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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Democrats for prioritizing DEI policies over practical solutions and suggested they focus on “real world” solutions.

Three House Democrats have expressed concern about the government’s preparedness for future flood disasters and extreme weather events, and are asking the NOAA and Army Corps of Engineers to detail how they plan to adapt federal weather services to the growing frequency of extreme precipitation events attributable to climate change.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Texas Hill Country, the scene on July 4 of devastating flooding that killed at least 120 people, with dozens still missing. “I’ve been to a lot of hurricanes and tornadoes and I’ve never seen anything like this,” the president said at a roundtable that included local, state…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) signed an executive order Friday affirming the city’s support for immigrants amid an enforcement crackdown by the Trump administration. “Under my new Executive Order, I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act about when and where enforcement activities have taken place in LA, the identities of…

Senate Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers within one week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s firing of thousands of State Department employees, raising alarm that arbitrary layoffs are expelling critical expertise and talent.  The panel’s Democrats sent a letter to Rubio on Friday, as the State Department began…

Five state Democratic lawmakers, who were denied entry to Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz earlier this month, sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Thursday, arguing he didn’t have the authority to block their effort to conduct oversight of the migrant detention facility. “The DeSantis Administration’s refusal to let us in wasn’t some bureaucratic misstep,” the lawmakers said in…

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns that the visit could legitimize companies working closely with the Chinese military or seeking to take advantage of gaps in U.S. export controls.  The bipartisan senators urged Huang to refrain from meeting…

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), rather than axing it entirely. While the shift has been more apparent as the administration faces questions about the disaster agency in light of deadly floods in Texas, the subtle changes in how key figures talk about…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began mass firings at the State Department on Monday, part of a reorganization plan to form a leaner foreign policy force that, he argues, will allow the United States to respond more nimbly by removing layers of bureaucracy. The department sent reduction in force (RIF) notices Friday morning to about 1,100…

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  DOGE staffer takes on key role at NRC A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now taken on a key role at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which President Trump has sought to reduce and reform despite its independent status. ©…