Navy Federal Credit Union will no longer have to refund $80 million to servicemen and women for illegally charging them overdraft fees on their accounts, after the President Donald Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to dismiss the case. It's the latest example of how the Trump-led CFPB is undoing much of the work it did under President Biden, even in instances where the bad actors agreed to provide redress and compensation to victims.
Elon Musk's AI tool Grok, which was built to reduce the spread of misinformation on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is pointing the finger squarely at its own creator, and the administration he once worked for, for the loss of life during this week's terrible flooding in Texas. "Trump's NOAA cuts, pushed by Musk's DOGE, slashed funding 30% and staff 17%, underestimating rainfall by 50% and delaying alerts," the AI bot replied to a user asking who is responsible for the fate of the 27 young girls who are still missing in floodwaters at Camp Mystic. "This contributed to the floods killing 27, including ~20 Camp Mystic girls. Facts over feelings," Grok continued.
Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin wrote a letter urging his state's Democratic governor to take steps to protect rural hospitals from the fallout of Republicans' widely reviled budget bill ... read more
A national security expert issued a stark warning Thursday night after President Donald Trump's latest phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin was followed by a massive Russian missile barrage over Kyiv. read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to host a UFC fight on White House grounds as he kicked off a series of events to mark America's 250th anniversary next year. read more
This is why red states are sickly shitholes.