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Under President Donald Trump, the Transportation Security Administration is seeking to replace federal TSA screeners with private contractors in more airport security lines.Twenty US airports already use private screeners through the TSA’s Screening Partnership Program, or SPP, which launched in 2004 and operates under TSA oversight. Eight are Montana airports,…
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit eligibility for a major student-loan forgiveness program.On Thursday, the Department of Education appealed a June ruling that blocked its plan to narrow the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from taking effect.PSLF forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10…
Mark Carney is facing a challenge familiar to many company leaders: how to deal with a more powerful partner you can’t afford to lose.The Canadian prime minister is in a trade fight with US President Donald Trump. Though Carney lacks the upper hand because Canada depends more on access to…
The world is a little less sparkly today.Dolly Parton, musician, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman, has died, her nephew announced on Tuesday. She was 80.In a world defined by polarization, Parton was the rare public figure beloved across the political spectrum.On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social he…
Trump Accounts will focus on the S&P 500 to keep investing “as simple as possible,” said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.In an interview with CNBC released on Wednesday, Tenev was asked whether Trump Accounts users will only have the option to invest in the S&P 500 via the platform in the…
President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed interest in having an airport named after him since his first term in the White House.During his second, non-consecutive term, he became the first sitting US president to see that happen: On July 9, Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport officially became President Donald J.…
Gold decorations in President Donald Trump's Oval Office.Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERSPresident Donald Trump is redecorating the Oval Office in his second, non-consecutive term.He’s added numerous gold furnishings, some taken from Mar-a-Lago and the White House collection.He has also added portraits of past presidents, military flags, and a new rug.Gold eagles. Gold cherubs.…
Remember David Ellison’s warm relationship with President Donald Trump?The Paramount Skydance CEO seems to wish you wouldn’t.Ellison courted Trump as he sought approval from the Department of Justice for his Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Now, Ellison is facing a lawsuit from 12 Democratic states — and he’s looking to distance himself…
President Donald Trump really wants you to buy a Dell.”You know what I say? Go out and buy a Dell computer,” Trump said during an appearance on Wednesday in Marietta, Georgia. “As far as I’m concerned, that’s great stuff.”It was the third time since May that the president has promoted…
A federal judge held Monday that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was manufactured simply to justify its settlement, including a multibillion-dollar “anti-weaponization” fund for political allies and a shield from IRS scrutiny.”This lawsuit was not brought to vindicate rights; it was brought to manipulate the judicial…
