U.S. Shows China's Leader The Constitution, Presumably As A Warning
Trump caps Xi summit by touring the Bill of Rights with the head of the world's most powerful one-party state.
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Nation Relieved to Learn Decorative Victory Arch Will Also House Snipers
Citing an urgent request from the U.S. military, President Trump announced that his proposed Washington D.C. triumphal arch will be retrofitted to store drones, ammunition, and rooftop snipers — a feature set not typically found in the Arc de Triomphe. The announcement came while a federal court continues to weigh whether the arch is legal in the first place, a procedural detail the president did not address.
Congress Cancels Remaining Work Day to Campaign on Record of Hard Work
Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House's last scheduled voting day Wednesday, sending lawmakers home for seven weeks ahead of the November midterms — just one day after telling reporters he had no plans to do so. The move conveniently avoided a floor vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a resolution introduced by a member of Johnson's own party, who then took to the House floor to rebuke the Speaker for leaving.
FAA Solves Staffing Crisis By Withholding Pay From Understaffed Staff
Congress funded a 2.8% pay bump to lure more air traffic controllers to a system desperately short of air traffic controllers. The FAA is now withholding it until controllers demonstrate they are no longer short-staffed. The controllers are short-staffed.
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U.S. Shows China's Leader The Constitution, Presumably As A Warning
After three days of pageantry described by analysts as 'heavy on pomp and light on substance,' President Trump concluded his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping by escorting him through the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. No breakthroughs were announced. The documents were not harmed.
Nation Relieved to Learn Decorative Victory Arch Will Also House Snipers
Citing an urgent request from the U.S. military, President Trump announced that his proposed Washington D.C. triumphal arch will be retrofitted to store drones, ammunition, and rooftop snipers — a feature set not typically found in the Arc de Triomphe. The announcement came while a federal court continues to weigh whether the arch is legal in the first place, a procedural detail the president did not address.
Congress Cancels Remaining Work Day to Campaign on Record of Hard Work
Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House's last scheduled voting day Wednesday, sending lawmakers home for seven weeks ahead of the November midterms — just one day after telling reporters he had no plans to do so. The move conveniently avoided a floor vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a resolution introduced by a member of Johnson's own party, who then took to the House floor to rebuke the Speaker for leaving.
FAA Solves Staffing Crisis By Withholding Pay From Understaffed Staff
Congress funded a 2.8% pay bump to lure more air traffic controllers to a system desperately short of air traffic controllers. The FAA is now withholding it until controllers demonstrate they are no longer short-staffed. The controllers are short-staffed.
Government Heroically Rescues Americans From Fees Government Created
In a bold act of fiscal innovation, the White House announced $500 rebate checks for Americans overcharged on health insurance premiums — premiums that doubled or tripled after Congress let ACA subsidies expire this year. The administration, which previously promised $5,000 checks on Wednesday, $2,000 tariff dividends last fall, and $1,000–$1,500 HSA rebates that Congress rejected, assures the public this one is definitely real.