🧨 Struggling Trump Economy: Summer Of High Prices
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Rising beef prices may chill your grill on cookouts from Memorial Day to end of summer, impacting family gatherings (USA Today).
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Tariffs are threatening your air conditioning bill this summer, adding to seasonal utility cost increases (NBC).
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Walmart warns about ability to ‘absorb’ tariff costs without raising prices, signaling future impact to consumers (New York Times).
🏛️ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab
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Price tag for Trump’s military festival could reach $45 million, raising questions about prioritization of government spending (Washington Post).
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Donors promised ‘VIP experience’ at military events with Trump, blurring lines between political fundraising and official events (Wall Street Journal).
🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: DHS Prioritizes Immigrant “Hunger Games” Instead Of Hurricane Prep
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Kristi Noem wants migrants to compete for citizenship on new reality show, proposing television competition (The Daily Beast).
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D.H.S. requests 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration crackdown, diverting resources from other priorities (New York Times).
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FEMA is ‘not ready’ for hurricane season, internal agency review shows amid staffing and preparation concerns (CNN).
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FEMA head admits in internal meetings he doesn’t yet have a plan for hurricane season, raising emergency readiness concerns (Wall Street Journal).