At Trump’s $148 million meme coin dinner, ‘the food sucked’ and security was lax

Crypto investor and $TRUMP token holder, Nicholas Pinto, attends gala dinner for contest winners. Nicholas Pinto The price of President Donald Trump‘s meme coin plunged 16% as of Friday morning, just hours after he hosted a black-tie gala at his Virginia golf club for its biggest buyers — an elite crowd that spent a combined…

Judge extends block on Trump’s DOGE plans for mass firing of federal workers

Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A federal judge further blocked the Trump administration from sharply cutting jobs and reorganizing the structure of many major federal agencies…

House Republican tax bill favors the rich — how much they stand to gain, and why

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a budget bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 22, 2025. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images There’s a stark contrast between high-earners and low-income households in a sprawling legislative package House Republicans passed on Thursday. The…

Firm tapped to modify Qatar jet for Trump admin agrees to $62 million settlement in false claims case

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies will pay $62 million to settle allegations that it lied about the prices of equipment it sold to the U.S. military years earlier, the Justice Department said Thursday.  L3Harris was recently tapped to help modify a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar‘s royal family that President…

FTC drops Biden-era suit accusing Pepsi of price discrimination

Bottles of Pepsi are displayed in a store in New York City on March 17, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the last days of the Biden administration that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson dissented to the suit when it…

Supreme Court insulates Federal Reserve while backing Trump firing of agency leaders

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly suggested that Federal Reserve board members would have special protection against being fired by a president in a ruling that, for now, allows President Donald Trump to fire two members of other federal agencies’ boards….