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FTC Freezes Civil Penalty Amounts for 2026 After Government Shutdown Disrupted Inflation Data

The Federal Trade Commission will keep its civil penalty amounts at 2025 levels for the remainder of 2026 after a government shutdown prevented federal officials from producing inflation data required to calculate this year’s increase.

The Free Financial Advisor

Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say

The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say

The Independent UK

US may end H-1B job-loss grace period for foreign workers; Indians could face impact

The US Department of Homeland Security may eliminate a 60-day grace period for certain foreign workers. This proposed change could significantly impact Indian professionals working in the United States. Currently, this period allows workers time to find new employment or depart the country. The proposal is under review and has…

The Economic Times

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Senators Want To Claw Back Trump's Spending Power. They Should Just Pass a Real Budget Instead.

The Senate’s funding bill stops the Trump administration from handing political appointees control over federal grants, but Congress isn’t eager to rein in spending.

Reason

The Energy Department Admits the OMB Canceled Grants 'Solely' To Punish Trump's Political Opponents

The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies.

Reason

‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

The Guardian - US

Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules

Opposition is building to a sweeping government-wide crackdown on federal grant awards, with opponents threatening litigation over a proposed rule that would put the grant approval process into the hands of political appointees. A request for public comment on the rule by the Office of Management and Budget triggered almost…

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New EO on federal contracting

Executive Order Changes Federal Contracting Policy

Ballotpedia

Trump is defying Congress on foreign aid

Congress gave orders to Trump officials on foreign aid spending, but officials have largely refused

Salon

‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts

Stand Up for Science founder says proposal to control how grants are spent would ‘dismantle US science ecosystem’

The Guardian - US

The Pentagon claims a 1,775% boost in AI use is paying off the DOGE promise a year later—but adoption is still under 50%

From 80,000 Defense personnel using AI tools in December 2025, it was 1.5 million in June.

Fortune

Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety

The federal government provides grants – any amount of money that the recipient doesn’t have to pay back – for a wide array of purposes that serve the public interest. States, local governments, colleges and universities, students, nonprofits and other kinds of organizations receive these funds.

The Conversation

White House plans to vet public grants for ‘American values’ spark broad alarm

New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn

The Guardian - US

'Trust Doesn't Collapse Overnight': Experts Warn US Debt Is Now Accelerating America's Rivalry With China

The US is projected to borrow over $2 trillion in a fiscal year, raising concerns among economists about fiscal sustainability and geopolitical implications, with interest payments rivaling major federal expenditures.

International Business Times

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The Times of India

Foreign students on F-1 visas could face four-year stay cap under White House plan, J-1 also affected

The White House is moving closer to a decision on a proposed rule that could change how long foreign students are allowed to stay in the US on F-1 visas.

Fortune

The ticking time bomb buried in Trump’s 2027 budget

$7.8 trillion in extra revenue, GDP growing at 3%, vanishing deficits, and a 42% defense hike—to skeptics Trump’s math just isn’t adding up.

Fortune

Trump, the $39 trillion national debt, rosy growth assumptions and the question of 'a sustainable path'

The White House is betting 3% GDP growth will shrink the deficit—but faster growth would likely drive up interest costs on the $39 trillion national debt.

Fortune

Americans spend $146 billion and 11.6 billion hours doing their taxes, and most of it is just filling out paperwork

There are more than 10,000 forms you have to sort through to file your taxes, and the fear of going to jail over a mistake has never been higher.

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CEO coach to the Fortune 500: How leaders can use a simple strategy called 'beat the plan' to speed decision-making and build trust

Executive coach Bill Hoogterp explains how leader can save time and get better engagement from their reports when setting a strategy.

The Times of India

Kristi Noem's ICE seeks approval to buy $70 million luxury jet for deportations, cabinet travel: Report

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking to buy a $70 million luxury jet, previously leased by Homeland Security, for Cabinet travel and migrant deportations. The aircraft features a bedroom, showers, and a bar. Officials claim it will save taxpayer money compared to military flights, despite concerns about its opulence…

The Independent UK

ICE is trying to buy a $70 million luxury jet with a bedroom and showers to shuttle migrants for deportation

The luxury jet can hold 18 people and sleep 14, according to the report

The Independent UK

Trump aide who spearheaded government cost cutting gets $15M security detail paid for with slashed USAID cash

Russell Vought, the director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, will reportedly be protected by the Marshals Service through the end of the year

Reason

Justice Barrett, Trump v. Slaughter, and Presidential Removal Power from 1969 to 1989

Humphrey's Executor from 1969 to 1989.

The Independent UK

‘This is an intellectual war crime’: Trump team moves to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research labs

‘This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,’ Trump’s OMB director Russell Vought says

Roll Call

GAO chief's pending exit tees up battle for a successor - Roll Call

The Government Accountability Office’s new leader will be a veteran investigator with over three decades’ experience at the agency.

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