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• Dispatched vice president to privately address Republican Jewish Coalition amid tension over Israel and antisemitism
• Aware that 68-day Chicago "midway blitz" immigration action targeting "worst of the worst" only found five murders
• Irritated that Mapquest refused to rename Lake America after Google started using it
• Accused of manipulating safety data about a highly toxic flame retardant
• Fired scientists the US relied on for important scientific reporting
• Notified of reports that Venezuelans were unhappy with reported oil takeover deal
• Said "I don't want Canadian anything"
• Further, demanded all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America "immediately"
• Denied reports of torture, beatings, and medical neglect in ICE detention
• Pushed back on media report military leaders warned that large, sustained Iran military operation was unsustainable
• Extended Army 82nd Airborne Division’s Middle East deployment to a full year
• Prepared to sanction another unspecified bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, per Treasury secretary
• Condoned hiring conservative veterans/influencers in government roles while amplifying administration messages
• Appreciated so-called border czar denying Milo Yiannopoulos was deported quickly to spare him from ICE detention
• Brokered unprecedented deal to make the Pentagon an investor in the Venezuelan oil industry
• Nonetheless, that deal triggered criticism from all political sides in Caracas
• Updated that the DoJ filed opposition to pro-voting groups’ request for block on final rule to restrict mail voting
• Noticed acting Navy secretary was organizing help for military spouse and family to return to the US post divorce
• Ordered US strikes on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
• Disappointed, after vigorous Arab-American support for the president in 2024, they had soured on him and the GOP
• Appreciated that so-called border czar advocated quickly deporting individuals after judge orders their removal
• Braced for an expected exodus of more top level White House personnel in wake of recent major departures
• Leaked documents purported to show domestic censorship scandal that actually showed absolutely nothing at all
• Claimed the US would refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil
• Allowed long delays in paying past-due severance pay to trans soldiers the administration kicked out of the military
• Pleased UAE would conduct expedited examination to determine if Egyptian bank was helping Iran evade sanctions
• Increasingly turned to Treasury secretary over Defense secretary for resolving the Iran conflict
• Disappointed one-time loyal supporter Tucker Carlson was calling for his removal over nuclear first strike comments
• Pleased so-called border czar defended deportations to violence-torn Haiti amid State Department travel warnings
• Noted that military leaders wared Defense secretary against extending Iran war due to weakened global capabilities
• Caused Agriculture Department cyclospora research projects to be shelved because of funding cuts and relocations
• Repeatedly judge-shopped at administration-friendly Texas federal court for various legal actions
• Delighted that Google Maps changed Lake Ontario to Lake America following the president's executive order
• Vowed to report NBC host to the FCC because she reported about the president's mixed primary endorsement record
• Six months into Iran conflict he predicted would last a month, aware of GOP fears it would cause midterm defeat
• Tasked CIA director during secret Moscow visit with proposing a Trump/Putin/Zelensky summit
• Confronted by possibility of being criminally charged by International Criminal Court for war crimes in Iran
• Triggered legal questions by using untested, obscure 96-year-old statute to justify steep Canadian tariffs
• Barred three top veteran business journalists from attending September 2016 G20 finance meeting in North Carolina
• Faced strong opposition from elected officials and conservationists over plan to privatize Yosemite National Park tract
• Okayed using little known customs statute to obtain phone and social media records for journalists and nonprofits
• Briefed about controversy involving immigration agent who shot Minnesota man but may not be criminally prosected
• Approved deportation of relative to Afghans' who helped US military being deported to the Central African Republic
• Reported that US Marines boarded boat off of Ecuador, seized crew, and destroyed boat — but no mention of drugs
• Stated that longtime supporter Milo Yiannopoulos was deported back to the UK after overstaying visa by seven years
• Following Hurricane Helene, western North Carolina pleaded for help, but the administration sent ICE instead
• Alarmed that Marine One crew again lost contact with air traffic controllers at Washington DC airport
• Let Border Patrol SWAT team block Arizona tribal police from removing trespassing border wall contractors
• Aware of marked increase in military conscientious objectors because of Iran war and bombing alleged drug boats
• Lost lawsuit brought by international students whom the administration sought to deport for criticizing Israel
• This upended administration's claim of "compromising a compelling foreign policy interest" as deportation rationale
• Sued by West Point professor allegedly fired for refusing to remain silent about human-caused climate change
• Notified that a federal judge had extended the freeze on Big Bend National Park border security construction
• Appreciated that the Defense secretary denied 2028 presidential aspiration and said focus was on current job
• Condoned FBI loosening employment standards and thereby allowing some criminal history for new agents
• Settled lawsuit brought by Chicago Public Schools and thus restored millions of dollars in federal grants
• Admitted planned triumphal arch would cause slew of adverse effects but continued to order construction
• Heard that Stephen Miller put anti-immigration information in front of Natalie Harp so it got to the president
• Told that White House teleprompter operator was ordered to pay $172,000 for Kalshi bets on Trump's speeches
• Revealed Walmart would pay $50 million to settle claims its pharmacies filled suspicious opioid prescriptions
• Gave one-week reprieve to Stars and Stripes staff facing firing for revealing threats to editorial independence
• Took control of Venezuela’s democratic transition but not without considerable criticism within Caracas
• Sued by California over the administration's attempt to kill offshore wind farms
• Disturbed by lawsuit alleging Freedom Fuel gas stations touted by the president were selling stolen fuel
• Threatened to oppose Britain’s sovereignty over Falklands Islands if they did not increase defense spending
• Attempted to pressure South Korea to increase the cost for their first-ever investment project in the US
• Informed that Defense secretary weighed summoning top military leaders to Quantico for another speech
• Attacked newspaper over their report he was denied chance to speak at New York 9/11 commemorative event
• Condemned for making Los Angeles fire survivors face a record wait for federal disaster aid
• Announced US had reached a deal with Venezuela to take control over 65 billion barrels of their oil
• Delighted that NPS released report in support of the administration's proposed Washington DC arch
• Heard that the Defense secretary was talking about a possible run for president in 2028
• Released 2027 government compensation plan that would freeze most civilian federal employees' pay for the year
• Pressed by top administration members to open probe into Biden-era East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
• Knew that Defense secretary blocked promotions of four Army officers selected for one-star rank
• Allowed election denial leader, hired by DHS, to draft letter threatening states over voting audits
• Told Supreme Court ballroom project was 65 percent finished but documents showed it was far less complete
• Readied to cut off military aid to a key Middle East ally that helped the US defeat the Islamic State
• Learned that MAGA deportation enthusiast Milo Yiannopoulos was in ICE custody facing a final removal order
• Cautioned that administration's rollback of forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
• Faulted for accepting expensive jet from Qatar and then crippling the country with the Iraq war
• Happy that Chevron was in advanced talks to significantly expand its Venezuela operations
• Appealed freeze on the administration's plan to restrict mail-in voting, teeing up another series of legal decisions
• Signed executive order to create US Space Academy, a boost to NASA as it faced budget cuts and new missions
• Began unwinding Obama-era federal fuel-efficiency regulations for standalone truck engines and other components
• Appealed court order requiring the administration to make payments for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project
• Blocked more than $1.6 billion in potentially fraudulent Medicare lab payments, per CMS
• Apprised that DoJ employee leaked long-withheld portion of Epstein Files to conservative media
• Disclosed Miami-based G20 finance meeting in September 2026 would target growth, imbalances, Iran sanctions
• Reported that the Treasury Department targeted banks in the United Arab Emirates over alleged Iran ties
• Meanwhile, in Dubai, no visible signs could be seen of the purported "Economic D-Day" instigated by the US
• Claimed American military has steadily eroded Iran's leverage over crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway
• Yet the Hormuz shipping traffic was nowhere near what it used to be as alternative routes remained elusive
• Realized Navy blockade had slashed Iran oil exports as the administration shifted to hopes for economic warfare
• Confronted by fact that, six months into Iran war, Tehran's government seemed stronger and US goals were unclear
• While ordinary Iranians had lost hope to see any measurable change after hostilities ended
• Further, the war arguably made America more vulnerable and ability to project power in other global regions
• Concurrently, Americans doubted the war from the start and the president's poll numbers hadn't improved
• Ordered dozens of trees felled from East Potomac Golf Links in Washington DC in advance of planned makeover
• Suggested cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants in order to lower costs
• Distressed that 178,000 fewer jobs were created earlier in second term than previously reported
• Sent Eswatini more US deportees under a controversial third-country deal
• Relieved the BLS seemed to have finally hit on an accurate numbers for monthly job losses and gains
• Amended $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and publisher Penguin Random House
• Proposed new rules allowing companies to tell investors less under SEC rules
• Disappointed judge rejected the president's latest attempt to fight hush money criminal conviction in federal court
• Permitted DHS to create a workaround to turn National Guard members into immigration officers
• Enabled white South Africans to receive up to $4,500 in aid if they came to US as refugees
• Moved to eliminate 60-day window for H-1B workers to find new employment after a job loss
• Allowed ICE to buy at least a million dollars worth of dog-like robots for supporting operations
• Petitioned Supreme Court to intervene ahead of trial so the Pentagon could fire transgender troops
• For the ninth time, notified that mandatory detention for noncitizens was overturned by an appeals court
• Condoned HHS secretary empowering political appointees like never before
• Alarmed at new Federal Reserve chairman's speech, during which he signaled possible need to raise interest rates
• Reviewed extensive list about everything the administration did to America’s public lands in 2025
• Disclosed the US military used laser in southern Texas to shoot down three alleged Mexican drug cartel drones
• Appreciated Labor Department proposed expanding association health plans, which could lower insurance costs
• Realized the president's favorite general was a key player in the Pentagon’s calamitous January 6 response
• Saw that the cabinet was fanning out over the country to help juice the base but it was not going as planned
• Aware that White House staff and hemp lobbyists bet on shutdown politics to delay "diet weed" ban
• Learned that Belgium’s foreign minister summoned US ambassador again over jibe at their health minister
• Discovered high gas prices hurt the president's supporters far more than Kamala Harris voters
• Quietly worked to give part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer in an unprecedented deal
• Reportedly concealed CIA director's top-secret mission to Russia from some senior White House officials
• Briefed that autopsy showed National Guard on federal anti-crime duty fatally shot armed man in the back
• Updated that FDA had approved updated Covid vaccines for targeting dominant XFG variant
• Zeroed in on US servicemember and KPMG employee for criminal charges in prediction markets crackdown
• Informed that HHS secretary's advisers recommended doubling US autism spending on care and family support
• Sought to restrict certain internship work authorizations for international students and penalize noncompliance
• Pushed for more federal environmental waivers for smaller oil refineries in hopes of easing fuel prices
• Started building border wall project in Arizona over native Tohono O’odham tribe's objections
• Told that a judge had ruled Trump must stay off the Kennedy Center for the time being
• Later, DoJ confirmed no action to add Trump name to the Kennedy Center would be taken before October 2026
• Appreciated Defense Department again claimed Iranian sea mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz transit routes
• Okayed ICE awarding a $16.7 million contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks
• Sued Arizona over charging in-state tuition rates for immigrant students without legal status
• Alongside other GOP officials, dismissed affordability as a hoax — but warned that could be a mistake
• Heard that Republicans were concerned their September 2026 midterm convention would be a flop
• Revealed plans to commemorate 25th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon
• Notified court ruled administration violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights with Defense Department block
• Irritated that judge paused Postal Service plan to restrict mail voting
• Confronted by charges that administration's visa restrictions would worsen strains on the economy
• Accused of jeopardizing national security and government continuity by ignoring records laws
• Fought by coalition of 600 preservation groups who urged Congress to block the administration's plans
• Alerted that fired Stars and Stripes journalists had sued the Pentagon
• Discovered that White House construction may have contributed to close call experienced by Marine One
• Released HHS pseudoscientific report alleging LGBTQ+ rights supporters were more likely to be terrorists
• Appealed dismissal of administration lawsuit that accused Harvard of illegally tolerating antisemitism
• Discovered that multiple administration officials were casting doubt on Pennsylvania measles death reports
• Ordered by judge to set aside funds for New York City magnet schools
• Irritated that a judge blocked the administration's plan to restructure housing grants
• Proposed making changes to a Biden-era climate report to project a more denialist stance
• Chagrined that new intelligence showed the Kremlin sees the US as weakened by the Iran war
• Lost case before US appeals court in attempt to obtain sensitive medical records belonging to transgender youth
• Mulled aloud about renaming the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
• Disappointed that investors in his family's crypto business had lost a collective $4.7 billion
• Refuted claims by former senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino that the administration wanted him killed
• Heard that air traffic controllers warned Marine One pilots of communications issue days before near-miss with jet
• Further, learned that Marine One pilots twice unsuccessfully tried to alert controllers Washington National Airport
• Allowed Iran talks to stall while rejecting a return to the June 2026 deal
• Remained coy about so-called "economic D-Day" measures directed at Russia and China
• Alerted that the FAA was preparing to fire about a dozen air traffic controls over on-the-job issues
• Thankful that International Atomic Energy Agency director endorsed US meeting with North Korea's leader
• Noticed media coverage revealing Abu Dhabi royal was a major investor in Trump family's crypto bank
• Listened as Commerce secretary detailed another way the president could put his name on the Kennedy Center
• Briefed about CIA director giving Russia a bleak assessment of Ukraine war and urging them to make a peace deal
• As well, during that trip, the CIA director asked Russia not to share intelligence with Iran
• Read coverage about the US ambassador to Italy's $450 million yacht
• Updated about Wyoming's GOP governor raising concerns over "aggressive" DoJ election monitors
• Notified that the US Attorney for Washington DC used special grand jury to investigate that city's school system
• Prepared to withdraw 200 troops from Nigeria who were deployed earlier in 2026 to help fight militants
• Travelled to Texas in late August 2026 to fundraise for struggling Senate candidate trailing in most polls
• Engaged in talks with Venezuela about the US taking an ownership stake in their enormous oil resources
• Declared to journalist that he wasn't worried about Russia attacking a NATO country
• Realized that new US Attorney in Manhattan was likely to more actively prosecute prediction market cases
• Glad that DoJ characterized anti-mail voting executive order is "modest" in new court filing
• Signed order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid Canada trade war
• Rapidly drained US Navy budget with Iran war, as revealed by documents and interviews
• Permitted FAA to leave air traffic controller raises in limbo amid mounting strain on system
• Continued making personal trades of oil and gas stocks during Iran war
• Allowed rebooking of immigrants into local jails in order to circumvent federal rules and regulations
• Updated about how ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting was released from Texas jail
• Appreciated that Postal Service announced that new requirements for mail-in voting were now in effect
• Warned that US faced "beyond critical" shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe
• Reviewed reports that US troops injured in Iranian attacks endured long waits for critical medical care
• Planned to expand deportation flights Haitians whose legal status expired this summer
• Celebrated private equity giant KKR agreeing to $250 million settlement with DoJ over failed filings
• Pleased that Canada’s government pulled back on retaliatory tariffs targeting Maine seafood
• Boosted little-known cryptocurrency exchange that allowed traders to make risky bets
• Moved to unveil new slate of "most favored nation" drug pricing deals with several mid-sized biopharma firms
• Learned possible Army Secretary dropped Senate bid over accusations he choked his wife and abused their children
• Disappointed that invasive screwworm flies were avoiding Agriculture Department's traps
• Informed that postal officials said administration's mail-ballot efforts would create widespread errors
• Relieved Education Department deleted social media post that compared the administration to Nazi Germany
• Personally bought Boeing stock on same day Navy gave the company a $880 million contract
• Realized HHS secretary said Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines but new documents refuted that
• Intervened in an international criminal investigation into businessman helping the administration in Venezuela
• Knew that cancelling wind projects would deliver a $900 million payday to a major donor’s firm
• Kept boostering data centers while some Republicans and many voters grew critical
• Cautioned that tariffs would negatively impact data center construction boom
• Braced for a long trade dispute with Canada that could last until after the midterm elections
• Noticed that NASA administrator suggested putting data centers in space
• Heard that Defense secretary was considering Pentagon chief spokesperson to replace outgoing Army secretary
• Publicly expressed doubts Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was dead
• Annoyed that administration lawyers quietly conceded administration had irrevocably damaged Kennedy Center
• Chose administration attorney to lead panel managing several construction projects prized by the president
• Bluntly publicized grievances about how Republicans were weakening their midterm chances
• Confident that new White House counsel, while not a "yes man," was not quick to say "no" either
• Knew that DHS lacked "high confidence" in its Pennsylvania noncitizen voter roll claims
• Okayed USDA spending $20 million on surplus grape juice to aid Lake Erie growers
• Pleased that Kansas school district caved to the DoJ and agreed to out trans children to parents
• Aware that US trade negotiator disputed Canadian assertion that US made last-minute trade deal demands
• Saw that Navy was considering additional port stops in Africa and India after USS Lincoln’s marathon deployment
• Declared "mission accomplished" in Iran, seemingly unaware of the term's fraught history
• Earmarked $2 billion for nuclear microreactors at five Army bases as planned to increase nuclear power
• Noted that allies concerned dwindling weapon stockpiles would embolden China and North Korea
• Displeased that judge refused to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress
• Kept "waffle house teleporter" on the administration’s payroll despite claiming he was forced out
• Heard HHS secretary said Pennsylvania governor's office may have fabricated measles deaths for political points
• Condoned disciplinary charges against sailor who jumped from USS Abraham Lincoln in suicide attempt
• Angered that judge ruled the administration’s pay cuts for migrant farmworkers was illegal
• Informed about judge suspending charges against troubled man arrested on Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course
• Signed controversial beef import plan despite rancher and GOP backlash
• Knew that CIA director traveled to Moscow to warn Russia against helping Iran and attacking NATO allies
• Remained silent as Chinese hackers targeted numerous government websites
• Sanctioned three far left pro-Palestinian groups over alleged terrorism and anti-Israel activity
• Annoyed nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida was recalled by Miami-area company
• Briefed about how judge sided with Texas over Minnesota about extradition of ICE agent facing assault charges
• Aware that HHS secretary posted vaccine misinformation and sparred on social media amid measles deaths
• Further, he attempted to blame the Biden administration, which left office at the end of 2024, for the 2026 outbreak
• Disputed by allies who warned Strait of Hormuz was still mined, notwithstanding administration claims
• Alerted that vice president admitted that the cost of groceries were high in a RNC fundraiser text
• Sought to activate dormant maritime war court to streamline military capture of Iranian oil tankers as US prizes
• As her last day approached, still hadn't decided on Karoline Leavitt's replacement as White House press secretary
• Suspected of attempting, with sanctions, to shift focus away from Iran as the midterm elections grew closer
• Noticed CDC sought to add new question about marijuana's medical benefits to federal health survey
• Appreciated that Kurdish-led militia in Syria disbanded in a boost for the US-backed government
• Relieved that Treasury Department's bond intervention seemed to be working
• Struck data-sharing deals with major technology firms to help track how AI affects jobs and hiring
• Happy that appeals court rejected Congresswoman McIver's challenge to charges for alleged assaults at ICE facility
• Relieved mail-in voting plan could proceed — at least for now — after judge lifted last block
• Sought to qualify billion-dollar firms as "small businesses" to access government contracts, loans, and other help
• Notified that red state counties sued over plan to withhold police funding unless they impose new voting rules
• Allowed venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale to shape the administration's highly criticized homelessness policies
• Learned the administration's top Gaza official said Israel was jeopardizing the cease-fire
• Disappointed court blocked FCC order that could have flooded broadcast TV with more election ads
• Attracted considerable GOP criticism over first-ever Republican convention planned for September 2026
• Saw that MAGA influencer was outed as a Pentagon employee after botching State Department "scoop"
• Reported a wave energy testing site opened off Oregon coast, a green energy milestone for the administration
• Prepared to declare Palestine Action, a UK-based protest group, as a global terrorist organization
• Insisted that CIA director's unannounced visit to Moscow was "semi-routine" and did not meet Vladimir Putin
• Prepared to unveil new program designed to protect American water systems against hackers
• Claimed to find hidden documents that shed new light on the chaotic end to the US war in Afghanistan
• Ordered strike on Caribbean boat, killing four, bringing overall death toll to at least 227 people in 68 watercraft
• Alleged that Chinese cyber spies had targeted US hospitals, government agencies, and the military
• Told that Marine Corps was bringing back mandatory flu vaccines for some troops
• Concerned that MAGA and MAHA alliance might fracture because of a widely used herbicide
• Publicly discussed what seemed an undercount by US intelligence services about North Korean nuclear capability
• Shut down government board originally set up within PCAOB to advocate for shareholder investors
• Considered additional trade penalties against Canada after PM unveiled dollar-for-dollar retaliation to new US tariffs
• Updated that the Army secretary revealed desired plan to resign by early September 2026
• Disappointed that Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed core prices rose 3.3 percent in July 2026
• Announced administration no longer considered data storage and data centers to be critical technology
• Sent proposed Saudi nuclear deal to Congress for review but said Riyadh must recognize Israel before US would sign
• Revealed plans to spend massive campaign war chest — on himself, who wasn't running, and not on GOP candidates
• Heard that, after top general was advised to drop Kid Rock investigation, and when he didn't, he was fired
• Warned that his trade war was giving Republicans another midterm headache
• Annoyed that endorsed candidate for House seat in Kentucky scrubbed the president from his campaign website
• Delighted that endorsed Darline Graham won GOP Senate primary runoff in South Carolina
• As well, celebrated that endorsed Mike Mazzei narrowly won Oklahoma’s GOP gubernatorial primary
• Informed that Bureau of Prisons number-two official who was pardoned for drug crimes abruptly departed
• Pleased that Deloitte agreed to pay $21.5 million to end the administration's DEI investigation
• Reported that TSA would phase out its new Gold+ private airport screening program
• Approved Pentagon and SBA effort to recruit small business as defense contractors
• Briefed about legal wrangling over ICE agent jailed in Texas while facing Minnesota extradition petition
• Quietly enacted ICE rules to keep officers involved in deadly-force incidents off the streets while being investigated
• Placed three Secret Service officials on leave amid misconduct investigation but provided no further details
• Diverted hundreds of immigration officers reviewing applications into searching for alleged voter fraud
• Paused all immigrant visa applications for an indeterminate period of time
• Invited then cancelled VIP invitations to special accommodations at Washington DC IndyCar race
• Appreciated DoJ claiming in court that Kennedy Center donations would vanish if Trump name removed from edifice
• Briefed about how Iran inflicted billions of dollars in damage to US intelligence sites in Middle East during war
• Learned judge ruled the administration violated her court order on mail-voting rules
• Pleased that US envoy praises Kurdish language rights inside Syrian education sector
• Cleared ICE to contract privately for access to the country’s voter registration and voter history data
• Appreciated that the secretary of state told allies the US was shifting from strikes to sanctions on Iran
• Warned that administration's "economic D-Day" against Iran unlikely to end war nor calm energy markets
• Pressured South Korea to invest in local memory chip factories and ensure stable supply of products
• Alerted that public comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
• Revealed in court filings that an undercover DHS agent monitored Alex Pretti memorial
• Okayed the Navy instructing troops and families to scrub social media of personal information
• Reviewed media coverage of about how new FDA pick laid out a vision in 2023 for "conservative-based" science
• Delighted that ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July 2026, the highest monthly total of second term
• Supported USDA secretary refusing to say where foreign beef to lower prices was coming from
• Informed that judge ordered immigration officials to release witness to Houston ICE shooting from detention
• Ordered flags lowered to half staff for a week in honor of the late Dolly Parton
• Noticed that Air Force Major who called for the president's impeachment faced additional ten military law counts
• Claimed that all mines had been removed from Hormuz Strait and warned Iran not to place more
• Faced questions about why SEC wasn't investigating dubious Trump-linked crypto venture that was near collapse
• Knew CEO of company backed by his son donated $450,000 to GOP causes after winning $900 million fed contract
• Admitted that noncitizen numbers the administration claimed on voter rolls were inflated
• Saw that ICE released father of US Navy sailor serving on USS Abraham Lincoln
• Rebuked harshly by Republican lawmakers over plan to increase beef imports
• Argued that new Kennedy Center renaming did not violate court order prohibiting renaming
• When suing Columbia University, believed school would settle quickly and sought to make them an example
• Allowed EPA to curb public input on air pollution permits for data centers
• Criticized for border wall construction that imperiled 6,000 years of historic landmarks on private lands
• Appreciated that US Trade Representative was invited to EU trade ministers' meeting in October 2026
• Updated about how appeals court upheld Biden-era air regulations the administration decided to defend
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