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Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’
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Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’

William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The latest version of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S. as Washington continues its efforts to strengthen its domestic chip supply chain. Under the bill, passed by the Senate Tuesday, tax credits for those semiconductor […]

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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration move to overhaul health agencies
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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration move to overhaul health agencies

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on as he attends a press conference to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward […]

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Banks say Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ could boost the U.S. economy – despite deficit concerns
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Banks say Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ could boost the U.S. economy – despite deficit concerns

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — or officially, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — is a controversial piece of legislation, but some banks are in favor of it, saying it’s the shot in the arm the economy needs. It was advanced […]

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Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy people’ ready to buy TikTok
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Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy people’ ready to buy TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 4 that he would again postpone enforcement of a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests from the platform. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview aired on Sunday that he has a group of […]

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Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill
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Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill

Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive domestic policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane” and destructive.” His remarks come weeks after he first hurled […]

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Trump loses latest bid to get Central Park Five defamation lawsuit tossed
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Trump loses latest bid to get Central Park Five defamation lawsuit tossed

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s […]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for 7 million, alleging defamation
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million, alleging defamation

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an address on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Office of California Governor via AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday, seeking damages of at least $787 million from the conservative network for allegedly defaming him in its reporting of a phone call he had with President Donald Trump. […]

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Sam Altman calls Iyo lawsuit ‘silly’ after OpenAI scrubs Jony Ive deal from website
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Sam Altman calls Iyo lawsuit ‘silly’ after OpenAI scrubs Jony Ive deal from website

OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks at Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday criticized a lawsuit filed by hardware startup Iyo, which accused his company of trademark infringement. Altman said, in response to the suit, that […]

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Trump judge nominee told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations: whistleblower
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Trump judge nominee told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations: whistleblower

Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New […]

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Judge rules Anthropic did not violate authors’ copyrights with AI book training
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Judge rules Anthropic did not violate authors’ copyrights with AI book training

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Anthropic’s use of books to train its artificial intelligence model Claude was “fair use” and “transformative,” a federal judge ruled late on Monday. Amazon-backed Anthropic’s AI training did not violate the […]

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