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Trump's Ballroom Secret Donor List Emerges: Apple and NVIDIA Each Pledged $25M to the White House Project

Apple and NVIDIA reportedly pledged $25m each towards Donald Trump's White House ballroom, prompting renewed questions about donor transparency, corporate influence and funding disclosures

International Business Times UK · Oct 16

Despite tough talk from Abbott and Paxton, Texas penalties for data center violations are light

Texas officials are promising tougher enforcement on data centers, but the existing law may offer limited leverage over the industry that has largely failed to report its water use.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 14

The DOJ Hired an Election Hacker to Monitor Votes. Here's What That Means.

A man convicted of hacking Florida election websites appears to be at the DOJ office deploying 1,000 monitors for the 2026 midterms. Here's what we know.

Latin Times · Oct 9

Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say

White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism

The Guardian - US · Sep 30

Trump ignites outrage from political world by ‘stealing’ from taxpayers to fund ad campaign: ‘Completely illegal’

Experts rail against ‘corrupt’ use of public dollars for ‘political propaganda’ ahead of midterm elections

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers

The controversial ads have invited bipartisan criticism. The White House said it was “educational" and "patriotic"

Salon · Sep 25

What ICE's Highway Crackdown Means for the 200,000 Truckers Who Could Lose Their CDLs

ICE is stopping truckers at weigh stations nationwide as a court weighs a rule that could cost 200,000 immigrant drivers their CDL. Key facts inside.

Latin Times · Sep 22

Interest groups say president should not pick next GAO chief

More than a dozen organizations ranging from Americans for Prosperity to Public Citizen are urging lawmakers to change the law to remove the president from the process of appointing the head of the Government Accountability Office. In a letter sent Monday to key lawmakers from both chambers, the groups argue…

Roll Call · Sep 21

Trump calls $5,000 payouts 'easy' to fit into federal budget

President Trump stated the United States can afford $5,000 payments to all adults. This proposal was unveiled during the Republican Party convention last week. House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed congressional approval would be necessary for any payments. Democratic politicians criticized the idea as not being a serious proposal. Consumer watchdog…

The Economic Times · Sep 13

Nine New Drugmakers Join Trump's Pricing Pact — But the Savings Remain Unproven

Nine more drugmakers joined Trump's MFN pricing deal, but the discounts flow through Medicaid — a program Texas and Florida never expanded.

Latin Times · Sep 1