgender Concerns
St. Clair, a right-wing influencer, claimed last year she had a child with Musk, who initially said he was unsure whether it was his.
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Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth After Attempt To Downgrade Pay
Hegseth previously said the Pentagon began the process of downgrading Kelly’s pay grade in his retirement.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
Winners And Losers From Allegiant Air’s $1.5 Billion Merger With Sun Country
Allegiant Air’s acquisition of Sun Country Airlines brings together two of the most profitable low-cost carriers in the U.S.
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Trump Vineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy Shift
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
ByZach Everson,
Forbes Staff
More Republicans Blast Trump’s ‘Coercion’ Against Fed’s Powell
Republican lawmakers French Hill, Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski and Kevin Cramer have criticized the Justice Department investigation.
BySara Dorn,
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UK Joins EU, Australia, India, More In Grok Deepfake Battle
The British communications agency said it “urgently made contact with X” to determine its compliance with the country’s Online Safety Act over sexual imagery, and a ban is on the table
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Why The Trump Administration’s Investigation Against Jerome Powell May Not Succeed
The Trump administration has suggested Powell violated the law with his renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, but the Fed argues it can renovate the buildings however it wants.
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Bank Stocks Slide After Trump’s Proposed One-Year 10% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap
Trump announced the policy in a Truth Social post on Friday night as a way to address affordability.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
Paramount Launches Proxy Fight For Control Of Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery advised shareholders last week to reject Paramount’s hostile bid for the company.
ByConor Murray,
Forbes Staff
Meta Hires Former Trump Official As President
Trump congratulated McCormick on Truth Social Monday.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Billionaire Bill Ackman Gives $10,000 To Support ICE Agent In Minneapolis Shooting
Jonathan Ross fatally shot ICE protestor Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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Read Jerome Powell’s Statement About The Criminal Investigation Into The Fed
Powell addressed the American people in a video message on Sunday night.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
Exxon Shares Drop After Trump Says He May Keep Them Out Of Venezuela After CEO’s ‘Uninvestable’ Remarks
Trump said he was displeased by the Exxon CEO’s comments that Venezuela was “uninvestable.”
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Golden Globes: ‘Hamnet’ Scores Upset As Warner Bros Wins Big With ‘One Battle After Another’ And ‘The Pitt’
The Golden Globes Awards turned out to be a night of big wins for Warner Bros., which finds itself in the midst of an acquisition battle between Netflix and Paramount.
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See A Crescent Moon And Finally Find Orion: The Night Sky This Week
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
ByJamie Carter,
Senior Contributor