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Virginia AG Candidate Faces Backlash Over Texts Musing About Shooting Political Opponent
Early voting has already begun in Virginia’s off-year statewide races.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Trump Warns Hamas ‘Must Move Quickly’ To Release Hostages As Part Of His Peace Plan
Israel and Hamas announced they’ve agreed to parts of Trump’s plan to end the war.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
FBI Director Kash Patel Doesn’t Deny He Fired Agent For Refusing Comey ‘Perp Walk’ In Expletive-Laden Post
Patel attacked MSNBC over its reporting on the alleged incident, calling it ‘an a— clown factory of disinformation.”
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Government Shutdown: Senate Can’t End Standoff—Will Continue Through Weekend
The government shut down began at midnight on Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Trump Announces Another Strike On Alleged Venezuelan Drug Trafficker, Killing 4
The U.S. military has struck four boats in the Caribbean over the past month the Trump administration claims were carrying drugs.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Trump Tries To Turn The Clock Back On Energy
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a startup building giant robot boats, manipulating DNA with electricity and more.
ByAlex Knapp,
Forbes Staff
Newsom Says California Will Cut Funds For ‘Sell-Out Universities’ Complying With Trump Education Crackdown
Newsom’s threat comes as the Trump administration has threatened to pull funding from several universities across the U.S. if they do not agree to make changes aligned with the president’s agenda.
Forbes Staff
Trump Reportedly Eyeing $10 Billion Farmer Bailout—Using Tariffs: Here’s What To Know
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said information on “substantial support” for farmers would be released next week.
Forbes Staff
Shutdown Blame Game: GOP Doubles Down On Misleading Claim Democrats Want Free Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants
Jeffries called Republicans’ claims that Democrats want free health care for undocumented migrants a “lie.”
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
MGX Cites ‘Compliance History’ In Picking Brand New Trump-Linked Stablecoin USD1 For $2 Billion Binance Deal
The Abu Dhabi fund told Forbes that Binance requested settling with a cryptocurrency and used a stablecoin for stability, ultimately selecting USD1, in part, because it was backed by U.S. government assets.
ByZach Everson,
Forbes Staff