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    President Trump and Elon Musk

    America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year, while the average home earned $83,000—and the gap’s set to get wider under Trump

    The top 10 richest U.S. billionaires took home 833,631x more money than the typical American home, and inequality could get worse thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax changes, job scarcity, and a looming recession

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    November 4, 2025

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    America’s European allies are trying to pry millions of their unspent money back from USAID

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    March 22, 2025
    New Social Security requirements would be nearly impossible to meet without help in rural communities that lack internet, transportation
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    March 22, 2025
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    Fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE, then reinstated by a judge, thousands of federal workers are living in limbo
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    Elon Musk’s companies have billions in federal contracts but also deep ties to China. Trump said it makes him ‘susceptible’ as a businessman 
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    Elon Musk’s companies have billions in federal contracts but also deep ties to China. Trump said it makes him ‘susceptible’ as a businessman 

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    The U.S. government is spending $20 billion to jumpstart the Air Force’s new secret fighter jet, even though it’s still struggling to build the costly F-35
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    The U.S. government is spending $20 billion to jumpstart the Air Force’s new secret fighter jet, even though it’s still struggling to build the costly F-35

    By The Associated Press and Tara Copp
    March 21, 2025
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    March 21, 2025
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    SEC to lose about 500 staffers to buyout, resignation offers

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    March 21, 2025
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    Trump drops executive order stripping a law firm of its government contracts after he says it pledged $40 million in pro bono legal services to his administration’s causes

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    JPMorgan renames DEI program ‘DOI’ following political backlash

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    DOGE’s plans for Social Security are a ‘backdoor’ way to cut payments, experts warn: ‘This is the most serious threat I’ve ever seen to it’

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    Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk returns to rally his troops in company all hands: ‘The future of Tesla is incredibly bright’

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    EU delays plans to hit back at Trump’s tariffs—giving the bloc time for ‘negotiations’ with their American partners

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    Germany’s landmark spending bill wins final lawmaker approval

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    March 21, 2025
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