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NEW: President Trump says Nidal Hasan’s execution will not be streamed, despite arguing a public broadcast could serve as a deterrent. The President says “many very good and well meaning people” would rather not watch someone die.
Press secretary @KatieZacharia just said the White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.
One street. Two neighbors. Two very different views of mid-decade redistricting.
Raymond Alfred and Claudia Goodman live across from each other in Dallas. Until recently, they were in the same congressional district. Now, a new political boundary separates them.
Their street reflects a much bigger national fight: roughly 1 in 10 voters will cast ballots in a different congressional district than they did in the last election.
From the pasture to the plate, beef prices are squeezing everyone along the way.
@MarissaMizroch and I went to Texas to talk with ranchers, farmers and a restaurant owner about what’s driving costs higher, and then took what they told us back to Washington.
One rancher says the Trump administration’s new beef-import plan pushed him from making money to losing money. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins acknowledged ranchers felt a “gut punch,” but says the policy is temporary and could be reversed if consumers don’t see lower prices.
White House official tells me President Trump is announcing the largest steel plant in American history to be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa.
A U.S. official says the U.S. and Iran are having “positive and constructive discussions” through mediators.
The official says the U.S. is “not in a rush,” pointing to nearly 40 million barrels of oil that have transited the Strait of Hormuz over the last 48 hours.
President Xi says China and US have the responsibility to make sure AI is always under human control.
Christopher Salas retweeted
The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a “ban on the free press.”
The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask.
This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office.
The WHCA stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO who are being singled out for doing their jobs.
- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President
President Trump coming on stage in Gastonia, North Carolina to campaign for Senate candidate Michael Whatley.
President Trump said he told Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, "you might as well vote with the board because it's not going to matter."
I asked him if he believes that influenced Warsh's decision to raise rates, he said: "No I don't think so... I want him to be independent."
I asked President Trump how does the US make money if they were to cut off trade with other countries, here's what he said:
"We lose deficits. For instance if we lose $50B a year with a country and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore' we don't lose $50B a year, it's very simple."
Brown University estimates the average US household has spent $448 more in gas due to price hikes from the war. $817 per US household for both gas and diesel.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu…
How much is the Iran war costing you?
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the war added 2.3 percentage points to the annualized inflation rate in the second quarter, largely through higher energy costs that ripple into gasoline, diesel, shipping and other goods.
cbo.gov/publication/62756
How much is the Iran war costing you?
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the war added 2.3 percentage points to the annualized inflation rate in the second quarter, largely through higher energy costs that ripple into gasoline, diesel, shipping and other goods.
cbo.gov/publication/62756