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[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Renee Good’s family sues the U.S. government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis. https://t.co/r8X1OxsgJj

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Jared Kushner is the largest shareholder in an Israeli firm investing in companies supplying equipment for the Israeli military. He is also negotiating a deal for Gaza, per CNN

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Federal investigators say Chinese spies spent years to obtain secrets from the inner confines of the Federal Reserve, per CNBC

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump says Netanyahu told him that an Israeli plumber took over the controls and saved the Flydubai plane from crashing, but admits "I don't know if it's true, but that's the story I got from Bibi"

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz will serve as co-CEO of the merged Warner Bros/Paramount company.

• Ellison will focus on the company’s long-term strategy, creative vision and direction

• Kreiz will focus on the company’s day-to-day management & integrating the combined businesses

(Source: https://t.co/rG9UQUFOdx)

[Financial Times @FT]

Europe should take Trump’s diesel ban seriously, if not literally https://t.co/VtjksSKGyw

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo obtained by the AP shows. https://t.co/m1EaF50hM0

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Lutnick: "I have the best job, because I get to sit and watch Donald J Trump make the coolest deals I've ever seen in my life. And I have the best time doing it."

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING WSJ:

The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.

A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly. https://t.co/8yLJlDOZLV

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: An appeals court has found Trump colluded with the Department of Justice in bringing and later dismissing a case seeking $10 billion in damages from the IRS, per the Hill

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Brent crude oil prices extend gains to +5% on the day after Chinese refiners suspend oil exports “until further notice.”

Brent crude oil is back up to $103/barrel.

[David Decosimo @DavidDecosimo]

This is deeply disturbing:
Anthropic secretly invited religious leaders to SF to advise them on AI safety, had them sign NDAs, but then primarily tried to convince them Claude has a soul & moral standing, all while wining & dining them to the max. 1/ https://t.co/4Z7Yk9rwk2

[Bloomberg @business]

President Donald Trump said he would consider giving preemptive pardons to members of his administration before leaving office, offering them wide-raging protection from prosecution. https://t.co/C7FArHpZVD

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

TRUMP: Did you see the story about my uncle?

TIME: The one who taught at MIT?

TRUMP: I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest.

[CNN @CNN]

A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. https://t.co/zPxwBqGzs0

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: A D.C. judge permanently dismisses a case charging an ex-Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. https://t.co/FGAKfTGurX

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: The average interest rate on a 30Y Mortgage in the US rises to 7.60%, the highest level since level since November 2023, per MND.

This officially puts mortgage rates up over +160 basis points since the low seen just 7 months ago.

Today's rates also have yet to account for the move into a fresh 24-year high on the US 30Y Note yield just now.

At this rate, 8% mortgages are just days away.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Trump has said he is considering preemptively pardoning members of his administration before leaving office.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026