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The Asheville Citizen-Times reports: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied North Carolina’s latest request for a 180-day extension of the 100% cost match for eligible Tropical Storm Helene recovery expenses. In a letter to North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, FEMA’s acting administrator David Richardson said the extension was “not warranted” based on a “careful and thorough review.” In April, …

Mediaite reports: Wall Street traders have developed a biting new acronym for a strategy that’s become surprisingly lucrative for President Donald Trump’s whiplash-inducing trade policy: TACO – “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Reportedly first coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, the term has quickly gained traction among investors who are profiting from what they say is a predictable pattern: Trump …

The Washington Blade reports: This year, the Equality Chamber of Commerce in D.C. is offering nine queer couples a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to legally marry on the Little Gay Chapel float during the 2025 WorldPride Parade. As the parade rolls through the heart of D.C., the float will transform into the ultimate queer altar – giving couples the chance to say …

The Seattle Times reports: In the days after a chaotic confrontation between police and protesters at a conservative Christian rally on Capitol Hill, several groups have questioned why the demonstration was held at Cal Anderson Park and how the city could have better prepared. The rally, advocating “freedom from same sex attraction” and ”the sacrality of biological gender,” was permitted …

CBS News reports: President Trump said again Tuesday he’s working to take mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, winding down 17 years of federal control over two central parts of the U.S. housing market — a move that was cheered on by Trump ally and noted Wall Street investor Bill Ackman. Ending the conservatorship of Fannie and Freddie …

Politico reports: Elon Musk seems to be unhappy with the sweeping spending bill narrowly passed by the House at the urging of President Donald Trump. Musk, in unusual criticism of a cause favored by his ally the president, said in an interview excerpt released Tuesday that the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” contradicts the goals of his Department of Government Efficiency. …

The Washington Post reports: Vice President JD Vance will headline a political fundraiser in Las Vegas on Tuesday requiring a $1 million donation per attendee, according to an invitation for the event obtained by The Washington Post. The fundraiser for MAGA Inc., the primary super PAC supporting President Donald Trump, will be held as a “private roundtable & photo opportunity” featuring …

Axios reports: In a tense meeting last week, top Trump aide Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded that immigration agents seek to arrest 3,000 people a day, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. The new target is triple the number of daily arrests that agents were making in the early days of Trump’s term — …

“He should have been arrested because there was an overt lie. What do you know about journalism being under attack? What does he know about that? I mean, 60 Minutes should be reduced to zero minutes. “He is literally the man who brought on Mark Elias to talk about law firms being targeted, the guy who paid for the dossier. …

The Washington Post reports: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency — the latest in the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific institutions. “We’re probably going to stop publishing in the Lancet, New …