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Flightmare For the second-straight week, flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport are stackin’ like luggage. The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to mitigate staffing shortages (a long-running issue), tech failures, and bad weather hitting the Northeast corridor (Boston...

Snip, Slash, Sign President Trump is breaking out the shears. On Friday, the White House proposed pruning $163B from Uncle Sam’s 2026 budget by slashing spending on healthcare, education, housing, environmental programs, foreign aid, and medical research, including 40%+ cuts to the National...

The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at year’s end after 60 years at the helm. The 94-year-old Omaha native took over a struggling textile company in 1965 and turned it into a $1.16T conglomerate, amassing a personal fortune of $168B along the way...

Done Deal After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a natural resources deal Wednesday. The deal—pursued by President Trump since his inauguration—sets up a joint investment fund that keeps Uncle Sam engaged in the war against Russia while providing a path for profit...

Bingo Card GDP took a tumble. The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January to March, its first contraction since 2022. The decline was largely driven by businesses scrambling to stock up ahead of tariffs (Uncle Sam buying more decreases net exports… a component of GDP), though consumer...

Powered Down A massive power outage struck Spain, Portugal, and part of France on Monday, grinding daily life to a halt for over 60 million people. The blackout hit just around noon local time, knocking out traffic lights, airports, trains, metro systems, ATMs, and hospitals—bringing major...

(Second) First 100 Days It’s been 101 days since President Trump (re)took office. How he’s doing depends on who you ask: 90% of Republicans approve while just 4% of Democrats give a thumbs up—that’s the largest partisan split on record. Both sides agree that Trump 2.0 hit the ground...

Escape Clause A Wisconsin judge found herself on the other side of handcuffs. On Friday, the FBI arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan and charged her with obstruction after she allegedly escorted an undocumented Mexican immigrant and his lawyer out of her courtroom to help...

Pope Francis’s Funeral More than 250,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to pay their respects to Pope Francis (see photos). The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff was presented in a humble wooden coffin for a funeral ceremony full of tradition (simplified slightly, per his...

He Loves Us! "Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your...

“The branch cannot bear fruit of itself.” John 15:4 How did you begin to bear fruit? It was when you came to Jesus and cast yourselves on his great atonement, and rested on his finished righteousness. Ah! what fruit you had then! Do you remember those early days? Then indeed the vine...

“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” Luke 6:12 If ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet none was ever so much in supplication as he! Such was his...

Signalgate: The Sequel Same day. Same strike plans. Different group chat. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire (again) for allegedly sharing U.S. strike plans on Yemen (including flight times and attack coordinates) in a private Signal chat with his wife, brother, and personal...

Rate Relief Something besides the stock market might be dropping. After weeks of tariff hikes left Wall Street shakin’ in its boots, President Trump said U.S.-China talks are “active” and promised a “fair deal.” China says it’s open to talks—just not under continued threats. The White...

Signalgate: The Sequel Same day. Same strike plans. Different group chat. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire (again) for allegedly sharing U.S. strike plans on Yemen (including flight times and attack coordinates) in a private Signal chat with his wife, brother, and personal...