‘Viable chance’ of ceasefire in Ukraine thanks to Trump, says Starmer In a call with allies, the Prime Minister suggested the prospect of a truce is in sight. Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025
US and Russia suggest ‘West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’ Russia would have both economic and military control of the occupied parts of Ukraine under the proposal The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Zelensky makes key demand to Trump and Putin ahead of crunch peace talks Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that any peace deal discussed between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their upcoming Alaska summit on Friday (15 August) must include Ukraine. The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
In Trump’s year of cost-cutting and efficiency, national debt soars past $37 trillion White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai told Fortune the debt-to-GDP ratio has fallen under Trump and will keep improving with pro-growth policies and record tariff revenues. Fortune · Aug 13, 2025
Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge was set to expand. Then the Trump administration changed course. Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge was set to grow up to 700,000 acres to protect wildlife in West Texas and the Panhandle. The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2025
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next President’s comments come as White House takes credit for dozens of arrests as part of campaign to fight ‘crime crisis’ city’s leaders say doesn’t exist The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2025
Seth Meyers on Trump’s cognitive test: ‘The written version of a boxing referee holding up three fingers’ Late-night hosts discuss Trump bragging about his intellect again as he prepares for a summit with Putin in Alaska The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2025
2 Reasons Investors Are Worried About Amazon Stock — Should They Be? There has been some turbulence over the last 52 weeks for Amazon's stock, and it has some investors concerned. GOBankingRates · Aug 13, 2025
Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline - Roll Call Trump has not yet met with Democratic congressional leaders since he returned to the White House on Jan. 20. Roll Call · Aug 13, 2025
Palantir Nears Record High As Trump's $175 Billion Missile Defense Plan Opens Door To Massive SHIELD Contracts Defense contractor Palantir Technologies’ (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock trended on Wednesday as it traded close to its 52-week high of $190. Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025
Trump Family Crypto Fortune Tied To Binance-Linked PancakeSwap: Report The Trump family's cryptocurrency business has seen billions in gains since last year's election, driven largely by the performance of its stablecoin, USD1, issued by World Liberty Financial. Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025
Dollar Continues Lower on US Rate-Cut Expectations The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down -0.35%, adding to Tuesday's loss of -0.43%. The dollar index has continued lower on increased expectations for Fed rate cuts through year-end. The dollar is also being undercut by weaker dollar interest rate differentials, with the 10-year T-note yield down -5.4 bp... Barchart · Aug 13, 2025
Oklo Selected For Three Projects Under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) shares are trading higher on Wednesday. Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025
A Double Jolt For Chinese Stocks — Thanks To Trump And Beijing's Big Bet U.S.-listed Chinese stocks rallied sharply Wednesday morning, as Beijing's new stimulus targeting consumer loans and service-sector businesses signaled a deeper commitment to reviving domestic demand and supporting economic growth, adding to the momentum sparked two days earlier by President Donald Trump's extension of the U.S.-China trade truce. Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025
We Got This Covered · Aug 13, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene’s courage to be anti-Donald Trump abandons her as she realizes she has to pick her battles carefully When you live in the water, you don't pick a fight with an alligator (no matter how brain dead it appears to be).
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 Bipartisan group plans to bring Epstein victims to capital to speak out on files and push Congress to release them GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna announced they will hold a press conference with Epstein survivors
GOBankingRates · Aug 13, 2025 4 Money Traps That Wealthy People Never Fall For Making money mistakes is often par for the course on the road to becoming wealthy -- and yet, there are many financial traps the rich never fall for.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025 Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to? asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Barchart · Aug 13, 2025 Stocks See Support As Bessent Calls for Big Rate Cut The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.44%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.38%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Kiplinger · Aug 13, 2025 How the 2025 Child Tax Credit Rules Impact Single Parents New changes to family tax credits, like the Child Tax Credit, will impact the eligibility of some households.
Roll Call · Aug 13, 2025 Court limits funding lawsuits to GAO - Roll Call Decision undoes a lower court ruling requiring the Trump administration to start spending funds for USAID and other foreign assistance funds.
Latin Times · Aug 13, 2025 Close To Half Of All Migrants Sent To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Don't Have a Criminal Record: Report Close to half of all migrants sent to the Florida migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" don't have criminal records, data obtained by CBS News showed
Reason · Aug 13, 2025 Show Patrol Plus: Zohran Mamdani courts the "it" crowd, Mexican cartel deal, shutting down microschools, and more...
Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025 Mark Cuban Says Rich People Should Get Incentives To Help Others, But Gets Asked Why The Working Class Only Gets Discipline, Not Incentives Billionaire Mark Cuban has been speaking out on social media, arguing that wealthy people should get targeted incentives to help others, while critics are asking why similar incentives aren't offered to the working class.
We Got This Covered · Aug 13, 2025 Donald Trump to remove ‘divisive’ African American facts that don’t match his ‘interpretation of American history’ This is what Trump calls too 'dangerous' for Americans to see.