Trump didn’t rake in billions from crypto because he’s talented. He made that haul because he’s president. A column on Trump, crypto and corruption — and why no one is doing anything about it: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Klobuchar FTW here at the end.

And Jack Smith maintains his composure throughout this charade.

We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so.

Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training.

You can read the full post here: darioamodei.com/post/we-must-p…

RIP, Pete Ganci.

From a donor who threw a big party at the midterm convention with Don Jr on Wed night —

It’s okay, Center for American Progress. Trump sued me for $5 billion too — and he lost.
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The striking 19-page legal document undermined everything that President Trump has been saying about the damage to the Reflecting Pool for the past six weeks, including the claim that vandals had used a box cutter to slash the floor of the pool theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Trump says banks closed his accounts after the Jan. 6 insurrection for political reasons. Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing that it closed them after an internal review by the bank’s anti-money laundering team raised red flags.
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OSSOFF: You stated on March 8th, day nine of the war, you assured the American people of Iranian surrender. Does that remain your prediction?

HEGSETH:

NEW: BBC ups pain level for Trump in his $5-10B defamation suit over BBC's #Jan6 documentary editing. Magistrate judge rules finances of Trump's biz empire are fair game for discovery as are some queries related to his intentions & actions that day. politico.com/news/2026/07/2…

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Donald Trump has earned more money in his first and second year, in his second term as president, than in the previous 60 years of his business career. On this episode of Everybody's Business @TimOBrien, @chafkin and @svaneksmith talk about whether or not what the president is //t.co/FwXOY6Ojpu

How Trump became the grifter-in-chief — and why nobody is cracking down on his multi-billion-dollar White House haul:
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“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The Times’s top newsroom lawyer.
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“Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public’s right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used. This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country.”

The White House looks like a state fair in Iowa where Nickleback and Warrant will play a concert on the last day.

Robert Caro reveals how many pages he's written for his final LBJ biography.

Watch the Pulitzer Prize-winning author in a rare interview from his home & office this Sunday at 11 AM ET on @cspan 2 @BookTV.

Mark Cuban stands behind Trump as Trump speaks on behalf of stealing from taxpayers. This is why you don't go to the White House to do events with Trump -- you end up disgracing yourself.

“The Treasury Department is responsible for depositing $1.776 billion into an account that will be controlled by a group of people selected by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche.” nytimes.com/2026/05/18/bus…

When Donald Trump sits down for talks with Xi Jinping, can the world’s two-biggest powers stabilize a fraught relationship?

🎥 @TimOBrien joins @andreaskluth and @KarishmaJourno to discuss LIVE at 8:30 am ET/8:30 pm HKT x.com/i/broadcasts/1…