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- Court rules Trump broke US law when he fired Democratic FTC commissionerby Jon Brodkin on July 18, 2025 at 4:33 pm
Supreme Court precedent protects FTC commissioner, at least “for the time being.”
- Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBSby Jon Brodkin on July 17, 2025 at 5:35 pm
Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting directors who refused to be firedby Jon Brodkin on July 16, 2025 at 6:18 pm
CPB defied Trump, kept board members even after losing a court ruling.
- Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military dealby Jon Brodkin on July 15, 2025 at 4:57 pm
xAI announces Grok for Government, tells Grok to stop calling itself MechaHitler.
- Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult contentby Jon Brodkin on July 14, 2025 at 8:14 pm
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.