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Report: Joe Kent’s Charlie Kirk Investigation Could Interfere with FBI Probe

National Counterterrorism Center chief Joe Kent’s investigation into whether or not alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson had assistance from “a foreign power or another entity” set off alarm bells with FBI officials, who raised concerns that Kent was “potentially interfering with the investigation and the prosecution of the suspect,” the New York Times reported Tuesday.

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Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point

The Federal Reserve reduced its interest rate benchmark by a quarter-point for a second time this year on Wednesday, bringing the short-term borrowing rate to a range of 3.75 percent to four percent.

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Trump Administration Overhauls Biden’s DEI Broadband Program that Connected Zero Households in 4 Years

Trump’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Arielle Roth, outlined the Administration’s policies for reforming the wasteful Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in a speech at the Hudson Institute this week. According to Roth, “For years, BEAD was weighed down by red tape and extralegal conditions that slowed down states, deterred providers, and sidelined innovative technologies.”

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ICE Buses 100 Illegal Aliens from Indiana to Texas for Deportation Processing

During the Biden-era border crisis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the busing of illegal aliens to sanctuary cities, including more than 35,000 who were bused to the Chicago area. Now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials ordered 100 arrested illegal aliens to be bused to Texas — not for release, but for deportation processing.

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WSJ: AI Contributes to White-Collar Jobs Disappearing in Corporate America

According to the Wall Street Journal, America’s largest employers are cutting white-collar positions at an alarming rate, leaving experienced and new workers struggling to find opportunities in a stagnant job market. AI plays a role in the elimination of some white-collar jobs, with some CEOs directly crediting the technology with reducing headcount.

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