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#10 Trump Administration Halts Scheduling of New Student Visa Appointments - Humeyra Pamuk for Reuters, Charlie Kirk, amuse, Deedy, capitolhunters, and Nick Sortor on X
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Tuesday.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the cable that the department plans to issue updated guidance on social media vetting of student and exchange visitor applicants after a review is completed and advised consular sections to halt the scheduling of such visa appointments...
#9 Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Pits Senate GOP Moderates Against Conservatives - Alexander Bolton for The Hill, Thomas Massie/Charlie Kirk, Mila Joy, Senator Ant Thornton, Ph.D./Matt Van Swol, Warren Davidson, Senator Rand Paul, Ron DeSantis, Ian Jaeger and Eric Daugherty on X
Senate Republicans are deeply divided over President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which the House passed by a single vote last week, setting up a battle in the upper chamber between moderates and conservatives that is likely to drag on well into July. GOP senators are vowing to rewrite the bill, but they’re still weeks away from putting together a package that can muster the 51 votes it needs to pass, according to GOP senators and aides. The more senators change the legislation, the more difficult it will be to pass again through the House — where Republicans control a slim 220-to-212-seat majority. Identical legislation must be approved by both chambers before it can go to Trump for his signature...
#8 Elon Musk Says He’s “Disappointed” by Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” and What It Means for DOGE - David Pogue and Joe Walsh for CBS News, The Calvin Coolidge Project, DogeDesigner, AF Post, Maine, MAGA Cult Slayer, and The Hill on X
Elon Musk says he is "disappointed" by the price tag of the domestic policy bill passed by Republicans in the House last week and heavily backed by President Trump. The billionaire who recently stepped back from running the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, made the remark during an exclusive broadcast interview with "CBS Sunday Morning." "I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," Musk said. Musk's comments appear to put him at odds with Mr. Trump, who has championed the massive spending package. The legislation, which still needs to pass the Senate, would extend Mr. Trump's signature 2017 tax cuts, boost border security spending, impose work requirements on Medicaid, and roll back clean energy tax credits.
#7 Elon Musk's Latest Message Sends Tesla Stock Surging - Todd Campbell for The Street, MAGA Voice, Tesla Newswire, Brew Markets, Kobeissi Letter, and Zebra 12 on X
Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has a lot on his plate. The mercurial leader runs Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, and the social media website, X. He's also been spending more than his share of time in Washington, D.C., where he heads the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, an organization within President Trump's administration focused on cost cuts. Musk's busy schedule has earned him equal praise and criticism from fans and foes. His supporters applaud his seemingly golden touch in building companies, while detractors say his lack of focus has contributed to failed Tesla model launches, declining sales, and X service disruptions... U.S. President Donald Trump purported on Tuesday that Canada was "considering" giving up its statehood in exchange for protection by the proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system at no cost, despite Canadian officials repeatedly stating that the country is not for sale. "I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They are considering the offer!" he claimed... King Charles III delivered several subtle jabs to the United States and the Trump administration during his speech to Canada's Parliament on Tuesday, saying a "confident Canada" can "give themselves far more than any foreign power can ever take away." Canada has been in President Trump's crosshairs for months as Trump has expressed interest in annexing the U.S.' northern neighbor and engaged the allied nation in a whirlwind tariff war. Canada has what the world needs and the values the world respects," Charles said during the "Speech from the Throne," which marks the start of Canada's Parliamentary session... President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many "bad things" would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire!" "What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post. The tweet was responded to by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian president, in another social media post on Tuesday... The federal government has removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of shots recommended for healthy pregnant women and children, federal health officials announced Tuesday. "I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a video posted on X. "We're now one step closer to realizing President Trump's promise to make America healthy again." The decision will make it much harder for parents to get their children vaccinated and for pregnant people to get the shots because insurance companies will likely no longer pay for them... Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday making Florida the first large state to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, a move he described as protecting Floridians against the declining value of the U.S. dollar. “We’ve seen a lot of problems with the D.C. swamp; this is our ability to give you the financial freedom to be able to protect yourself against the declining value of the dollar,” the governor said. The legislation, brought by Reps. Doug Bankson and Chip LaMarca, and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, establishes a legal framework for recognizing certain gold and silver coins as legal tender in Florida, exempting them from sales tax, regulating their custodians, and allowing for their optional use in transactions, contingent on legislative ratification of implementing rules...
#6 Trump Claims Canada ‘Considering’ Offer of Free Golden Dome in Exchange for Becoming 51st State - Landon Mion for Fox News, Benny Johnson/Donald J. Trump, Trump Posts on X, RedWave Press, Ron Filipkowski, and Chris Ship on X
#5 King Charles Defends Canadian Sovereignty in Speech to Parliament - April Rubin for Axios, Charles Campisi, SillyRabbitFaFo, Republicans Against Trump, Really American, Observing Consciousness, and Funkytown on X
#4 Trump Warns Putin Is ‘Playing With Fire’ After Declaring the Russian President Has ‘Gone Absolutely Crazy' - Alex Nitzberg and Andrea Margolis for Fox News, Disclose TV, The White House, Dmitry Medvedev, Ostap Yarysh, Brian McDonald, and Rudy W. Giuliani on X
#3 RFK Jr. Says COVID Shots No Longer Recommended for Kids, Pregnant Women - Rob Stein for NPR, Jeffrey A. Tucker/Secretary Kennedy, Ronald F. Owens Jr., Tapas/New York Post, and Thomas Massie on X
#2 DeSantis Signs Legislation Recognizing Gold and Silver as Legal Tender in Florida - Michelle Vecerina for Florida's Voice, Ron DeSantis, Ian Jaeger, Wall Street Gold, Ann Vandersteel TM, and THE XRP ARCHITECT on X
#1 Bayer’s New Soybean Tolerates Five Herbicides - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC, Bayer Traits Canada, Bayer U.S. Crop Science, and Farmtario on X
When ordering edamame in a restaurant, how often do you stop and think, “I wonder where the soybeans I am about to eat came from?” If this is something you currently do not ponder, you certainly should, especially if Bayer’s new Vyconic soybeans—with an anticipated market introduction by the 2027 planting season—make it through the regulatory process. Bayer’s genetically engineered Vyconic soybeans will allow the company to use five toxic herbicides, allowing the billion-dollar glyphosate maker to “quadruple the available options that growers can utilize in the field to combat the weeds that are getting ever more difficult to control.”
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