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JPMorgan Chase sues more customers who allegedly stole cash in 'infinite money glitch'
The episode highlights the lengths JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, will go to claw back funds it is owed and to deter future crimes.CNBC - 12h -
Court Scraps $8 Limit on Credit Card Late Fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau switched sides and backed a federal lawsuit by banks and business groups seeking to eliminate a fee cap the bureau set last year.The New York Times - 10h -
Sam Altman at TED 2025: Inside the most uncomfortable — and important — AI interview of the year
At TED 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced tough questions on AI ethics, artist compensation, and the risks of autonomous agents in a tense interview with TED’s Chris Anderson, revealing new details ...VentureBeat - 1d -
Why This MIT Professor Says We Need to Act Fast to Keep AI From Stealing Our Jobs
The AI revolution keeps steamrolling ahead—disrupting industries, delivering newer, smarter tools every day, propelled by billion-dollar investments. But there are real risks AI could upend the ...Inc. - 11h -
Rep. Ro Khanna wonders who might lead Democrats in 2028 — while making a case for himself
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., was up at Yale University this week, where he weighed in on potential leaders of the Democratic Party for 2028.NBC News - 11h -
Sources: QB Browne among UNC players to portal
North Carolina quarterback Ryan Browne is among the Tar Heels entering the transfer portal, sources said Wednesday, as is sacks leader Beau Atkinson.ESPN - 1h -
Bub Carrington hits game-winner as time expires to lift Wizards past play-in bound Heat 119-118
Tristan Vukcevic had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Champagnie added 27 points and Bub Carrington banked in a game-winner as time expired to put the Washington Wizards over the Miami Heat ...ABC News - 3d -
Foreign investors bought more Treasury bonds in February, official data shows
Foreign investors increased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds in February, even as official-sector entities like central banks sold down theirs for a fourth straight month, the latest data from ...MarketWatch - 5h -
Mark Zuckerberg Is Back in the Hot Seat in a Crucial Trial
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal antitrust trial. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for ...The New York Times - 2d -
White House releases results from President Trump's physical
President Trump underwent the physical on Friday at Walter Reed Hospital.CBS News - 2d -
Trump and ‘The Residence’ Share a Fixation on Water Pressure
Paul William Davies, the creator of “The Residence,” talks about overlapping themes between his series and the actual Trump administration.The New York Times - 5d -
Harvard students and faculty applaud defiance of Trump's demands
Harvard University’s defiance of the Trump administration Monday brought repercussions for the institution — but widespread support on campus and beyond.NBC News - 1d -
Trump plans to lessen Endangered Species Act protections
President Trump plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act, a White House official confirmed.CBS News - 6h -
Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with "improper ideology"
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.The New York Times - 5d -
Schumer moves to block Trump nominees for 2 key New York prosecutor positions
He's objecting to Trump's picks for the Eastern District and Southern District.ABC News - 12h -
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt in deportation flights case
It's the latest legal development in response to the Trump administration's efforts to implement widespread deportations.CNBC - 7h -
What happens if judge holds Trump admin in contempt over deportations
A federal judge said he could recommend criminal prosecutions against the Trump administration, setting up an unprecedented showdown.CBS News - 2h -
Trump Administration Aims to Redefine ‘Harm’ for Endangered Species
Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.The New York Times - 2h -
Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Hundreds of billions of marketing dollars are in flux as companies struggle to plan. For some sectors, the timing “couldn’t be worse.”The New York Times - 18h -
Brown University to see federal funding halted by Trump administration
A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown UniversityABC News - Apr. 3 -
What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants
The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.The New York Times - 2d -
How the Trump administration frequently changes its messaging and course
President Donald Trump has moved quickly on his far-reaching agenda, but his administration has frequently changed both its messaging and its course.NBC News - 2d -
Trump's would-be assassin Ryan Routh can hire expert to check rifle
Ryan Routh — who was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last September — can hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene, a judge ruled.CBS News - 1d -
Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.The New York Times - 8h -
Anti-Trump progressives see fundraising boom: From the Politics Desk
Vocal anti-Trump progressives like Bernie Sanders and AOC posted massive fundraising hauls during the first three months of the year.NBC News - 5h -
States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools
Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schoolsABC News - 6d -
Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules
Two trans Canadian artists are pulling out of US concerts as Donald Trump’s border crackdown sparks ‘panic.’Wired - 1d -
AOC fundraising soars as the New York rep and Bernie Sanders barnstorm U.S. against Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a leading face of the Democratic Party's resistance to the Trump administration, drawing crowds nationwide.CNBC - 15h -
Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'
The legal battle over Susman Godfrey is part of an intensifying effort by Trump to target his critics and other perceived enemies.NBC News - 8h -
Former cybersecurity agency chief Chris Krebs leaves SentinelOne after Trump targets him in executive order
A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left SentinelOne.CNBC - 4h -
Trump, Xi "don't have any plans" to speak, trade representative says
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "don't have any plans" to speak amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.CBS News - 3d -
How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.The New York Times - 1d -
Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals
The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data. Green groups have sued the Trump administration over the removal of government webpages containing ...The Guardian - 1d -
Biden calls out Trump administration's efforts to cut Social Security
During his first public speech since leaving office, former President Joe Biden called out the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Social Security. In less than 100 days the new administration ...NBC News - 1d -
Italy’s Meloni Heads to Washington to Meet Trump. Will It Pay Off for Europe?
The stakes are high as Giorgia Meloni, a conservative who shares some of Mr. Trump’s nationalist ideology, meets with him on Thursday as his trade war has frayed nerves worldwide.The New York Times - 13h -
Australian prime minister says he trusts Trump and Xi during debate
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has no reason not to trust U.S. President Donald Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping while debating his rival ahead of the May 3 electionABC News - 13h -
US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks
Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity. US politics live – latest updates Faculty members from US universities – including ...The Guardian - 6h -
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt
Judge James Boasberg said the Trump administration "demonstrated a willful disregard" for his court order blocking the government from transferring Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the ...CBS News - 4h